Ira W. Lit
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300105797
- eISBN:
- 9780300153279
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300105797.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
This book offers a compelling and uniquely detailed examination of the experiences of kindergarten students in California participating in a voluntary school desegregation program. It focuses on the ...
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This book offers a compelling and uniquely detailed examination of the experiences of kindergarten students in California participating in a voluntary school desegregation program. It focuses on the day-to-day school life of a group of minority children bussed from their poor-performing home school district to an affluent neighboring district with high-performing schools. Through these kindergarteners' experiences, the book sensitively illuminates the processes of school transition, socialization, and adaptation, and addresses an array of important issues relating to American education. The book acutely observes these 'bus kids' and the quality of their social, emotional, cultural and academic experiences. It presents a moving picture of the complexity of challenges, often unrecognized by teachers and parents, each young student confronted every day.Less
This book offers a compelling and uniquely detailed examination of the experiences of kindergarten students in California participating in a voluntary school desegregation program. It focuses on the day-to-day school life of a group of minority children bussed from their poor-performing home school district to an affluent neighboring district with high-performing schools. Through these kindergarteners' experiences, the book sensitively illuminates the processes of school transition, socialization, and adaptation, and addresses an array of important issues relating to American education. The book acutely observes these 'bus kids' and the quality of their social, emotional, cultural and academic experiences. It presents a moving picture of the complexity of challenges, often unrecognized by teachers and parents, each young student confronted every day.
Ira W. Lit
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- October 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780300105797
- eISBN:
- 9780300153279
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Yale University Press
- DOI:
- 10.12987/yale/9780300105797.003.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Education
The Canford Program is an interdistrict transfer and desegregation program that provides opportunities for families of minority students from an impoverished and poor-performing district to transfer ...
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The Canford Program is an interdistrict transfer and desegregation program that provides opportunities for families of minority students from an impoverished and poor-performing district to transfer into a neighboring school district that is well-resourced and high achieving. This book explores the common elements in the experiences of students participating in the Canford Program. It focuses on the experiences of Canford students attending schools in Arbor Town and the outcomes and impact of the program itself.Less
The Canford Program is an interdistrict transfer and desegregation program that provides opportunities for families of minority students from an impoverished and poor-performing district to transfer into a neighboring school district that is well-resourced and high achieving. This book explores the common elements in the experiences of students participating in the Canford Program. It focuses on the experiences of Canford students attending schools in Arbor Town and the outcomes and impact of the program itself.
