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Download full textTran, Hoang Vu – Critical Questions in Education, 2020
Affirmative action in education is once again in the media and cultural spotlight. The Trump administration, along with a decidedly rightward shift on the Supreme Court, signal a bleak outlook for affirmative action policies in higher education. However, as educators, we can also use this historical moment to have robust and critical conversations…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Social Justice, Social Systems, Ability
Peer reviewedBergmann, Barbara R. – Academe, 1997
Argues that if higher education is to get rid of affirmative action, it should first discontinue special admission of less qualified candidates who are admitted because they are athletes, alumni children, or the children of friends of administrators. Reports on a survey of 52 black college students concerning effects of affirmative action. (MSE)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, College Admission, College Faculty
Direct linkGabriel, Kathleen F. – Stylus Publishing, LLC, 2008
As societal expectations about attending college have grown, professors report increasing numbers of students who are unprepared for the rigors of postsecondary education--not just more students with learning disabilities (whose numbers have more than tripled), but students (with and without special admission status) who are academically at-risk…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Time Management, Study Skills, Classroom Environment
Peer reviewedMgadla, P. T. – Educational Studies, 1995
Presents an in-depth portrait of the British government's educational policy in the Bechuanaland protectorate. The government systematized the primary school syllabus, regularized payment and training of teachers, and established cattle post schools. However, blatant discrimination favored support of European schools over African and little…
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Colonialism, Educational Discrimination
Peer reviewedBerberoglu, Giray; And Others – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 1996
Addresses the central issue of test biases in college entrance examinations. Utilizes differential item functioning analysis (DIF) to compare types of questions, fields of knowledge, and male and female responses in Turkish entrance examinations. Reveals intermittent biases and suggests the tests be used more for assessment than selection. (MJP)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, College Admission, College Applicants, College Entrance Examinations
DeNeef, A. Leigh, Ed.; Goodwin, Craufurd D., Ed. – 1995
This book's 29 chapters by various authors are designed to provide immediately useful advice for college and university teachers concerning current higher education issues, employment, teaching and advising, funding research, publishing research, and academic communities and administrations, The chapters are: "A Taxonomy of Colleges and…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Academic Freedom, Beginning Teachers, College Faculty
