03723cam a22005774a 4500 13737119 BJBSDDR 20251107154211.0 ta 040930s2006 vaua b s001 0 eng 2004023111 GBA520846 bnb 013130030 Uk 9780813925578 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0813925576 (pbk. : alk. paper) 13737119 (OCoLC)56753053 DLC DLC UKM C#P OCL BAKER YBM NLGGC DLC eng eng pcc n-us--- LC 213.2 B786e 2006 379.2/6 Bowen, William G. (William Gordon), 1933-2016 4869 Equity and excellence in American higher education / William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin ; in collaboration with Susanne C. Pichler. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2006. xvi, 453 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture series Includes bibliographical references (pages [393]-428) and index. Framework and road map -- I: Where we have been and where we are now -- An equity and excellence time line -- In pursuit of excellence -- Equity on a national level: socioeconomic status and race -- The "elite" schools: engines of opportunity or bastions of privilege? -- II: Where we want to go: policy issues -- Race in American higher education: the future of affirmative action -- Broadening the quest for equity at the institutional level: socioeconomic status, admissions preferences, and financial aid -- Government support of higher education -- Improving college preparedness -- Concluding thoughts. "Thomas Jefferson once stated that the foremost goal of American education must be to nurture the "natural aristocracy of talent and virtue." Although in many ways American higher education has fulfilled Jefferson's vision by achieving a widespread level of excellence, it has not achieved the objective of equity implicit in Jefferson's statement. In Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin explore the cause for this divide. Employing historical research, examination of the most recent social science and public policy scholarship, international comparisons, and detailed empirical analysis of rich new data, the authors study the intersection between "excellence" and "equity" objectives." Educational equalization United States. Igualdad educativa Estados Unidos 16130 Discrimination in higher education United States. Discriminación en la educación superior Estados Unidos 26773 Universities and colleges United States Admission. Universidades y colegios Estados Unidos Admisión 28989 Kurzweil, Martin A, 1980- 45585 Tobin, Eugene M. 45586 Pichler, Susanne C, 1966- 45589 Thomas Jefferson Foundation distinguished lecture series 45848 Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip051/2004023111.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK cmc 125693 125693 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-10-30 0 LC 213.2 B786e 2006 00000196787 2025-10-30 19:17:00 1 2025-10-30 BK