AN IN-SERVICE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GREATER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING DESEGREGATED CLASSROOMS IN THE CAIRO AND EGYPTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

OSBURN, MORRIS

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AN IN-SERVICE PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GREATER EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CHILDREN ATTENDING DESEGREGATED CLASSROOMS IN THE CAIRO AND EGYPTIAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

OSBURN, MORRIS

TEACHERS, SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, AND COMMUNITY LEADERS FROM TWO ILLINOIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICIPATED IN EIGHT 5-HOUR TRAINING SESSIONS TO RECOMMEND SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS WHICH HAD ARISEN FROM RECENT CLASSROOM DESEGREGATION. THEY INVESTIGATED THE EFFECT OF DESEGREGATION ON EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL ORGANIZATION, AND SCHOOL PRACTICES, AND EXAMINED THE NATURE OF PREJUDICE. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE SPECFICALLY CONCERNED WITH SCHOOL-COMMUNITY RELATIONS, ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP, AND SCHOOL BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES. LARGE GROUP PRESENTATIONS BY SPECIAL CONSULTANTS AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE BASIC FEATURES OF THE SESSIONS. (LB)

Descriptors: Administrators, Boards of Education, Community Leaders, Educational Programs, Inservice Education, Institutes (Training Programs), Racial Attitudes, School Administration, School Community Relationship, School Desegregation, School Organization, Teachers

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Authoring Institution: Alexander County Intermediate School District, IL.

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