Leveling the Playing Field: Justice, Politics, and College Admissions - Couverture souple

Fullinwider, Robert K.; Lichtenberg, Judith

 
9780742514119: Leveling the Playing Field: Justice, Politics, and College Admissions
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0742514110 ISBN 13 : 9780742514119
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004

Synopsis

Leveling the Playing Field examines the admissions policies of contemporary American colleges and universities in light of the assumption that enhancing the educational opportunities of lower-income and minority students would make American society more just. It asks how current admissions policies affect the prospects of such students, and it evaluates alternative approaches. The book treats a variety of topics relevant to answering these questions. What does it mean to reward people according to merit? Is the American system of higher education a meritocracy, and should it be? How do the missions of contemporary institutions of higher education bear on admissions? What are the implications of the Supreme Courts landmark affirmative action decisions of 2003? What is the proper role and significance of standardized tests like the SAT? How does lower education prepare students, or fail to, for higher education? In answering these questions, the book examines legacy preference, early admissions policies, financial aid, the test-prep industry, college counseling, and athletics, evaluating their effects on the distribution of higher education in the United States, not only for lower-income and minority students but for college-bound students in general.

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À propos de l?auteur

Robert K. Fullinwider is a senior research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park. Judith Lichtenberg is associate professor of philosophy and a senior research scholar at the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park.

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Éditeur
Rowman & Littlefield
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0742514110
ISBN 13 
9780742514119
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
280
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Rowman & Littlefield
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9780742514102: Leveling the Playing Field: Justice, Politics, and College Admissions

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ISBN 10 :  0742514102 ISBN 13 :  9780742514102
Editeur : Rowman & Littlefield, 2004
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