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Student diversity, choice and school improvement

Author: Charles Vert Willie; Ralph Edwards; Michael J Alves
Publisher: Westport, CT : Bergin & Garvey, ©2002.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The authors argue that schools with homogeneous populations tend to help more affluent white students, even with educational reforms in place. The context of diversified schools, where students of various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds coexist, appears to positively influence outcomes for all groups.
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Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Willie, Charles Vert, 1927-
Student diversity, choice and school improvement.
Westport, CT : Bergin & Garvey, c2002
(OCoLC)606876882
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Charles Vert Willie; Ralph Edwards; Michael J Alves
ISBN: 0897898478 9780897898478 0897898486 9780897898485
OCLC Number: 47176970
Description: ix, 179 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents: Public School Choice and Educational Outcomes --
Principles and Assumptions of Controlled Choice --
Lee County: A Success Story in Controlled Choice --
Controlled Choice in Cambridge --
Elements of Effective Parent Information Centers --
School Reform Strategies and Student Improvement --
Effective Instructional Programs --
The Relationship between Student Body Diversity and Student Achievement --
Multiracial, Attractive City Schools: Controlled Choice in Boston --
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Academic Achievement: An Analysis of Their Interactive Effects --
Legal Memorandum --
Memorandum on Transportation --
Memorandum by the Authors Regarding Ways of Creating an Effective Controlled Choice Plan.
Responsibility: Charles V. Willie, Ralph Edwards, and Michael J. Alves.

Abstract:

The authors argue that schools with homogeneous populations tend to help more affluent white students, even with educational reforms in place. The context of diversified schools, where students of various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds coexist, appears to positively influence outcomes for all groups.

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