White Flight, Demographic Transition, and the Future of School Desegregation. [Report No.: Rand-P-5931

Autor/inn/en	Armor, David J.; Schwarzbach, Donna
Institution	Rand Corp., Santa Monica, CA.
Titel	White Flight, Demographic Transition, and the Future of School Desegregation. [Report No.: Rand-P-5931
Quelle	(1978), (108 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Blacks; Bus Transportation; Court Role; Demography; Desegregation Effects; Desegregation Litigation; Elementary Secondary Education; Minority Groups; Racial Balance; Racial Relations; Racially Balanced Schools; Racism; School Desegregation; Urban to Suburban Migration; Whites + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Black person; Schwarzer; Demografie; Ethnische Minderheit; Rassismus; Integrative Schule; Stadt-Umland-Beziehung; White; Weißer
Abstract	Earlier studies of the effect of desegregation on white flight were in conflict, largely because of methodological differences in study design and analysis. More recent studies have used more comparable methodologies and tend to show that under certain conditions desegregation does have a significant effect on white loss, although there is still disagreement on the size and duration of the effect. The present study offers a demographic projection method for estimating the size and duration of the white phenomenon and applies the method to school districts experiencing court-ordered mandatory desegregation. Findings indicate that white losses are such that, in many cases, the amount of desegregation (defined as minority exposure to whites) is declining, and for some districts has fallen below the pre-segregation level. As a result, court-ordered desegregation, coupled with normal demographic trends, is producing increasing ethnic and racial isolation in many larger school districts. If this trend is to be stopped or reversed other remedies need to be considered. Given the strong public opposition to mandatory busing as well as the current legal situation, the prospects for metropolitan desegregation appear limited. On the other hand, voluntary methods have worked well in some cases and may offer a more viable alternative in larger cities. (Author/EB)
Anmerkungen	The Rand Corporation, 1700 Main Street, Santa Monica, California 90406 ($5.00)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01