Equity and access in higher education
Subtitle: changing the definition of educational opportunity
By: volume editor, M. Christopher Brown II.
Contributors: Brown, M. Christopher.
Series: Readings on equal education -- v. 18
Publisher: AMS Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Educational equalization -- United States; Federal aid to education -- United States; Educational law and legislation -- United States; Right to education -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. Section I. The; title: collegiate context. -- ch. 1.; title: Portrait of the American college student trends and issues -- Frankie S. Laanan & M. Christopher Brown II -- ch. 2.; title: Promoting access and equity through minority-serving and women's institutions -- Steven R. Aragon & Eboni M. Zamani -- ch. 3.; title: Old ideologies, new practices: misconceptions of access and equity of online distance education -- Jeanita W. Richardson -- ch. 4.; title: Providing access and accommodation for students with learning disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act -- Heraldo Richards -- ch. 5.; title: Priming the pump: mentoring and retention as educational strategies -- Linda Tillman. -- Section II. The; title: policy context. -- ch. 6.; title: State tax effort and federal financing of higher education: uncommon agendas and fiscal practices -- F. King Alexander -- ch. 7.; title: Diversity meets adversity: the national legal backlash to higher education affirmative action programs -- Kristine K. Otto -- ch. 8.; title: Race conscious versus colorblind access: the future of race-based scholarships -- William Trent & Timothy K. Eatman -- ch. 9.; title: Academic access and equal opportunity: rethinking the foundations for policy on diversity -- Edward P. St. John & Glenda D. Musoba. -- Section III. Conclustion. ch. 10. The; title: impact of access and equity in higher education: the enduring meaning of educational opportunity-- Pamela S. Angelle & Elizabeth A. Kemper.