ERIC Number: EJ1432801
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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Cultivating School Integration through Community Partnerships and Specialty Programs
Leadership and Policy in Schools, v23 n3 p678-696 2024
More than sixty years after "Brown v. Board of Education," racial and economic segregation in American schools is deepening. At the same time, dynamic racial and economic change in cities and suburbs offers new opportunities for intentional school integration. School leaders are an integral part of those opportunities. We draw on the integration theory of choice to explore how leadership can nurture the policies and practices that contribute to diverse, inclusive school communities in four U.S. metropolitan area schools. We purposefully selected the sites with an eye toward variation in grades served (pre-K, elementary, middle and high), locale (e.g., urban, suburban or regional) and commitment to intentionally fostering integration. Based on 22 interviews with a range of school leaders connected to the sites, including principals, directors, assistant principals and superintendents, we find that leaders who implement specialized programming and demonstrate agility with financial and human resources can help support school integration in the face of systemic segregation. We close with recommendations for policy and practice.
Descriptors: School Desegregation, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Leadership, Metropolitan Areas, Principals, Administrators, Assistant Principals, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Preschools, Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, High Schools
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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