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Titre(s) : Affirmative action matters [Texte imprimé] : creating opportunities for students around the world / edited by Laura Dudley Jenkins and Michele S. Moses
Publication : New York : Routledge, 2014
Description matérielle : xvii, 221 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Collection : International studies in higher education
Lien à la collection : International studies in higher education
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references and index
"Affirmative Action Matters focuses specifically on affirmative action policies in
higher education admissions, the sphere that has been the most controversial in many
of the nations that have such policies. It brings together distinguished scholars
from diverse nations to examine and discuss the historical, political and philosophical
contexts of affirmative action and clarify policy developments to further the meaningful
equality of educational opportunity. This unique volume includes both well established
and emerging policies from the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, policies which
developed under a variety of political systems and target a range of underrepresented
groups, based on race, ethnicity, gender, class, social background, or region. Accessible
and thought provoking case studies of affirmative action demonstrate that such policies
are expanding to different countries and target populations. While some countries,
such as India, have affirmative action policies that predate those in the United States,
affirmative action is a recent development in countries such as Brazil and France.
Legal or political pressures to move away from explicitly race-based policies in several
countries have complicated affirmative action and make this assessment of international
alternatives particularly timely. New or newly modified policies target a variety
of disadvantaged groups, based on geography, class, or caste, in addition to race
or sex. International scholars in six countries spanning five continents offer insights
into their own countries' experiences to examine the implications of policy shifts
from race toward other categories of disadvantage, to consider best practices in student
admission policies, and to assess the future of affirmative action"
Autre(s) auteur(s) : Dudley-Jenkins, Laura. Éditeur scientifique
Moses, Michele S.. Éditeur scientifique
Sujet(s) : Programmes d'action positive en éducation
Démocratisation de l'enseignement
Discrimination en éducation
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780415508070 (hardback). - ISBN 041550807X (hardback). - ISBN 9781315795744
(e-book). - ISBN 1315795744 (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb438074095
Notice n° :
FRBNF43807409
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