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Equality of Educational Opportunity (COLEMAN) Study (EEOS), 1966

Principal Investigator(s): Coleman, James S.

Summary: The Equality of Educational Opportunity Study (EEOS), also known as the "Coleman Study," was commissioned by the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in 1966 to assess the availability of equal educational opportunities to children of different race, color, religion, and national origin. This study was conducted in response to provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and serves as an example of the use of a social survey as an instrument of national polic... (view details)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06389

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