Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-247) and index
1. From Estate to Social Class: A Historical Perspective and Definition / Stanley William Rothstein -- 2. The Governance of Local Schools as Influenced by Social Class, Race, and Ethnicity / Frank W. Lutz and Laurance Iannaccone -- 3. The Chicano Educational Experience: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives / Daniel G. Solorzano -- 4. Class, Race, and Science Education / David Eli Drew -- 5. Diversity and the Institutional Transformation of Public Education / Joseph G. Weeres and John Rivera -- 6. The Concept of Culture / Walter F. Beckman -- 7. Italian and Mexican Responses to Schooling: Assimilation or Resistance? / Richard J. Altenbaugh -- 8. Emerging Educational Structures: The Impact on Leadership "Culture" / Andrew E. Dubin -- 9. Race Relations and Segregation in the United States / Walter F. Beckman -- 10. Race, Class, and the Educational Marginalization of African Americans: A Historical Perspective / Mougo Nyaggah and Wacira Gethaiga