Affirmative action in postsecondary educational settings The historic nexus of meritocracy and access in US higher education

• Published in: Higher education policy Vol. 16; no. 1; pp. 27 - 38
• Main Author: Zamani, Eboni M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Palgrave Macmillan 01.03.2003
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Access to Education; Admission; Affirmative Action; Affirmative action programs; African Americans; Ausland; Black students; Civil rights; College Attendance; Colleges and universities; Education; Education policy; Educational Attainment; Educational Mobility; Educational Opportunities; Equal Education; Equality; Higher Education; Historically Black Colleges & Universities; History; Hochschule; Hochschulwesen; Meritocracy; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority Groups; Mobility; Multiculturalism & pluralism; Outcomes of Education; Policy studies; Poverty; Race; Racial discrimination; School boards; Segregation; Social aspects; Tertiary education; U.S.A; United States; Universities; Vereinigte Staaten; United States > US
• ISSN: 0952-8733; 1740-3863
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.hep.8300004

Examines the intersection of affirmative action with educational attainment based on meritorious achievement. Also highlights the confluence of affirmative action and educational mobility for graduating high school students. Seeks to frame conceptions of diversity from a historical perspective; address diversity in relation to educational, social, and economic mobility of a multi-ethnic student populace; and determine the relation between how students transition from high school to college. (EV)