The case for affirmative action on campus : concepts of equity, considerations for practice / Eboni M. Zamani-Gallaher [and others] ; foreword by Lynn W. Huntley ; afterword by Charles J. Ogletree and Susan Eaton

Published: Sterling, Va. : Stylus Pub., 2009.
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: xvii, 329 pages ; 24 cm
Additional Creators: Zamani-Gallaher, Eboni M., 1971-

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Contents

Navigating the rocky terrain of the post-civil rights era -- The language of entitlement and framing of affirmative action -- Accessing the historical repositories of social and cultural capital in higher education -- From the margins: community college student opinions on affirmative action -- Access for students with disabilities: infusing affirmative action in ADA compliance -- Social justice, remediation & disputes to diversity -- Affirming acts for increasing access: implications for policy, practice & future inquiry -- Conflict, diversity and activist-leadership.

Subject(s)

Affirmative action programs in education—United States

ISBN

9781579221027 (cloth)
1579221025 (cloth)
9781579221034 (pbk.)
1579221033 (pbk.)

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-243) and index.

Source of Acquisition

UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 2009.

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Paterno Libraries Endowment

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