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Author Esteves, Olivier.

Title 'Desegregation' of English schools : bussing, race and urban space, 1960s-80s.

Publication Info. [Place of publication not identified] : MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2018.

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white)
Physical Medium polychrome
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Summary Dispersal, or 'bussing', was introduced in England in the early-1960s after white parents expressed concerns that the sudden influx of non-Anglophone South Asian children was holding back their own children's education. It consisted of sending busloads of mostly Asian children to predominantly white suburban schools in an effort to 'spread the burden' and to promote linguistic and cultural integration. Although seemingly well-intentioned dispersal proved a failure: it was based on racial identity rather than linguistic deficiency and ultimately led to an increase in segregation, as bussed pupils were daily confronted with racial bullying in dispersal schools. This is the first ever book on English bussing, based on an in-depth study of local and national archives, alongside interviews with formerly bussed pupils decades later.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Front matter; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; "To allay people's fears on numbers": the introduction of dispersal in Southall; Improvisation in high places? Setting the national framework for bussing; "Before it gets out of hand": the introduction of dispersal in Bradford; Reluctant cities: how London and Birmingham said no to dispersal; Dispersing in diverse places: how the other LEAs fared; Taking the bullying by the horns: the emergence of resistance to bussing; Babylon by bus: the quotidian experience of being bussed; Conclusion; Bibliography
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Subject Busing for school integration -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Busing for school integration.
England.
History.
Chronological Term 20th century
Subject Asians -- Education -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Asians -- Education.
Asians.
Race relations in school management -- England -- History -- 20th century.
Race relations in school management.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: ESTEVES, OLIVIER. 'DESEGREGATION' OF ENGLISH SCHOOLS. [Place of publication not identified], MANCHESTER UNIV Press, 2018 1526124858 (OCoLC)1039496355
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