Multiethnic moments : the politics of urban education reform / Susan E. Clarke ... [et al.] ; foreword by Clarence N. Stone.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Susan E., 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Urban--United States--Case studies.

Education, Urban.

Educational change--United States--Case studies.

Educational change.

United States--Ethnic relations--Case studies.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

When courts lifted their school desegregation orders in the 1990s-declaring that black and white students were now ""integrated"" in America's public schools-it seemed that a window of opportunity would open for Latinos, Asians, and people of other races and ethnicities to influence school reform efforts. However, in most large cities the ""multiethnic moment"" passed, without leading to greater responsiveness to burgeoning new constituencies. Multiethnic Moments examines school systems in four major U.S. cities-Boston, Denver, Los Angeles, and San Francisco-to uncover the factors

Contents:

Contents; Foreword Clarence N. Stone; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Interests, Ideas, and Institutions: The Politics of School Reform in Multiethnic Cities; CHAPTER TWO Race, Ethnicity and Education; CHAPTER THREE Local School Reform Agendas: Changing the Rules of the Game; CHAPTER FOUR Interests and Education Reform in Multiethnic Cities; CHAPTER FIVE Ideas and Education Reform in Multiethnic Cities; CHAPTER SIX Institutions and Education Reform in Multiethnic Cities; CHAPTER SEVEN A Developmental Perspective on Education Reform in Multiethnic Cities; Methods Appendix

Data AppendixReferences; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [220]-231) and index.

ISBN:

9786611093778

9781281093776

1281093777

9781592135387

1592135382

OCLC:

476074957