Affirmative Action: The Law of Unintended Consequences.

Altman, Ellen; Promis, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ522322

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Affirmative Action: The Law of Unintended Consequences.

Altman, Ellen; Promis, Patricia

Contemporary Education, v67 n1 p9-11 Fall 1995

This article discusses two unintended consequences of federal affirmative action programs under the headings: institutional hypocrisy and intellectual mush, and it offers suggestions for supporters of affirmative action who need to correct mistaken impressions and stress the opportunities affirmative action offers. (SM)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Educational Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Minority Group Teachers, Personnel Selection, Racial Bias, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Note: Theme issue title: "Diversity."