A Historical Analysis of Affirmative Admissions Litigation in American Higher Education: 1978--2002
Hamilton, Alexander Daniel, VI
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Title
A Historical Analysis of Affirmative Admissions Litigation in American Higher Education: 1978--2002
Author(s)
Hamilton, Alexander Daniel, VI
Issue Date
2002
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ikenberry, Stanley O.
Department of Study
Education
Discipline
Education
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Law
Language
eng
Abstract
Two research methodologies were implemented to conduct the study---historical analysis and document analysis. In utilizing historical analysis the author was able to examine six affirmative admissions cases. This allowed the researcher to analyze and identify how the Courts responded to each reverse discrimination claim brought by undergraduate and professional university applicants. Historical analysis allowed the researcher to scrutinize how the affirmative admissions debated evolved over a period of time. Document analysis was the second research methodology implemented. Case holdings, case transcripts, interview transcripts, amicus briefs, expert testimony, and pro/con affirmative action group judicial response reports served as primary sources for the document analysis. Document analysis provided the tool to extract the central points of the different voices that comprise the debate.
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