Intelligence Policy
Its Impact on College Admissions and Other Social Policies
1st Edition
Published on 31. January 1995
Book
Hardback
XX, 255 pages
978-0-306-44745-7 (ISBN)
Description
The author examines the numerous facets of 'implicit intelligence policies'those unspoken directives that often profoundly influence social and educational policies-and their impact on policies regarding measured and actual mental ability.
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`If anyone is to lead us out of the mire of false premises and hidden agendas about how we gauge each other, it's likely to be Angela Brown-Miller.' from the Foreword by Kenneth S. Norris, University of California at Santa CruzMore details
Series
Edition
1., 995
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Research
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
XX, 255 p., 11 s/w Abbildungen
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
582 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-44745-7 (9780306447457)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4615-1865-5
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
10/2012
Springer
€53.49
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Content
The Bell Tolls. The Demand for and Assessment of Mental Ability: The Supply of and Demand for Intelligence. The Juxtaposition of Individual and Institutional Assessment. Mapping Social Policy against a Theoretical Backdrop: Academic Merit versus Fair Representation: A Case Study of Undergraduate Admissions Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Mapping Admissions and Other Social Policy against a Philosophical Backdrop. Intelligence versus Higher Education as a Determinant of Worldly Success: The Sociopolitical Perspective. Academic Aptitude versus Achievement: Scientific Interpretations of Intelligence. Rationalist versus Empiricist Views: The Philosophical Backdrop on the Learnability of Intelligence. The Illusory Faces of Implicit Intelligence Policy. The Impact of Implicit Intelligence Policy on Explicit Policy: The Potential Value of Impact Analysis on Intelligence Policy. The Impact of Implicit Intelligence Policy on Explicit University Admissions Policy. Recommendations and Conclusions: Toward a Coherent and Explicit Intelligence Policy. From Here to a Coherent and Explicit Intelligence Policy. Appendixes. Index.