Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education (Thomas Jefferson Foundation Distinguished Lecture Series)
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0813923506
ISBN 13
9780813923505
Category
Unknown
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
Pages
480
Subject
Educational equalization--United States. Discrimination in higher education--United States. Universities and colleges--United States--Admission.
Description
Contents:
Framework and road map -- I: Where we have been and where we are now -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- II: Where we want to go: policy issues -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts.
Framework and road map -- I: Where we have been and where we are now -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- II: Where we want to go: policy issues -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts.
Number of Copies
2
