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Front Matter (R1-R14)

Part I: Conference Summary: 1 Introduction (1-12)

2 Education and the Changing Nation (13-28)

3 How People Learn (29-51)

4 Social Dimensions of Learning (52-67)

5 Policy and the Education of Minority and Disadvantaged Students (68-85)

6 Linking Research and Practice (86-101)

References (102-114)

Part II: Perspectives of the Co-Moderators: Overview (115-122)

Education Reform in Context: Research, Politics, and Civil Rights (123-146)

Part III: Conference Papers: Trends in the Educational Achievement of Minority Students Since Brown v. Board of Education (147-182)

Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap (183-217)

Education, Adequacy, Democracy, and the Courts (218-268)

Appendix A: Conference and Workshop Agendas (269-278)

Appendix B: Biographical Sketches of Conference Presenters (279-286)