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Structural Constraints in School Desegregation

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School Desegregation Research

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The main objective of this chapter is to explore the definition of the desegregation situation from the participants’ point of view and to explore the historical and structural forces that shape them.

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Ogbu, J.U. (1986). Structural Constraints in School Desegregation. In: Prager, J., Seeman, M., Longshore, D. (eds) School Desegregation Research. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2135-4_2

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