"This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in bridging cultural divisions, and the civic implications of multi-culturalism in the teaching of history and literature. Several of the essays ex ..."
"Leveling the Playing Field examines the admissions policies of contemporary American colleges and universities in light of the assumption that enhancing the educational opportunities of lower-income and minority students would make American society more just. It asks how current admissions policies affect the prospects of such students, and it evaluates alternative approaches. The book treats a variety of topics relevant to answering th ..."
"What are the limits of justified retaliation against aggression? What actions are morally permissible in preventing future aggression? Against whom may retaliation be aimed? These questions have long been part of the debate over the ethics of warfare. They all took on new meaning after terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners on September 11, 2001. War after September 11 considers the just aims and legitimate limits of the United States' ..."
"Civic matters affect all members of a community and are thus of potential concern to all. In Community Matters: Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life: the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree (and disagree), and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The thought-provoking essays in this volume discuss integral civi ..."
"A Reader Ronald P. Salzberger, Mary Turck. Alexander Falconbridge, a ship's
surgeon on several slave trading vessels, also wrote an account of the Middle
Passage.1 He describes how African slaves are stowed beneath decks "so close,
as to admit of no other position than lying on their sides." The decks were too low
to allow anyone to stand. Sometimes platforms were built to increase the number
of slaves carried, "a kind of shelf, ab ..."
"Leveling the Playing Field examines the admissions policies of contemporary American colleges and universities in light of the assumption that enhancing the educational opportunities of lower-income and minority students would make American society more just. It asks how current admissions policies affect the prospects of such students, and it evaluates alternative approaches. The book treats a variety of topics relevant to answering th ..."
"Civil society is receiving renewed attention from academics, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and participants in the voluntary sector. Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal brings together several of AmericaOs leading scholars_of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy_to explore the meaning of civil society, its positive and negative effects, its relation to government, and its contribution to democracy ..."
Public Education in a Multicultural Society Policy, Theory, Critique (Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Public Policy) by RobertK. Fullinwider Hardcover, 301 Pages, Published 1996 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-49624-7, ISBN: 0-521-49624-1
"This important collection of essays offers a sustained philosophical examination of fundamental questions raised by multicultural education in primary and secondary schools. The essays focus on both theory and policy. They discuss the relation between culture and identity, the role of reason in bridging cultural divisions, and the civic implications of multi-culturalism in the teaching of history and literature. Several of the essays ex ..."
"What are the limits of justified retaliation against aggression? What actions are morally permissible in preventing future aggression? Against whom may retaliation be aimed? These questions have long been part of the debate over the ethics of warfare. They all took on new meaning after terrorists hijacked four U.S. airliners on September 11, 2001. War after September 11 considers the just aims and legitimate limits of the United States' ..."
"Civil society is receiving renewed attention from academics, politicians, journalists, community leaders, and participants in the voluntary sector. Civil Society, Democracy, and Civic Renewal brings together several of America s leading scholars of history, sociology, political science, and philosophy to explore the meaning of civil society, its positive and negative effects, its relation to government, and its contribution to democracy ..."
"More than two decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the issues of racial discrimination and affirmative action are still matters of controversy. The fragile national consensus on civil rights policy has been increasingly fragmented by resistance and confusion in recent years, especially under the impact of the Reagan administration's efforts to change its direction dramatically. Similarly, since the mid-1960s, the w ..."
"More than two decades after the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the issues of racial discrimination and affirmative action are still matters of controversy. The fragile national consensus on civil rights policy has been increasingly fragmented by resistance and confusion in recent years, especially under the impact of the Reagan administration's efforts to change its direction dramatically.Similarly, since the mid-1960s, the wo ..."
The Reverse Discrimination Controversy A Moral and Legal Analysis (Philosophy and Society Series) by RobertK. Fullinwider Hardcover, 300 Pages, Published 1980 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-6273-9, ISBN: 0-8476-6273-X
The Reverse Discrimination Controversy A Moral and Legal Analysis (Philosophy and Society Series) by RobertK. Fullinwider Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 1980 by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-6901-1, ISBN: 0-8476-6901-7
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"Civic matters affect all members of a community and are thus of potential concern to all. In Community Matters: Challenges to Civic Engagement in the 21st Century, six distinguished scholars address three perennial challenges of civic life: the making of a citizen, how citizens are to agree (and disagree), and how to define the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. The thought-provoking essays in this volume discuss integral civic ..."
"427—71. 64. Gratz v. Bollinger, 135 F. Supp. 2d at 792. 65. Gratz v. Bollinger,
135 F. Supp. 2d at 799—801. Among the evidence presented by the student—
intervenors: “The parents of the [minority] children who present themselves for
admissions to Michigan today, did not have the economic and social advantages
gained from attending an institution such as Michigan, and thus cannot pass on
the full range [of] advantages to their childr ..."
Conscripts and Volunteers Military Requirements, Social Justice and the All-Volunteer Force (Maryland studies in public philosophy) by RobertK. Fullinwider Hardcover, 260 Pages, Published 1983 by Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-7224-0, ISBN: 0-8476-7224-7
CONSCRIPTS AND VOLUNTEERS MILITARY REQUIREMENTS, SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND THE ALL-VOLUNTEER FORCE (MARYLAND STUDIES IN PUBLIC PHILOSOPHY SER.) by RobertK. Fullinwider Hardcover, Published 1983 by Rowman & Littlefield (Non Nbn) ISBN-13: 978-0-8476-7264-6, ISBN: 0-8476-7264-6