"The Shape of the River" (2) : California Racial Preferences [Book Review].

Trow, Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ585008

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Publication Date: 1999

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"The Shape of the River" (2) : California Racial Preferences [Book Review].

Trow, Martin

Public Interest, n135 p64-85 Spr 1999

Draws attention to some of the unexamined assumptions on which W. Bowen and D. Bok base their analysis and considers some of the unintended, and often undesired, consequences of racial preferences in college admissions. (SLD)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Applicants, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Enrollment Management, Higher Education, Minority Groups, Racial Differences, State Programs

Publication Type: Book/Product Reviews; Journal Articles; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: California

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