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Jackson, Liz – Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies, 2008
Affirmative action in higher education remains a controversial topic in the US today, as it is tied in directly with citizens' varying conceptions of the larger society, and the importance of racial and other differences (in particular, socioeconomic class) in individual experiences and outcomes. This essay examines different arguments for and…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Higher Education, Race, Affirmative Action
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Meuret, Denis – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
In this article, the author discusses the issues concerning selection of educational policy that leans towards educational efficiency or educational equity. The author examines whether it would be necessary to choose between the two and compares the advantages and disadvantages of these policy orientations. The author believes that equity is part…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Educational Policy, Equal Education, Compulsory Education