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1 online resource (xxi, 323 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-312) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I -- Introduction; Chapter 1 -- The Search for an Alternative Affirmative Action Policy in American Higher Education; Part II -- The Problem; Chapter 2 -- Affirmative Action in American Higher Education: A Story About Race; Chapter 3 -- Social, Economic, and Academic Trends and Their Impact on Inequality in Higher Education; Chapter 4 -- Broad Diversity at Elite Colleges; Part III -- Class-Based Affirmative Action; Chapter 5 -- What Is Class-Based Affirmative Action? |
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Chapter 6 -- Israel: Contours of Inequality, Higher Education, and Class-Based Affirmative Action at the Elite UniversitiesPart IV -- Implications for Feasibility and Diversity; Chapter 7 -- The Feasibility and Diversity Dividends of Affirmative Action Policy in Israel; Chapter 8 -- The Feasibility and Diversity Dividends of Affirmative Action Policy in the United States; Part V -- Implications for Academic Outcomes and Mobility; Chapter 9 -- The Academic Outcomes and Mobility Dividends of Affirmative Action Policy in Israel |
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Chapter 10 -- The Academic Outcomes and Mobility Dividends of Affirmative Action Policy in the United StatesPart VI -- Insights from a Comparative Outlook; Chapter 11 -- Race, Class, and Affirmative Action; Appendix; Notes; References; Index |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Affirmative action programs in education -- United States.
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Affirmative action programs in education. |
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United States. |
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Affirmative action programs in education -- Israel.
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Israel. |
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Minority college students -- United States.
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Minority college students. |
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Low-income college students -- Israel.
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Low-income college students. |
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- United States.
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects. |
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects -- Israel.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| In: |
Project Muse Evidence Based Selection |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Alon, Sigal Race, Class, and Affirmative Action : Russell Sage Foundation,c2015 9780871540010 |
| ISBN |
9781610448543 electronic book |
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1610448545 electronic book |
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9780871540010 |
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0871540010 (paperback) (alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
99966673097 |
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