Forced Justice

By - Armor, David J.

Floor - Floor 1

Published - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995

ISBN 10 - 0195090128

ISBN 13 - 9780195090123

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Segregation in education--Law and legislation--United States.

Shelf No - 18

Call Number - 344.73 ARM

Physical Description - xii, 271 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Notes - Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-262) and index.

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In Forced Justice, David Armor explores the entire range of controversial issues in school desegregation policy, including evolving Supreme Court doctrines, the educational and social impacts of desegregation, and the effectiveness of mandatory versus voluntary desegregation methods, including magnet schools. He challenges the "harm and benefit" thesis of Brown v. Board of Education, finding few significant educational and psychological benefits from desegregation, and he counters conventional wisdom by arguing that voluntary plans using magnet schools are just as effective in attaining long-term desegregation as mandatory busing. Armor concludes by proposing a new policy of "equity choice" which draws on the best features of both the desegregation and choice movements.

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