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ERIC Number: EJ439834
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Abstractor: N/A
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-5982
Colleges Have Done a Bad Job of Explaining Affirmative Action to Students, Critics Say.
Collison, Michele N-K
Chronicle of Higher Education, v38, n22 pA37-A38 Feb 5 1992
Admissions offices of colleges trying to increase undergraduate student diversity are being criticized for failing to explain their affirmative action policies to prospective students and their parents, resulting in a backlash against affirmative action as white students fear reverse discrimination. (DB)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Admission, College Applicants, College Choice, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Racial Discrimination, Student Attitudes, Student College Relationship, Student Recruitment
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Diversity (Student)