Slums and Suburbs
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Slums and Suburbs is an influential work by educator James B. Conant examining educational inequality and the social divide between impoverished urban areas and more affluent suburban communities in mid-20th-century America.
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| instanceOf |
book
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non-fiction book → work on education → |
| addresses |
differences in school resources
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differences in student outcomes → role of community wealth in schooling → |
| aimsTo |
highlight inequalities between urban and suburban schools
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inform educational policy decisions → |
| associatedWith |
James B. Conant’s work on comprehensive high schools
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| author |
James B. Conant
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| context |
expansion of American suburbs
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persistence of urban poverty → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describes |
disparities in school quality
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effects of poverty on education → social divide between city and suburb → |
| discusses |
educational opportunities for low-income students
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links between neighborhood and school quality → |
| examines |
relationship between residence and educational opportunity
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segregation in schooling → structural causes of unequal education → |
| focusesOn |
affluent suburban communities
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impoverished urban areas → |
| genre |
educational policy analysis
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social commentary → |
| hasInfluenceOn |
debates on American educational reform
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policy discussions about urban schools → scholarship on social inequality in education → |
| intendedAudience |
educators
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policy makers → scholars of education → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
educational inequality
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public schooling in the United States → social stratification → suburban education → urban education → |
| perspective |
policy-oriented analysis
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| relatedTo |
American public school system
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social policy in the United States → |
| setInPeriod |
mid-20th-century America
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| timePeriodDiscussed |
1950s America
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post–World War II United States → |
| workOf |
James B. Conant, educator and chemist
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Referenced by (2)
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The American High School Today
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James B. Conant
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