Includes bibliographical references (p. [393]-428) and index.
Contents:
Index. List of tables -- Acknowledgments -- and Framework and road map -- pt. 1. Where we have been and where we are now -- ch. 2. An equity and excellence time line -- ch. 3. In pursuit of excellence -- ch. 4. Equity on a national level : socioeconomic status and race -- ch. 5. The "elite" schools : engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- pt. 2. Where we want to go : policy issues -- ch. 6. Race in American higher education : the future of affirmative action -- ch. 7. Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level : socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- ch. 8. Government support of higher education -- ch. 9. Improving college preparedness -- ch. 10. Concluding thoughts -- Appendix A : Equity and excellence in higher education : the case of the University of Cape Town / Martin Hall -- Nan Yeld, Janice McMillan, and Martin Hall -- Appendix B : Preferences based on socioeconomic status : methodological notes -- Appendix tables -- Notes -- References -- Index.
Series:
Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture series
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