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The Research Agenda

New Directions for Desegregation Studies

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School Desegregation Research

Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Social Justice ((CISJ))

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In studying the chapters in this book and discussing them, I have kept several questions in mind. I believe the reader of this volume who has intellectual and policy interests ought to find answers (sometimes indirect) or clearly stated, researchable propositions, related to the following questions.

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Yinger, J.M. (1986). The Research Agenda. In: Prager, J., Seeman, M., Longshore, D. (eds) School Desegregation Research. Critical Issues in Social Justice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2135-4_9

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