Affirmative Action: Contentious Ideas and Controversial Practices.

Eden, John Michael; Ryan, John Paul

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ERIC Number: EJ594074

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Affirmative Action: Contentious Ideas and Controversial Practices.

Eden, John Michael; Ryan, John Paul

Social Education, v63 n2 p110-15 Mar 1999

Explores the importance of race in the United States as a means to questioning the necessity of affirmative-action laws. Presents different perspectives on the pros and cons of affirmative action in hiring practices and educational admissions. Asserts that the laws prohibiting affirmative action in Washington and California demonstrate the changing public climate. (CMK)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Political Issues, Race, Racial Factors, Secondary Education, Social Discrimination, Social Studies, Social Values

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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