03220nam 2200661 a 450 991045714260332120200520144314.01-282-35273-397866123527370-300-15327-910.12987/9780300153279(CKB)2430000000010700(StDuBDS)BDZ0022174755(SSID)ssj0000290625(PQKBManifestationID)11211135(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000290625(PQKBWorkID)10413231(PQKB)11534912(StDuBDS)EDZ0000167161(MiAaPQ)EBC3420499(DE-B1597)485112(OCoLC)593242118(DE-B1597)9780300153279(Au-PeEL)EBL3420499(CaPaEBR)ebr10348393(CaONFJC)MIL235273(OCoLC)923593927(EXLCZ)99243000000001070020080521d2009 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrThe bus kids[electronic resource] children's experiences with voluntary desegregation /Ira W. LitNew Haven Yale University Pressc20091 online resource (1 online resource (xi, 211 p.)) Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10579-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-205) and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- I. Beginnings -- II. The Canford Program -- III. The Bus Kids -- IV. Friends -- V. The Obstacle Course of Schooling -- VI. Leopards and Chameleons -- VII. The Grown-Ups -- VIII. Teaching Styles -- IX. The Road Ahead -- Appendix -- Notes -- References -- IndexThe Bus Kids offers a compelling and uniquely detailed examination of the experiences of kindergarten students in California participating in a voluntary school desegregation program. Ira Lit focuses on the day-to-day school life of a group of minority children bussed from their poor-performing home school district to an affluent neighboring district with high-performing schools. Through these kindergarteners' experiences, the book sensitively illuminates the processes of school transition, socialization, and adaptation, and addresses an array of important issues relating to American education. Lit acutely observes these "bus kids" and the quality of their social, emotional, cultural, and academic experiences. He presents a moving picture of the complexity of challenges, often unrecognized by teachers and parents, each young student confronted every day.School integrationCaliforniaCase studiesKindergartenCaliforniaCase studiesMinoritiesEducationCaliforniaCase studiesElectronic books.School integrationKindergartenMinoritiesEducation379.2/63Lit Ira W1027364MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910457142603321The bus kids2442748UNINA