The Challenge of Affirmative Action.

Pang, Valerie Ooka; Strom, David; Young, Russell L.

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ERIC Number: EJ551486

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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The Challenge of Affirmative Action.

Pang, Valerie Ooka; Strom, David; Young, Russell L.

Multicultural Education, v4 n4 p4-8 Sum 1997

Explores the challenges of using affirmative action programs when competing groups of underrepresented people vie for limited school resources. The case study of a San Francisco (California) high school illustrates the difficulties of balancing competing goals when affirming diversity and addressing patterns of discrimination conflict with equal treatment of each individual. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives, Equal Education, High School Students, High Schools, Minority Groups, Racial Composition, Racial Discrimination, Resource Allocation, Urban Schools, Urban Youth

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California (San Francisco)

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