Gentrification and Schools [electronic resource] : The Process of Integration When Whites Reverse Flight /
Stillman, J.author.
Through fifty-two interviews with New York City parents in gentrifying neighborhoods, this book examines the school choice process to determine how, through the compounding effect of these parents' many individual choices, a segregated urban school in a gentrifying neighborhood is able to transform into an integrated school.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 School Integration in Gentrifying Neighborhoods; 2 School Preferences and the Process of Choosing; 3 Starting the Integration Process; 4 Solving the Collective Action Problem; 5 Retaining the Innovators and Early Adopters; 6 Attracting the Early Majority; 7 Retaining the Early Majority, A Crucial Step; 8 A Diverse School; 9 Tipping In; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Through fifty-two interviews with New York City parents in gentrifying neighborhoods, this book examines the school choice process to determine how, through the compounding effect of these parents' many individual choices, a segregated urban school in a gentrifying neighborhood is able to transform into an integrated school.
Educational policy.
Education and state.
Social sciences.
Educational Policy and Politics.
Social Sciences, general.