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Ogletree, Charles J., Ed.; Robinson, Kimberly Jenkins, Ed. – Harvard Education Press, 2015
In this ambitious volume, leading legal and educational scholars examine "San Antonio Independent School District v. Rodriguez" (1973), the landmark US Supreme Court decision that held that the Constitution does not guarantee equality of educational opportunity. Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., and Kimberly Jenkins Robinson have brought…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Equal Education, Educational Research, Educational History
Mangan, J. A., Ed. – 1993
This book presents a comparative analysis of racial attitudes within formal schooling of both Britain and its former dominions and colonies. It provides essays that examine racism, education, and imperialism, and focuses on the function of education, curriculum, and textbooks in shaping imperial images of dominance and deference. The following…
Descriptors: Colonialism, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Fogelberg, Paul, Ed.; Hearn, Jeff, Ed.; Husu, Liisa, Ed.; Mankkinnen, Teija, Ed. – 1999
This collection brings together papers initially presented at a conference held in Helsinki (Finland) on gender equality in higher education in several European countries and elsewhere. Following an introductory chapter by the authors, the 30 chapters (separately authored) are grouped under the following topics: national politics and policies;…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Careers, Educational Change
Salisbury, Jane, Ed.; Riddell, Sheila, Ed. – 2000
This book contains 16 papers in four parts. After an introduction, "Educational Reforms and Equal Educational Opportunities Programmes" (Sheila Riddell and Jane Salisbury), Part 1, "Gender and Educational Reforms: The U.K. and European Context," includes: (1) "Gender Equality and Schooling, Education Policy-Making and…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Educational Change, Educational Discrimination, Educational Policy
Benet, James, Ed.; Daniels, Arlene Kaplan, Ed. – 1980
Spurred on by such discussions of education as Jenk's "Inequality" and Coleman's controversial pronouncements on desegregation orders and "white flight," this anthology focuses on the efficacy of educational reform. The articles were compiled from two issues of the journal "Social Problems." The introductory essay by…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingualism, Black Students, College Faculty