Gary Orfield

Broschiertes Buch

The Walls Around Opportunity

The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education

Beschreibung

"In our unequal society, families of color fully share the dream of college, but racial inequality puts their children at a disadvantage from early childhood. The Walls around Opportunity argues that colorblind policies have made college inaccessible to a large share of students of color and reveals how policies that acknowledge racial inequalities and set racial equality goals can succeed where colorblindness has failed"--

Autor

Gary Orfield is professor of education, law, political science, and urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he codirects the Civil Rights Project, one of the nation’s leading centers for civil rights research. His many books include Educational Delusions? and Dismantling Desegregation.

Produktdetails

• Our Compelling Interests
• Verlag: Princeton University Press
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9780691239194
• ISBN-10: 0691239193
• Artikelnr.: 69191754