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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED330714 AUTHOR: Twale, Darla J.; And Others
TITLE: Affirmative Action Strategies and Professional
Schools: Case Illustrations of Exemplary Programs.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1991
NOTE: 34 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the
American Educational Research Association (Chicago, IL,
April 3-7, 1991).
ABSTRACT: Seven case illustrations of affirmative action
(AFA) programs are presented. Increases in the numbers of
women and minority students at professional schools have
been reported, but disadvantaged populations still suffer
underrepresentation. The literature indicates that
effective AFA may be realized through: early identification
programs and pre-professional contact during recruitment;
role modeling and mentoring used from early identification
through professional licensure; resocialization techniques
for both faculty and students used after matriculation; and
academic, social, and psychological support services used
during the program to enhance retention. A survey of law,
medical, dental, and veterinary schools revealed various
AFA strategies used for the recruitment, admission, and
retention of women and minorities. Data for the seven case
studies included responses by AFA officers to a nine-item
mail questionnaire. The survey examined enrollment,
graduate, and licensure rates for women and minority
students as well as recruitment, admission, and retention
strategies used to facilitate AFA. The results are based on
the responses of personnel from 10 medical, 10 veterinary,
11 dental, and 24 law schools. The case studies demonstrate
the effectiveness of a concise, directed program of
strategies complementary to the professional school, its
faculty, their geographic location, their targeted
clientele, and their specific goals for cultural diversity.
A 38-item list of references and three data tables are
included. (TJH)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Certification-; College-Attendance; Dental
Schools; Equal-Education; Graduation-; Higher-Education;
Law Schools; Mail-Surveys; Medical-Schools;
Student-Recruitment; Veterinary-Medical-Education
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *Case-Studies;
*Enrollment-; *Professional-Education; *Program-Evaluation;
*School-Surveys
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