Discussion of Fullinwider and Lichtenberg's Leveling the Playing Field

Autor/in	Strike, Kenneth A.
Titel	Discussion of Fullinwider and Lichtenberg's Leveling the Playing Field
Quelle	In: Theory and Research in Education, 4 (2006) 2, S.185-199 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1477-8785
DOI	10.1177/1477878506064552
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Affirmative Action; Leadership; Justice; Student Diversity; Empowerment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Führung; Führungsposition; Gerechtigkeit
Abstract	This article emphasizes the diversity argument for affirmative action and seeks to build on the discussion of it by Fullinwider and Lichtenberg. I try to defend a view of affirmative action that depends on the notion that what is required by justice is restoration of voice to those whose voices were unfairly excluded, and I claim that such a view does not presuppose perspective unity or depend on the idea that affirmative action benefits the education of all. I also take up what Fullinwider and Lichtenberg call the legitimacy argument. I claim that the legitimacy of American society does not depend on the representation of diverse groups in positions of leadership per se. It depends on not unfairly excluding people from positions of leadership. When a group has been unfairly excluded, affirmative action can be an effective tool for restoring legitimacy. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10