Diversity, merit, and higher education
Subtitle: toward a comprehensive agenda for the 21st century
By: series and volume editors, Phillip J. Bowman, Edward P. St. John ; managing editor, Phyllis Kreger Stillman
Series: Readings on equal education -- v. 25; Readings on equal education -- v. 25.
Publisher: AMS
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780404102258
Subjects: Higher Education; Educational equalization; Minorities in higher education; Universities and colleges; Admission; Prediction of scholastic success
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Need for a 21st-century merit agenda in higher education / Philip J. Bowman; title: Section I. Contested constructions of merit in the 21st century: from the big test to the diversity debate in higher education. 2. Diversity and merit in higher education: challenges and opportunities for the 21st century / Philip J. Bowman; title: 3. The qualified applicant: origins of admissions tests in higher education / Krystal L. Williams; title: 4. Critical analysis of merit assumptions in higher education / Edward P. St. John; title: Section II. Merit and opportunity in higher education: complexities, challenges, and trends in a diversifying nation. 5. Diversity and opportunity in higher education: the role of affirmative action / Michele S. Moses, John T. Yun and Patricia Martin; title: 6. Diversity, merit, and college choice: role of a dynamic sociopolitical environment / Rhana Natour, Angela Locks and Philip J. Bowman; title: 7. ACT's P-16 partnerships: expanding opportunity for academic merit / Charles Ramos; title: Section III. Toward a comprehensive agenda for the 21st century: expanding indicators of merit for a diversifying population. 8. Toward a strengths-based assessment system: a comprehensive social psychological approach / Philip J. Bowman; title: 9. Using noncognitive variables in assessing readiness for higher education / William E. Sedlacek; title: 10. Admissions, academic readiness, and student success: implications for growing a diverse education pipeline / Kurt Burkum, Steve Robbins, and Richard Phelps; title: 11. Noncognitive constructs in K-16: assessments, interventions, educational and policy implications / Jeremy Burrus, Carolyn MacCann, Patrick C. Kyllonen, and Richard D. Roberts; title: 12. A democratic merit agenda: an alternative approach / John A. Powell and Becky Reno; title: Section IV. Bridging scholarship with comprehensive intervention. 13. Diversity and comprehensive strategies in higher education / Angela Ebreo, Gloryvee Fonsexa-Bolorin and Philip J. Bowman; title: 14. Toward a 21st-century meritocracy: bridging scholarship, intervention research, and social change / Philip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John.