Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-234) and index.
Contents
Examining the color line in schools -- There is no race in the schoolyard : color-blind ideology at Foresthills -- Struggling with dangerous subjects : race at West City Elementary -- Breaking the silence : race, culture, language, and power at Metro2 -- Learning and living racial boundaries : constructing and negotiating racial identity in school -- Schooling and the social reproduction of racial inequality -- Schools as race-making institutions -- Appendix: Research methods : stories from the field.