The SAT: Generalized for Minority populations? Rebecca Mickle University of Hawaii at Manoa INTRODUCTION Colleges and universities take into consideration a number of factors when determining student admissions and eligibility. One such measure is the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Widely thought to be a reliable predictor of student success at the college level‚ the SAT has been a vital component of college admissions for nearly a century (Lawrence
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The media has a varied and distinct history of targeting and misrepresenting different minority groups. The media has been accused of framing certain historical events in racial/ethnic contexts (Mansouri‚ Fethi &Wood‚ 2008 p.17). September 11 was often talked about within a racial setting‚ attaching Muslims and persons of Arabic origins to these events. More recently‚ events such as the Cronulla Riots and the Sydney ‘Lebanese’s’ gang rapes were also spoken of in racial contexts‚ thereby attaching
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racism is portrayed in the police service. Highlighting events‚ which have been historical in showing that racism‚ does exist within our police forces. Using the literature as a guide I will explore what polices are implemented to help protect ethnic minority groups Exploring how and if institutional racism played a part in these events and how the polices that we have in place failed Stephen Lawrence. It was a common occurrence in the 18th century for Africans to be sold in the slave trade. This was
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Department of Industrial Engineering and Management R.V. College of Engineering‚ Bangalore – 59 VII Semester CIP71 – Constitution of India and Professional Ethics QUESTION BANK Constitution of India Important Cases Case 1 Maneka Gandhi vs. Union of India (1978) The fact situation in this case was as follows: Section 10(3)(c) of the Passport Act authorizes the Passport authority to impound a Passport if it deems it necessary to do so in the in the
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Elisabeta Kocsis Human Resources Consultant 03/31/2015 Case 5 Marilyn Gonzales Vice President for Human Resources Tanglewood Inc. Ms. Gonzales‚ I write you in regards of your request to present a report on the discrimination charges of disparate impact brought to our attention by one of our employees‚ Stanley Root‚ represented by the law firm of Eaglette-Schubert LLC. Stanley Root contacted the law firm‚ claiming that he was repeatedly passed over for promotion opportunities despite positive
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Kingdom ‚ and employment equity in Canada. ↑Jump back a section Purpose Affirmative action is intended to promote the opportunities of defined groups within a society. It is often instituted in government and educational settings to ensure that minority groups within a society are included in all programs. The stated justification for affirmative action by its proponents is that it helps to compensate for past discrimination‚ persecution or exploitation by the ruling class of a culture‚ [4]
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black British teenager‚ in a racist attack in 1993‚ resulted in a detailed inquiry published in 1999 outlining the existence of institutional racism and as many as 70 recommended changes in policies regarding how police should communicate with ethnic minority groups such that these people will trust police‚ as well as the practice of handling hate crime. Adoption of these changes‚ as well as reaction of criminal justice system towards the crime‚ seems to be slow. It is not until January 2012‚ thirteen
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Affirmative action is a controversial topic that could be discussed for hours‚ either for or against it. Some people believe that it is an essential to assure that people of all backgrounds can have the same opportunities as others. Other people believe that affirmative action is a crutch that allows people unprepared for positions to be placed in these positions. No matter how a person may feel about it‚ affirmative action is defined as “the practice of improving the educational and job opportunities
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personality. Deep level diversity usually starts with identifying surface level differences and when people gets to know each other‚ they starts noticing the deep level personal differences and tend to accept or dislike it. For e.g. a person belonging to a minority ethnic group may be treated differently by the others since his culture and language might be different. But as everyone interacts with him more‚ they seem to forget the surface level differences and then they begin to notice his differing values
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MARKS: 80 ( Each case study for 20 Marks) Subject – Principles and Practice of Management Commu`nicating in a Crisis Overview Valley High School‚ situated in Kodaikanal‚ was established in 1980 and is owned by a well respected charitable trust. It overlooks a lake and is a modern building equipped with state-of-the-art facilities. The total student enrolment is 2000‚ out of which more than 50% are girls and the rest boys. The students are all from affluent‚ educated families. The school
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