David R. MorganMichael R. Fitzgerald2016-01-142016-03-302016-01-142016-03-301980-04-01Morgan, D. R., & Fitzgerald, M. R. (1980). Desegregating Urban Schools: A Causal Perspective. American Politics Research, 8(2), 187-208. doi: 10.1177/1532673x8000800203http://hdl.handle.net/11244/25409Two models of desegregation change between 1968 and 1974 for a number of U.S. urban school districts are tested using a block-recursive technique incorporating the effects of community environment, the school system, and federal influence. The models can explain a considerable amount of change in the North but much less in the South. In both regions, federal intervention is a dominant influence, although for one model in the North, the earlier year level of desegregation is the most powerful effect.en-USResearch Article10.1177/1532673x8000800203false