While most school systems have undergone some formal desegregation to eliminate inequities in access to education, inequities—and discrimination—nonetheless remain. In this study covering 170 major school districts during the years between 1968 and 1984, the authors discuss the remaining obstacles to equal opportunity in education.    Clustering of students into separate classes or groups of classes based on perceived learning potential is one form of discrimination that remains; disciplinary policy resulting in suspension or expulsion is the other. Based on their findings, Meier, Stewart, and England argue that the single most important factor in improving the access of black students to equal educational opportunities is having black teachers in the classroom, a goal attainable through use of the political system.“In a very concise book, Meier, Stewart, and England . . . build a damning case against standard education policies as contributors to the resegregation of our schools. . . . In the process, they give us an excellent example of what good policy analysis is by carefully blending empirical documentation with evaluation and prescription.”—Mary Kweit, Public Administration Review

Race, Class and Education: The Politics of Second-Generation Discrimination (La Follette public policy series)

Kenneth J. Meier

Joseph Stewart

Robert E England

History

University of Wisconsin Press

Regulation: Politics, Bureaucracy and Economics

Business & Money

Management & Leadership

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Economics

In its first edition, this was the first textbook to be published for methods/statistics courses in Public Administration. Today, Meier and Brudney continue to combine accessibility with an applied approach to presenting research methods. This proven text quickly and easily teaches aspiring public administrators the statistical techniques and methods required in the field.

Applied Statistics for Public Administration

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Thomson/Brooks/Cole

The Third Edition of Meier and Brudney's Applied Statistics for Public Administration provides comprehensive coverage of the major statistical and analytical tools you'll need as a public manager. The book also fully meets the NASPAA standards for methodology in masters programs in public affairs and administration. In an easy-to-read, applied format, the book focuses on practical problems in the public management arena, and its step-by-step explanations help you replace anxiety about statistics with an appreciation for powerful quantitative techniques. Using problems, exercises, and examples taken from the public administration field, you, as a public manager, will see how useful statistics can be - now and in the future.

Science & Math

Mathematics

Harcourt College Publishing

Regulation and Consumer Protection

E. Thomas Garman

Lael R. Keiser

Dame Pubns

Public Management

Laurence J. O'Toole, Jr

Cambridge University Press

Applied Statistics for Public and Nonprofit Administration

Jeffrey L. Brudney

John Bohte

Cengage Learning'

Comparative Public Management: Why National, Environmental, and Organizational Context Matters

Georgetown University Press

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