Comparison of attitudes of racial groups towards desegregation issues, policies and techniques: A study of two high schools in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Title
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Comparison of attitudes of racial groups towards desegregation issues, policies and techniques: A study of two high schools in Palm Beach County, Florida.
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Identifier
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AAI9530886
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identifier
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9530886
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Creator
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Kass, Mitchell Eric.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Charles Winick
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Date
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1995
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies | Education, Sociology of
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Abstract
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This research project investigated the perceptions of White and Black students toward desegregation. The sample groups were chosen from two Palm Beach County Florida High Schools located in Lake Worth and Boca Raton, Florida. The schools were chosen to represent two diverse socio-economic areas in the county. Eleventh and twelfth grade White and Black students from each school were asked to express their opinions of thirty-seven selected statements which correlated with various variables that may be related to student attitudes. Significance of the correlation between the variables to the student responses were recorded in the study.;Issue statements were developed producing variables that may effect student attitudes were Attitudes Toward Desegregation Techniques, Attitudes Toward Legitimacy of School Desegregation Policy, Efficacy (having the power to produce a desired effect), Alienation and Solidarity, and Racial Ethnic Prejudice. Thirty-seven statements were used to test the null hypothesis that White and Black students would perceive the statements with no statistically significant differences.;The survey questionnaire was administered to 432 students in Palm Beach County, Florida in the spring of 1993. The statistical method used in the study to show the comparison of perceptions and to determine the significance of the variation in perceptions to the statements by the study groups, was the chi square test. The.05 level of significance was used. Using a Likert scale, respondents indicated their perception of the statements about the issues.;Previous studies fail to conclusively link White-Black student attitudes to the techniques of desegregation.;The significance of this study is to: (1) report areas of consistency of perceptions of agreement or disagreement among racial groups on the current status of desegregation in public education, (2) provide data to be used as informational material for decision makers, (3) be a tool for developing objectives and strategies for solving these issues, and (4) enhance communication efficiency by reporting areas of agreement or disagreement.;The overall findings were that students from the Lake Worth and Boca Raton High Schools indicated that desegregated schools could help students of all races/ethnic groups understand each other better.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
