Research Catalog

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Additional authors

1. Featherman, David L.
2. Hall, Martin, 1952-
3. Krislov, Marvin, 1960-

Description

1. xxiv, 389 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "A penetrating exploration of affirmative action's continued place in 21st-century higher education, The Next Twenty-five Years assembles the viewpoints of some of the most influential scholars, educators, university leaders, and public officials. Its comparative essays span the political spectrum and dissect debates in two nations to elucidate the legal, political, social, economic, and moral dimensions of affirmative action in higher education and its role in contributing to a just, equitable, and vital society."--Book cover.

Uniform title

1. Project Muse UPCC books
2. ebrary.

Alternative title

1. Affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa
2. Next 25 years

Subject

1. Affirmative action programs > South Africa
2. Affirmative action programs > United States
3. Education, Higher > South Africa
4. Education, Higher > United States

Contents

1. 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 postapartheid higher education in South Africa / André du Toit -- Affirmative action and higher education in the United States and South Africa / Nancy Cantor and Jo Thomas -- 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 postapartheid South Africa / Haroon Bhorat -- Retrenching civil rights : mass imprisonment in America / Bruce Western --
2. The promise and peril of the Texas uniform admission law / Martia Tienda and Teresa A. Sullivan -- Admissions policies and challenges / Nan Yeld -- Race and class in 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 Lowenberg Ball -- Looking back / Stuart Saunders --
3. The first ten years : the role of public policy in shaping postapartheid 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 -- Achieving critical mass : the future of gender and higher education in the United States / Abigail J. Stewart and Danielle LaVaque-Manty -- Democracy and the choosing of elites / Glenn C. Loury -- A future beyond "race" : reflections on equity in South African higher education / Zimitri Erasmus -- The challenge of the next twenty-five years / Marvin Krislov -- Nothing is different, but everything's changed / Martin Hall.

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