After Bakke: The Role of the States.

Autor/in	Rosser, James M.
Institution	State Higher Education Executive Officers Association.; Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. Inservice Education Program.
Titel	After Bakke: The Role of the States.
Quelle	(1978), (15 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Access to Education; Admission Criteria; Affirmative Action; College Admission; Court Litigation; Equal Education; Government School Relationship; Higher Education; Minority Groups; Professional Education; Public Policy; Racial Composition; State Boards of Education; State Government + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Zulassung; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Rechtsstreit; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Ethnische Minderheit; Berufsausbildung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Bund-Länder-Beziehung
Abstract	Factors contributing to the underrepresentation of minority groups in higher education and professional schools are discussed, along with suggestions for state postsecondary education agencies and for state legislative and executive branches in light of the Bakke decision. A 1977 Educational Testing Service study concluded that if admissions committees were forced to disregard racial factors, the numbers of minorities in law schools would be greatly reduced and that most of them would attend the least effective institutions. It is noted that underrepresentation of minorities in graduate and professional schools is linked not only to early educational experiences, but also such influences in student background as health, nutrition, family influences, and general living conditiions. Suggestions to state higher education agencies include the following; disseminate accurate information about the Bakke decision to policy-makers, identify and disseminate admissions models that may help increase enrollment of underrepresented minorities at graduate and professional levels; encourage or require schools to develop their own plans to overcome underrepresentation; conduct human resources studies to identify specific community as well as aggregate state needs in critical human service areas; evaluate programs designed to increase minority participation at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs; and provide fiscal incentives for special programs to reach elementary/secondary schools to address early basic skills, science, and math needs. Suggestions for legislative and executive branches of state government include issuing a formal resolution or executive order reaffirming the state's commitment to affirmative action and overcoming minority underrepresentation both in educational opportunity and in providing general state services. (SW)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC