Race and Religion: Some Observations on Desegregation in America and Northern Ireland.

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Administrator Role; Catholics; Community Involvement; Comparative Analysis; Elementary Secondary Education; Foreign Countries; Parochial Schools; Political Influences; Protestants; Public Schools; Race; Religious Factors; School Desegregation; Social Influences

United Kingdom (Northern Ireland); United States

Describes the school desegregation process in Cambridge, Massachussetts, in 1979-80 in terms of sociopolitical context, public attitudes, and strategy adopted. Compares desegregation conditions in Boston and Cambridge. Contrasts racial desegregation of schools in the United States with religious desegregation of Protestant and Catholic schools in Northern Ireland. (MJL)

1982

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