Shape of the River - Long Term Consequences of Considering Race in College University

Zusatztext "No study of this magnitude has been attempted before.... The evidence collected flatly refutes many of the misimpressions of affirmative-action opponents." - New York Times Informationen zum Autor William G. Bowen and Derek BokWith a new foreword by Nicholas Lemann and an afterword by Derek Bok Klappentext First published in 1998, this text became an immediate landmark in the debate over affirmative action in America. It grounded a contentious subject in concrete data at a time when arguments surrounding it were characterized more by emotion than evidence. It continues to present the most compelling data available about the effects of affirmative action. Zusammenfassung The landmark New York Times bestseller that demonstrates the benefits of race-conscious admissions in higher education First published in 1998, William Bowen and Derek Bok’s The Shape of the River became an immediate landmark in the debate over affirmative action in America. It grounded a contentious subject in concrete data at a time when arguments surrounding it were characterized more by emotion than evidence—and it made a forceful case that race-conscious admissions were successfully helping to promote equal opportunity. Today, the issue of affirmative action remains unsettled. Much has changed, but The Shape of the River continues to present the most compelling data available about the effects of affirmative action. Now with a new foreword by Nicholas Lemann and an afterword by Derek Bok, The Shape of the River is an essential text for anyone seeking to understand race-conscious admissions in higher education.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Derek Bok, Bok Derek, William G Bowen, William G. Bowen, William G. Bok Bowen, Bowen William G., Bowen William G, Bowen William G., Bowen William Bok G., Bowen William/ Bok G.
• Collaboration: Nicholas Lemann (Préface), Lemann Nicholas (Préface)
• Edition: Princeton University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780691182483
• ISBN: 978-0-691-18248-3
• Pages: 522
• Thèmes: William G. Bowen Memorial Seri; The William G. Bowen Series
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Pédagogie > Pédagogie sociale, travail social; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Social discrimination & inequality, Educational strategies & policy, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Social discrimination and social justice