Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ425021
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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The Impact of the "Bakke" Decision on Black and Hispanic Enrollment in Medical and Law Schools.
Gruhl, John; Welch, Susan
Social Science Quarterly, v71 n3 p458-73 Sep 1990
Examines effects of the Supreme Court decision, "Regents of the University of California V. Bakke" on Black and Hispanic enrollment in medical and law schools. Uses time-series analysis on aggregate enrollment trends between 1968 and 1987. Finds decision had little impact but notes decline in these applications beginning in 1984. (NL)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Blacks, Civil Law, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, College Applicants, College Desegregation, Colleges, Constitutional Law, Desegregation Effects, Enrollment, Higher Education, Hispanic Americans, Law Schools, Medical Schools, Minority Groups, Statistical Analysis
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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