Political Conflict in Applied Scholarship: Expert Witnesses in School Desegregation Litigation.

Kalmuss, Debra; And Others

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Publication Date: 1982-Dec

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Political Conflict in Applied Scholarship: Expert Witnesses in School Desegregation Litigation.

Kalmuss, Debra; And Others

Social Problems, v30 n2 p168-78 Dec 1982

Examines political conflicts experienced by social scientists while testifying as experts in school desegregation cases, including (1) personal conflict, involving perceived inconsistencies between experts' views and those of the party they testified for; and (2) professional conflict, involving perceived inconsistencies between views of professional colleagues and those of the party they testified for. (Author/MJL)

Descriptors: Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Desegregation Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Political Attitudes, School Desegregation, Social Scientists

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