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Direct linkSetzekorn, Kristina, Ed.; Patnayakuni, Nainika, Ed.; Burton, Tina, Ed. – IGI Global, 2020
Education has until recently promoted social mobility, broad economic growth, and democracy. However, modern universities direct policy and resources toward criteria that exacerbate income inequality and reduce social mobility. Online education can make education more socially, geographically, temporally, and financially accessible, impacting the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Online Courses, Distance Education, Educational Technology
National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC. National Inst. of Independent Colleges and Universities. – 1991
This booklet promotes the use of focus groups as part of a strategy for understanding and improving minority participation throughout independent higher education. A focus group is a small discussion group designed to elicit perspectives about a particular topic, with discussion generally intended to identify hypotheses, issues, and an overall…
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Students, Cultural Pluralism, Discussion Groups
Miller, L. Scott – 1995
The central purpose of this book is to help leaders and professionals in government, education, business, philanthropies, and the media think about what needs to be done to ensure that minorities reach educational parity with the majority population as soon as possible. Chapter 1 discusses society's interest in the educational advancement of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Achievement Gains, Cultural Differences
Download full textChandler, Alice – 1997
The population of the United States is undergoing an unprecedented demographic transformation with many new students at state colleges and universities coming from economically and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. Access to higher education is increasingly important due to: the increased professionalization of work; the connection between…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Equal Education, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
McGivney, Veronica, Ed. – 1991
This manual is designed to help further education colleges in the United Kingdom devise strategies to meet adult learners' needs. The opening section identifies the demographic and labor market changes that necessitate service to adult learners. Key characteristics of effective college programs for adults are highlighted: institutional…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Ratliff, Charles A.; Rawlings, Howard P.; Ards, Sheila; Sherman, Jane – 1997
The three case studies in this report describe state-level efforts to address diversity and equity in postsecondary institutions in California, Maryland, and Washington. A preface provides some background on affirmative action programs, litigation history, and the roles of state coordinating agencies and institutional governing boards. The…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
