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ERIC Number: EJ679984
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0038-0407
American Schooling and Educational Inequality: A Forecast for the 21st Century.
Gamoran, Adam
Sociology of Education, p135-53 2001
Offers predictions about educational inequality over the next one hundred years. Foresees a continuation in the trend toward a decline in black-white racial inequality. Argues that educational inequality by socioeconomic background will persist at current levels throughout the next century. Bases these predictions on past trends. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cultural Differences, Educational Sociology, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Immigrants, Racial Differences, Racial Factors, School Effectiveness, Social Class, Socioeconomic Background, Socioeconomic Influences, Socioeconomic Status
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Note: Sociology of Education is a refereed journal. Theme Issue: Currents of Thought: Sociology of Education at the Dawn of the 21st Century. Extra 2001 Issue.