Racial and Social Class Isolation in Magnet Schools.

Yon, Maria; Nesbit, Catherine; Algozzine, Bob

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ERIC Number: EJ576159

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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Racial and Social Class Isolation in Magnet Schools.

Yon, Maria; Nesbit, Catherine; Algozzine, Bob

Journal of Research in Childhood Education, v13 n1 p77-84 Fall-Win 1998

Notes that magnet schools are part of reform desegregation efforts in many school districts. Describes a study that explored perceptions of isolation among parents of students from different races in upper elementary and middle school magnet programs. Characterized the sensitivity of teachers to isolation in their schools. (Author/LPP)

Descriptors: Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools, Magnet Schools, Middle Schools, Parent Attitudes, Parent Participation, Peer Relationship, Racial Factors, Social Class, Social Isolation, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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