1984 - A Long-Term View of School Desegregation: Some Recent Studies of Graduates as Adults

Attribution: Braddock II, Jomills Henry, Crain, Robert L., & McPartland, James M.
Researchers: James M. McPartlandJomills Henry Braddock IIRobert L. Crain
University Affiliation: University of Miami
Email: braddock@miami.edu
Research Question:
Evidence that school desegregation leads to desegregation in several areas of adult life.
Published: 1
Journal Name or Institutional Affiliation: Phi Delta Kappan
Journal Entry: December
Year: 1984
Findings:
  • Desegregation of schools leads to desegregation in later life-in college, in social situations, and on the job.
  • Members of minority groups who have been educated in segregated schools will gradually move into segregated niches in adult society.
  • School desegregation would still make White-controlled institutions more open to members of minority groups, therefore creating greater opportunities for adult desegregation.
  • Schools are also major employers and respected social institutions in their communities.
  • Segregation is harmful because most minority groups must find their ways into desegregated institutions if they are to achieve success as adults.
  • Schools are the place in which society socializes its next generation of citizens.
Keywords: Contact TheoryContextDesegregationLong Term OutcomesOccupational OutcomesRegions: NationalMethodologies: QuantitativeResearch Designs: Literature ReviewAnalysis Methods: Content Analysis Sampling Frame:Previous Studies
Sampling Types: NonrandomAnalysis Units: DocumentData Types: Quantitative-Longitudinal
Data Description:
  • Previous studies done since the seventies:
  • Braddock (1980)
  • Braddock and McPartland (1982)
  • Crain (1984)
  • Crain & Weisman (1972)
  • Green (1981; 1982)
  • Pearce, Crain and Farley (1984)
Theoretical Framework:
Relevance:
Archives: K-12 Integration, Desegregation, and Segregation Abstracts