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UNINA9910810220303321 |
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The next twenty-five years : affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa / / edited by David L. Featherman, Martin Hall, and Marvin Krislov |
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Ann Arbor : , : University of Michigan Press, , c2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-44507-3 |
9786612445071 |
0-472-02155-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (416 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FeathermanDavid L |
HallMartin <1952-> |
KrislovMarvin <1960-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Higher - United States |
Education, Higher - South Africa |
Affirmative action programs - United States |
Affirmative action programs - South Africa |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents ; Preface; Foreword / Mary Sue Coleman; Foreword / Njabulo S. Ndebele; Introduction: Twins Born at Different Times? / David L. Featherman; Part I: Historical and Legal Context; Introduction to Part I / Marvin Krislov; Affirmative Action and the U.S. Black Freedom Struggle / David J. Garrow; The Struggle for National Liberation and the Attainment of Human Rights in South Africa / Neville Alexander; Affirmative Action in Higher Education over the Next Twenty-five Years: A Need for Study and Action / Sandra Day O'Connor and Stewart J. Schwab |
From Redress to Empowerment: The New South African Constitution and Its Implementation / Judith February Social Justice and Post-apartheid Higher Education in South Africa / AndreĢ du Toit; Affirmative Action and Higher Education in the United States and South Africa / Nancy Cantor and Jo Thomas; PART II: Higher Education in the World: Labor Markets and Social Mobility; Introduction to Part II / David L. |
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Featherman; Moving on Up? The Politics, Problems, and Prospects of Universities as Gateways for Social Mobility in South Africa / Jonathan D. Jansen |
Higher Education and the Labor Market in Post-apartheid South Africa / Haroon Bhorat Retrenching Civil Rights: Mass Imprisonment in America / Bruce Western; PART III: The World in Higher Education: Admissions, Curriculum, and the Classroom; Introduction to Part III / Martin Hall; The Promise and Peril of the Texas Uniform Admission Law / Marta Tienda and Teresa A. Sullivan; Admissions Policies and Challenges / Nan Yeld; Race and Class in the South African Higher-Education Sector: A Focus on the Undergraduate Experience / Crain Soudien |
Benefits and Barriers: Racial Dynamics of the Undergraduate Experience / Sylvia Hurtado Diversity, Dialogue, and Democratic Engagement / Patricia Gurin, Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda, and Akua O. Campanella; Institutional Culture and Diversity: Engagement and Dialogue in a South African University / Martin Hall, Dorrian Aiken, and Nazeema Mohamed; Who Is "Getting Through" in South Africa? Graduate Output and the Reconstruction of the Formal Curriculum / Ian Scott; Defining the Problem of Equity in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics / Jennifer Lewis and Deborah Loewenberg Ball |
Part IV: The Next Twenty-five Years Introduction to Part IV / Martin Hall; Looking Back / Stuart Saunders; The First Ten Years: The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Post-apartheid Higher Education in South Africa / Naledi Pandor and Nasima Badsha; The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Achieving Diversity, Excellence, and Equity in the Academy / Richard W. Riley and Judith A. Winston; Racial Disparities and the Next Twenty-five Years: The Continued Need for Affirmative Action / Michael S. McPherson and Matthew A. Smith |
Beyond Equity Committees and Statistics / Elaine Salo |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A must-read for anyone who cares about the future of higher education in diverse democracies |
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