Diversity, Merit, and Higher Education

Contains: Merit and Higher Education in a Diversifying Nation: Challenges and Opportunities; Contested Constructions of Merit in the 21st Century: From the Big Test to the Diversity Debate in Higher Education; Critical Analysis of Merit Assumptions in Higher Education.; The 'Qualified' Applicant: The Origins of Admissions Tests in Higher Education.; Merit and Justice: Are 20 More Years of Affirmative Action Enough?; Merit and College Choice in a Dynamic Socio-Political Environment.;; Toward a Comprehensive Agenda for the 21st Century: Expanding Indicators of Merit for a Diversifying Population; A Non-Cognitive Approach for a Diversifying Student Population.; ACT's K-12 Partnerships: Expanding Opportunity for Academic Merit.; Combining Admission Test Scores and Non-Cognitive Indicators: A Comprehensive Approach to College Readiness; Role of Emotional Intelligence and Non-Cognitive Constructs; A Democratic Merit Agenda: An Alternative Approach; A Comprehensive Social Psychological Approach: Toward a Strength-Based Assessment System.; Section III: Bridging Scholarship and Comprehensive Intervention; Angela Ebreo, Valerie Johnson, and Gloryvee Fonseca-Bolorin, Diversity and Comprehensive Strategies in Higher Education. Phillip J. Bowman and Edward P. St. John, Toward a Twenty-First-Century Meritocracy: Bridging Scholarship, Intervention, and Social Change..