Learning in a burning house : educational inequality, ideology, and (dis)integration

Learning in a burning house : educational inequality, ideology, and (dis)integration /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Horsford, Sonya Douglass
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Teachers College Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
African American schools > History.
African American school superintendents > History.
School integration > United States > History.
Racism in education > United States > History.
Discrimination in education > United States > History
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: The Desegregation Dilemma
  • Desegregation v. Integration
  • Centering Race and Voice in the Desegregation Discourse
  • Black Superintendent Perspectives
  • Purpose and Overview
  • pt. I EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND INEQUALITY
  • 1. Neither Separate nor Mixed nor Equal
  • An Unequal and Improper Education
  • Is Separate Inherently Unequal?
  • Our Colorblind Constitution
  • The End of Racism?
  • Conclusion
  • 2. A Safe House: Life in Segregated Schools
  • From Negro Student to Black Superintendent: An Informed Perspective
  • Black Schools as Pillars of Strength
  • Preparing Students for the White World
  • Conclusion
  • pt. II THE IDEOLOGY OF INTEGRATION
  • 3. Integration and Interest Convergence
  • From Jim Crow to Oliver Brown
  • Why Brown Happened When It Happened
  • Education as a Civil Right
  • Too Much Deliberate, Not Enough Speed
  • Conclusion
  • 4. Vestiges of Desegregation: Proximity Without Affinity
  • Consequences for Black Families, Schools, and Communities
  • Diversity as Education Policy: The Illusion of Inclusion
  • From Vestiges of Segregation to Vestiges of Desegregation
  • Underestimating the Prejudice of Race
  • Conclusion
  • pt. III THE INTEGRATION GOAL
  • 5. A Burning House: The Disintegration of Integration
  • Dangerous Conditions: A Loss of Moral Vision
  • Fanning the Flames: The Problem with Liberalism
  • Assessing the Damage: The Importance of Structural Integrity
  • Conclusion
  • 6. On Becoming Firefighters: Our Moral Activist Duty to Equal Education
  • A Moral Vision of Equal Education
  • A Critical Race Approach to Equal Education
  • Conclusion
  • Conclusion: Learning in the World House
  • The Death of Distance: Preparing Global Citizens through Education
  • Improved Means to an Improved End: Aligning Meaningful Goals to Meaningful Outcomes
  • Our Great Inheritance: Learning in the World House.

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