Toward a Critical Conceptual Analysis of Race-Based Educational Equity Policy: Analyzing the Impact of Affirmative Action on Higher Education Admissions

• In Event: 42.083 - Roundtable Session 17
  In Roundtable Session: 42.083-17 - Critical Perspectives on Race and Equity in Higher Education

Abstract

This paper seeks to conceptualize a more comprehensive framework for assessing race-based educational equity policies by focusing on the origins, history and implementation of affirmative action. It offers a paradigm shift for how scholars might research the efficacy and impact of such policies.

Author

• Leslie A. Williams, University of Connecticut - Storrs