Front Matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Education and the Changing Nation -- 3 How People Learn -- 4 Social Dimensions of Learning -- 5 Policy and the Education of Minority and Disadvantaged Students -- 6 Linking Research and Practice -- References -- Overview -- Education Reform in Context: Research, Politics, and Civil Rights -- Trends in Educational Achievement of Minority Students Since Brown v. Board of Education -- Why Racial Integration and Other Policies Since Brown v. Board of Education Have Only Partially Succeeded at Narrowing the Achievement Gap -- Educational Adequacy, Democracy, and the Courts -- A Conference and Workshop Agendas -- B Biographical Sketches of Conference Presenters.