Educating Students Who Are Good Enough: Is Excellence an Excuse to Exclude?.

Willie, Charles V.

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Educating Students Who Are Good Enough: Is Excellence an Excuse to Exclude?

Willie, Charles V.

Change, v14 n2 p16-20 Mar 1982

The current emphasis on excellence, it is suggested, is used as an excuse to exclude. The more people who are educated, the greater the possibility that collective decisions will be of better quality. Higher education must become more open and more inclusive. (MLW)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Academically Gifted, Access to Education, College Admission, Educational Opportunities, Educational Quality, Educational Supply, Higher Education, Selection, Social Influences

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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