TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bowen,William G.
AU  - Kurzweil,Martin A
AU  - Tobin,Eugene M.
AU  - Pichler,Susanne C
TI  - Equity and excellence in American higher education / 
T2  - Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture series 
SN  - 9780813925578 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - LC 213.2 B786e 2006
U1  - 379.2/6 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Charlottesville : 
PB  - University of Virginia Press
KW  - Educational equalization
KW  - United States
KW  - Igualdad educativa
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Discrimination in higher education
KW  - Discriminación en la educación superior
KW  - Universities and colleges
KW  - Admission
KW  - Universidades y colegios
KW  - Admisión
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-428) and index; Framework and road map -- I: Where we have been and where we are now -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- II: Where we want to go: policy issues -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts
N2  - "Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many ways American higher education has fulfilled Jefferson's vision by achieving a widespread level of excellence, it has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. In Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin explore the cause for this divide. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives."
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004023111.html
ER  -