Compelling Interest by Mitchell J Chang

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By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity.

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Compelling Interest by Mitchell J Chang

By addressing, through empirical research, the many facets of racial dynamics in higher education, this timely book offers not only strong arguments for the necessity of affirmative action policies, but also ways of building a research agenda that tests notions of fairness, merit, and the benefits of diversity.
"This volume is important and timely in light of the legal challenges to affirmative actionWhatever the outcome of the cases, higher education institutions will need the knowledge imparted in this book as they strive to achieve ethnic and racial diversity in their student bodies and faculties. It will also be important for scholars interested in late adolescent-early adulthood development and the role of race in America." -Patricia Y. Gurin,University of Michigan
Mitchell J. Chang is Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change at the University of California, Los Angeles. Daria Witt was a Social Science Research Associate at the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University, and now teaches English as a second language in New York City. James Jones is Professor of Psychology at the University of Delaware. Kenji Hakuta is Vida Jacks Professor of Education at Stanford University.
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ISBN 13 9780804740357
ISBN 10 0804740356
Title Compelling Interest
Author Mitchell J Chang
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Stanford University Press
Year published 2003-03-12
Number of pages 264
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.