Asian Pacific American College Freshman: Attitudes toward the Abolishment of Affirmative Action in College Admissions.

摘要: Affirmative action is perceived as a corrective policy intended to promote social equity (Crosby, Iyer, & Sincharoen, 2006; Curry West, 1996; Kaplin Lee, 2007; Oppenheimer, 1996). Indeed, affirmative has been used address minority underrepresentation (Ball, 2000), remedying the effects of past/current discrimination (Oppenheimer, Tsuang, 1989), increasing diversity (Hsia, 1988), and providing equal opportunity (Dong, 1995). Dong (1995) states that in order for educational equalize all students, at times it requires some students be treated differently. Originally something was created employment (Executive Order 11246 under direction Lyndon Johnson; also see Crosby, 1996, p. 929), spread into other areas such higher education. As result, facilitates offering flexible college admissions requirements underrepresented applicants (Inkelas, 2003b). Underrepresented may racial minorities, but they low-income, immigrants, language nontraditional, female, White, and/or first-time generation (Levine Nidiffer, This article examines attitudes Asian Pacific American (APA) 1 freshmen hold toward abolishment admissions. Frequently APAs are stereotyped being “model minorities” (Brydolf, 2009; Chinn, 2002; Empleo, Pang, Han, 2011). label implies educationally socially successful, do not experience discrimination. consequence this label, oftentimes considered “underrepresented,” thus ineligible protection (Wu Wang, Most insidious though, studies have documented support elimination against their better judgment (Kang, Kidder, 2006). misidentified overrepresented 4-year colleges/universities. According CARE (2011), majority actually matriculate 2-year institutions Hsia (1988), less likely than accepted by top-choice college/university, due devotion education economic survival, community colleges with plans transfer four-year institutions. Consequently, model stereotype problematic since masks subgroups actu-