Reducing Racial Isolation in Large School Districts: The Comparative Effectiveness of Mandatory and Voluntary Desegregation Strategies.

Smylie, Mark A.

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Publication Date: 1983-Jan

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Reducing Racial Isolation in Large School Districts: The Comparative Effectiveness of Mandatory and Voluntary Desegregation Strategies.

Smylie, Mark A.

Urban Education, v17 n4 p477-502 Jan 1983

Data on desegregation plans implemented in 49 large school districts indicate that voluntary plans have been less effective than mandatory plans in reducing levels of racial isolation and improving racial balance within districts. The data do not support arguments that voluntary plans result in less of a decline in White enrollment. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Desegregation Effects, Desegregation Litigation, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Balance, Racial Segregation, School Desegregation, Voluntary Desegregation

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