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American Education, 10/e
Joel Spring

Equality of Educational Opportunity: Race, Gender, and Special Needs

Chapter Overview

This chapter looks at how issues of race, class, gender and ability complicate the equality of educational opportunity. The social and legal dimensions of race and gender equality are examined. The chapter also looks at the legal and social dimensions of equal educational opportunities for special needs children.