Leveling the playing field : justice, politics, and college admissions / Robert K. Fullinwider and Judith Lichtenberg.

By:

Fullinwider, Robert K, 1942- [author.]

Contributor(s):

Lichtenberg, Judith [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004Description: xii, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780742514119 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Leveling the playing fieldDDC classification:

378.1610973 FUL 22 018562

LOC classification:

LB2351.2

Contents:

Introduction. April is the cruellest month -- Demystifying merit -- The multiple missions of modern universities -- Open admissions and the community colleges -- How the academically rich get richer -- The test : understanding the SAT -- Admissions tests : uses, abuses, alternatives -- The SAT on trial -- Affirmative action and the legacy of Bakke -- Justifying affirmative action -- Sowing the seeds of higher education -- Summing up, looking ahead.

Summary: Includes information on Supreme Court cases: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Gratz v. Bollinger, and Grutter v. Bollinger.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	378.1610973 FUL 018562 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		018562

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes information on Supreme Court cases: Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, Gratz v. Bollinger, and Grutter v. Bollinger.

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