Education: Assumptions Versus History : Collected PapersIn the papers collected in Education: Assumptions versus History, Dr. Thomas Sowell takes a hard look at the state of education in our schools and universities. His imperative is to test the assumptions underlying contemporary educational policies and innovations against the historical and contemporary evidence. |
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PATTERNS OF BLACK EXCELLENCE7 | 7 |
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION IN FACULTY HIRING76 | 79 |
THE INTELLECT OF THE INTELLECTUALS127 | 127 |
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