FOREWORD

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. FOREWORD vii
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. CONTRIBUTORS xiii
6. PART I
7. One PROMISE AND DILEMMA INCORPORATING RACIAL DIVERSITY IN SELECTIVE HIGHER EDUCATION 1
8. PART II
9. Two PROMOTING HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AMONG NON-ASIAN MINORITIES 45
10. Three A THREAT IN THE AIR HOW STEREOTYPES SHAPE INTELLECTUAL IDENTITY AND PERFORMANCE 92
11. Four A PRACTITIONER'S VIEW FROM TEXAS COMMENTS ON THE ESSAYS BY L. SCOTT MILLER AND CLAUDE M. STEELE 129
12. Five ASSESSMENT AND STUDENT DIVERSITY COMMENTS ON THE ESSAYS BY L. SCOTT MILLER AND CLAUDE M. STEELE 135
13. PART III
14. Six EQUITY AND EXCELLENCE - STRANGE BEDFELLOWS? A CASE STUDY OF SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION 143
15. Seven FACING THE DILEMMAS OF DIFFERENCE COMMENTS ON THE ESSAY BY MAMPHELA RAMPHELE 162
16. Eight PROBLEMATICS OF AFFIRMATIVE ACTION A VIEW FROM CALIFORNIA 169
17. Nine WHAT A UNIVERSITY CAN LEARN AND TEACH ABOUT CONFLICT AND DIFFERENCE COMMENTS ON THE ESSAY BY NEIL J. SMELSER 193
18. EPILOGUE 199
19. INDEX 203