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Equity and excellence in American higher education

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture seriesPublication details: London : University of Virginia Press, ©2005Description: xvi, 453 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780813925578
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 379.2 BOW-E
LOC classification:
  • LC213.2 .B69 2005
Other classification:
  • 81.80
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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.
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Books Books IIITD General Stacks Education 379.2 BOW-E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Gifted by Dr. Anubha Gupta G02213
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index.

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.

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