Race-Class Relations and Integration in Secondary Education - (Secondary Education in a Changing World) by Caroline Eick (Paperback)

About the Book

This history traces evolving cross-group relationships in a comprehensive high school located in a town that shifted from a rural, predominantly white middle-class population to a more urban, multiracial population between 1950 and 2000. Oral historical, archival, and demographic research revealed the ways in which institutional norms, shifting demographics, and students' diverse backgrounds intersected to shape peer relationships across racial, gender, and class divides.

Book Synopsis

Eick explores the history of a comprehensive high school from the world views of its assorted student body, confronting issues of race, ethnicity, class, gender, nationality, and religion. Her case study examines the continuities and differences in student relationships over five decades.

About the Author

Caroline Eick is St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Professor and Associate Professor of Education at Mount St. Mary's University, USA