The next twenty-five years : affirmative action in higher education in the United States and South Africa / edited by David L. Featherman, Martin Hall, and Marvin Krislov.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Featherman, David L.

Hall, Martin, 1952-

Krislov, Marvin, 1960-

Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education, Higher--United States.

Education, Higher.

United States.

Education, Higher--South Africa.

South Africa.

Affirmative action programs--United States.

Affirmative action programs.

Affirmative action programs--South Africa.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 389 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Next 25 years

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2010]

Summary:

A penetrating exploration of affirmative action's continued place in 21st-century higher education, The Next Twenty-five Years assembles the viewpoints of some of the most influential scholars, educators, university leaders, and public officials. Its comparative essays span the political spectrum and dissect debates in two nations to elucidate the legal, political, social, economic, and moral dimensions of affirmative action in higher education and its role in contributing to a just, equitable, and vital society.

Contents:

Part I Historical and Legal Context: Introduction to Part I / Marvin Krislov

Affirmative Action and the U.S. Black Freedom Struggle / David J. Garrow 35

The Struggle for National Liberation and the Attainment of Human Rights in South Africa / Neville Alexander 50

Affirmative Action in Higher Education over the Next Twenty-five Years: A Need for Study and Action / Sandra Day O'Connor, Stewart J. Schwab 58

From Redress to Empowerment: The New South African Constitution and its Implementation / Judith February 74

Social Justice and Postapartheid Higher Education in South Africa / Andr ̌du Toit 87

Affirmative Action and Higher Education in the United States and South Africa / Nancy Cantor, Jo Thomas 110

Part II Higher Education in the World: Labor Markets and Social Mobility: Introduction to Part II / David L. Featherman

Moving on Up? The Politics, Problems, and Prospects of Universities as Gateways for Social Mobility in South Africa / Jonathan D. Jansen 129

Higher Education and the Labor Market in Postapartheid South Africa / Haroon Bhorat 137

Retrenching Civil Rights: Mass Imprisonment in America / Bruce Western 144

Part III The World in Higher Education: Admissions, Curriculum, and the Classroom: Introduction to Part III / Martin Hall

The Promise and Peril of the Texas Uniform Admission Law / Marta Tienda, Teresa A. Sullivan 155

Admissions Policies and Challenges / Nan Yeld 175

Race and Class in the South African Higher-Education Sector: A Focus on the Undergraduate Experience / Crain Soudien 187

Benefits and Barriers: Racial Dynamics of the Undergraduate Experience / Sylvia Hurtado 196

Diversity, Dialogue, and Democratic Engagement / Patricia Gurin, Biren (Ratnesh) A. Nagda, Akua O. Campanella 208

Institutional Culture and Diversity: Engagement and Dialogue in a South African University / Martin Hall, Dorrian Aiken, Nazeema Mohamed 218

Who is "Getting Through" in South Africa? Graduate Output and the Reconstruction of the Formal Curriculum / Ian Scott 229

Defining the Problem of Equity in Teaching Elementary School Mathematics / Jennifer Lewis, Deborah Loewenberg Ball 244

Part IV The Next Twenty-five Years: Introduction to Part IV / Martin Hall

Looking Back / Stuart Saunders 259

The First Ten Years: The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Postapartheid Higher Education in South Africa / Naledi Pandor, Nasima Badsha 268

The Role of Public Policy in Shaping Higher Education in the Twenty-first Century: Achieving Diversity, Excellence, and Equity in the Academy / Richard W. Riley, Judith A. Winston 277

Racial Disparities and the Next Twenty-five Years: The Continued Need for Affirmative Action / Michael S. McPherson, Matthew A. Smith 286

Beyond Equity Committees and Statistics / Elaine Salo 297

Achieving Critical Mass: The Future of Gender and Higher Education in the United States / Abigail J. Stewart, Danielle LaVaque-Manty 309

Democracy and the Choosing of Elites / Glenn C. Loury 317

A Future Beyond "Race": Reflections on Equity in South African Higher Education / Zimitri Erasmus 334.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Kathryn Faul and Joseph A. Wallace Fund.

ISBN:

9780472117055

047211705X

9780472033775

0472033778

9780472021550

0472021559

OCLC:

320188664

Publisher Number:

99936117318