About the book
One of the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan areas, Wake County, North Carolina, added more than a quarter million new residents during the first decade of this century, an increase of almost 45 percent. At the same time, partisanship increasingly dominated local politics, including school board races. Against this backdrop, Toby Parcel and Andrew Taylor consider the ways diversity and neighborhood schools have influenced school assignment policies in Wake County, particularly during 2000–2012, when these policies became controversial locally and a topic of national attention. The End of Consensus explores the extraordinary transformation of Wake County during this period, revealing inextricable links between population growth, political ideology, and controversial K–12 education policies.
Drawing on media coverage, in-depth interviews with community leaders, and responses from focus groups, Parcel and Taylor’s innovative work combines insights from these sources with findings from a survey of 1,700 county residents. Using a broad range of materials and methods, the authors have produced the definitive story of politics and change in public school assignments in Wake County while demonstrating the importance of these dynamics to cities across the country.
Editions of The End of Consensus
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- ISBN 9781469622545
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- ISBN 9781469622569
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- ISBN 9781469622552
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- ISBN 9798890844323
- PDF
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One of the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan areas, Wake County, North Carolina, added more than a quarter million new residents during the first decade of this century, an increase of almost 45 percent. At the same time, partisanship increasingly dominated local politics, including school board races. Against this backdrop, Toby Parcel and Andrew Taylor consider the ways diversity and neighborhood schools have influenced school assignment policies in Wake County, particularly during 2000–2012, when these policies became controversial locally and a topic of national attention. The End of Consensus explores the extraordinary transformation of Wake County during this period, revealing inextricable links between population growth, political ideology, and controversial K–12 education policies.
Drawing on media coverage, in-depth interviews with community leaders, and responses from focus groups, Parcel and Taylor’s innovative work combines insights from these sources with findings from a survey of 1,700 county residents. Using a broad range of materials and methods, the authors have produced the definitive story of politics and change in public school assignments in Wake County while demonstrating the importance of these dynamics to cities across the country.
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One of the nation’s fastest growing metropolitan areas, Wake County, North Carolina, added more than a quarter million new residents during the first decade of this century, an increase of almost 45 percent. At the same time, partisanship increasingly dominated local politics, including school board races. Against this backdrop, Toby Parcel and Andrew Taylor consider the ways diversity and neighborhood schools have influenced school assignment policies in Wake County, particularly during 2000–2012, when these policies became controversial locally and a topic of national attention. The End of Consensus explores the extraordinary transformation of Wake County during this period, revealing inextricable links between population growth, political ideology, and controversial K–12 education policies.
Drawing on media coverage, in-depth interviews with community leaders, and responses from focus groups, Parcel and Taylor’s innovative work combines insights from these sources with findings from a survey of 1,700 county residents. Using a broad range of materials and methods, the authors have produced the definitive story of politics and change in public school assignments in Wake County while demonstrating the importance of these dynamics to cities across the country.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in The End of Consensus?
Society and Social Sciences > Sociology and anthropology > Sociology
Where can I read a sample of The End of Consensus?
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How long is The End of Consensus and how many pages does it have?
The End of Consensus has 192 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book The End of Consensus?
Andrew J. Taylor, Toby L. Parcel
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
The End of Consensus is available as paperback(ISBN 9781469622545) and ebook(ISBN 9781469622569) and ebook(ISBN 9781469622552) and ebook(ISBN 9798890844323) and pdf(ISBN 9798890844316)
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