Benefits of Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Elementary and Secondary Education: A Briefing Before the U. S. Commission on Civil...
- ISBN-10
- 1422319423
- ISBN-13
- 9781422319420
- Pages
- 120
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-12
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Gerald Reynolds
Description
A panel of experts briefed members of the U.S. Comm. on Civil Rights on the putative benefits of racial & ethnic diversity in elementary & secondary educ. (E&SE). Four experts presented written statements to the Commissioners that assessed the social science lit. on this issue: The Outcomes of School Desegregation in Public Schools, by David Armor; The Educational Benefits of Diversity in E&SE, by Arthur Coleman; The Benefits of Racial/Ethnic Diversity in E&SE, by Michal Kurlaender; & Demographic Perspectives on Diversity, Racial Isolation, & the Seattle School Board¿s Plan to ¿Cure¿ Residential ¿Segregation,¿ by Stephan Thernstrom. Also includes: Dissenting Statements of Comm. Arlan Melendez & Michael Yaki. Speaker Bio. Illus.
