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ERIC Number: EJ512499
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
School-Leaving Examinations, Selection and Equity in Higher Education in South Africa.
Herman, Harold D.
Comparative Education, v31 n2 p261-274 Jun 1995
Examines international trends in selection for higher education, as well as school-leaving examinations and university access in South Africa. Discusses tensions between educational quality and equity related to access. Describes equitable admissions criteria instituted at the University of the Western Cape, and some dilemmas encountered by universities committed to redressing past discrimination. Contains 36 references. (Author/SV)
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, Colleges, Competitive Selection, Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Open Enrollment, Reverse Discrimination, Secondary Education, Selective Admission
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: South Africa
Note: Special number 17; theme issue title: "Educational Reconstruction and Transformation in South Africa."