ERIC Number: EJ741012
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 20
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ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
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Why the Affirmative Action Debate Persists: The Role of Moral Disagreement
Moses, Michele S.
Educational Policy, v20 n4 p567-586 2006
This article concerns an issue that often remains implicit within the public debate about affirmative action and related race-conscious education policies: What role do contested moral ideals play in the disagreement about affirmative action? As background, the article first outlines what a moral disagreement is and then goes on to examine the roots of the disagreement about affirmative action. A case is made for the importance of illuminating and understanding the moral disagreement about affirmative action to inform the public deliberation about related race-conscious education policies, especially given that affirmative action policies are being challenged once again in the public political arena. (Contains 3 notes.)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Debate, Role, Moral Issues, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Court Litigation, State Courts, Freedom, Equal Education, Social Problems, Social Values, Racial Factors, Higher Education, College Admission
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Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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