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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Orfield, Gary
Titre(s) : The walls around opportunity [Texte imprimé] : the failure of colorblind policy for higher education / Gary Orfield
Publication : Princeton (N.J.) ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, copyright 2022
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (xi-365 p.) ; 25 cm
Collection : Our compelling interests
Lien à la collection : Our compelling interests
Note(s) : Notes bibliogr. Bibliogr. p. 327-349. Index
"This book argues that the current conversation about affirmative action and college
admissions omits a key dimension: the conditions of racial inequality that students
and their families experience from early childhood through high school, and which
continue throughout postsecondary education. The moment of matriculation is part of
a much longer process that begins in homes, schools, and communities, which prepares
some students well and leaves others at a disadvantage. And when students attend college,
they still might not have the resources to stay in school and graduate, particularly
if their college cannot help with their financial needs. Drawing on extensive data,
the authors argue that, historically, the only major breakthroughs on racial barriers
to education and economic opportunity have come in periods of commitment to race-conscious
policies. They argue that colorblind policies, by ignoring the racial realities of
schools and society, have critically limited access to education for students of color.
The authors propose a series of policies and practices that could make educational
opportunity more equal. They argue that when it is impossible to implement race-conscious
policies, educational institutions must implement 'race-sensitive' policies built
with an understanding of the roots of racial inequality, so as to avoid building a
future with profound intergenerational racial inequality"
Sujet(s) : Universités -- Admission -- États-Unis
Programmes d'action positive en éducation -- États-Unis
Démocratisation de l'enseignement -- États-Unis
Enseignement supérieur -- Minorités -- Conditions sociales -- États-Unis
Enseignement supérieur -- Politique publique -- États-Unis
Indice(s) Dewey :
378.161 0973 (23e éd.) = Enseignement supérieur - Admissions et sujets connexes - États-Unis
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 978-0-691-22741-2 (rel.). - ISBN 0691227411 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb47107717z
Notice n° :
FRBNF47107717
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Colorblind higher education policy in a racially stratified society ; Cumulative
racial inequalities and the path to college ; The tradition of exclusion ; The Civil
Rights revolution and the war on poverty: a color-conscious rights policy worked
; Colorblindness reigns: four decades of inequality in a transforming society ; Deep
changes for real gains ; Strategies ; Commentary / James D. Anderson ; Commentary
/ Stella M. Flores
