Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were used to examine contextual and class influences on interracial friendship formation among black, white, Asian, and Hispanic students in grades 7-12, noting the effect of busing programs in interracial friendships and examining whether students had fewer friends in schools in which…

This lesson focuses on the post-Reconstruction South and the social practices based on race and skin color that hindered the South's growth as a region and relegated many people to the status of second-class citizens, in spite of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The lesson provides historical background and outlines a task for students to…

This report outlines the history of desegregation in South African schools and explores the continuing strains arising from the process. It focuses on integration in the context of the various school models used in the country. The text describes how segregated education became institutionalized after the National Party came to power in 1948 and…

The "Brown" decision has had a mixed impact in terms of expectations within the Black and White communities. The decision repealed legal segregation, but it did not, as was prematurely anticipated by most Blacks, insure meaningful social integration in the areas of education, housing, employment, and other social institutions. (Author/GC)

This paper investigates the leading issues in the development of economic models for describing Black communities. Models which have been developed to analyze various economic problems of Black communities are presented. The results of previous research are analyzed and their implications for future research are discussed. (Author/MC)

A more objective assessment of British colonial education policy calls for a deeper appreciation of the nature and limitations of colonial government, the difficulties associated with interpreting the trusteeship principle, and the influence of local conditions in determining educational policy and practice. (Author)

This is the transcript of a roundtable discussion among Black and Chicano students at the University of Texas. Topics covered include minority students and faculty recruitment, minority event coverage by the "Daily Texan," and supporting services for minority students at the university. (GC)

The Black suburbanization that is occurring represents more of a resegregation of Blacks in particular sectors of suburbia than dispersal in an open housing market. (Author/RLV)

Investigates Black and White children's development of the concept of race, the visual cues each group uses to distinguish races and the relation of children's racial awareness to their residence in an integrated or segregated community. (BH)

If colleges and universities want to avoid a relapse into increased racial segregation in light of current political and legal pressures against affirmative action, they must make the case for the need for racial diversity to further their core educational purposes. They must also enlist faculty help in identifying and articulating its educational…

Offers an overview of historical connections between race and residential planning in the United States, beginning with planning strategies between the World Wars. This review gives insight into how enforcement of the Federal Fair Housing Act (Title VIII) can promote a more racially and economically integrated society. (SLD)

Describes Latino settlement in Chicago, 1910-90. Latino immigration (frequently "importation" of low-skill, low-wage workers) reflects U.S. domination of Latin America; consequent Latino vulnerability and low status allow real estate speculation exploiting their quasi-racial status through exclusion and market manipulation. Questions…

Analysis of 1990 data on 151 U.S. cities indicates that the spatial isolation of blacks from whites strongly predicts rates of urban black violence (homicide and robbery). Suggests that underlying the relationship between segregation and crime is the geographic concentration of poverty, joblessness, low job skills, low education, welfare, teen…

Examines the connections between tracking and economics, racial segregation, and the "hidden curriculum." Recommends the following alternatives to tracking: (1) personalized instruction; (2) shared decision-making about use of class time; (3) active learning; and (4) collaborative learning. (FMW)