紀錄類型: |
書目-電子資源
: Monograph/item
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杜威分類號: |
342.7308/7 |
書名/作者: |
Affirmative action now : a guide for students, families, and counselors // James A. Beckman. |
作者: |
Beckman, James A. |
出版者: |
Westport, Conn. : : Greenwood Press,, 2006. |
面頁冊數: |
xvii, 425 p. ;; 25 cm. |
標題: |
Affirmative action programs in education - Law and legislation - United States. |
標題: |
Universities and colleges - Admission - United States. |
標題: |
Affirmative action programs in education - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - United States |
標題: |
Universities and colleges - Handbooks, manuals, etc. - Admission - United States |
ISBN: |
0313081514 (e-Book) |
ISBN: |
9780313081514 (e-Book) |
ISBN: |
0313334153 (alk. paper) |
ISBN: |
9780313334153 (alk. paper) |
書目註: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-417) and index. |
內容註: |
How did we get to this point? A brief history of the usage of affirmative action in higher education from the tumultuous civil rights era to Gratz and Grutter in 2003 -- Gratz v. Bollinger and Grutter V. Bollinger : the changing affirmative action analysis -- How colleges and universities revised or eliminated affirmative action programs in the immediate aftermath of the Gratz and Grutter decisions -- What about affirmative action in "percentage plan" states? The unsettled status of affirmative action in higher education in California, Texas, and Florida after Gratz and Grutter -- General advice to students and parents in navigating the maze -- Six steps to completing the compelling application essay -- Consideration of historically black colleges and universities : admittedly a "different world" -- Congratulations : you've been accepted to college, but now need to pay for it : financial aid and student aid in the post-Gratz and Grutter world -- Veterans and affirmative action -- Affirmative action in the coming years. |
電子資源: |
An electronic book in the ABC-CLIO eBooks Online database, accessible through the World Wide Web; click for information. |