The Case for Affirmative Action on Campus: Concepts of Equity, Considerations for Practice
- ISBN-10
- 1579221033
- ISBN-13
- 9781579221034
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 329
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009-01
- Publisher
- Stylus Publishing, LLC.
- Author
- Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher
Description
Why is affirmative action under attack? What were the policys original purposes, and have they been achieved? What are the arguments being arrayed against it? Andfor all stakeholders concerned about equity and diversity on campus whats the way forward, politically, legally and practically? This book engages all these issues.
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