Understanding Students’ Attitudes Towards Affirmative Action Policy in Higher Education in India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13055352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nidhi S Sabharwal (0000-0001-8089-2624, National University of Educational Planning and Administration, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-08 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Inclusion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2183-2803 • E-ISSN: 2183-2803 |
| Publisher | Cogitatio (PUBLISHER • PT) |
| DOI | 10.17645/si.7601 |
| OpenAlex | W4394567949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 32 |
To mitigate the severe educational horizontal inequalities in India, affirmative action (AA) measures in higher education (HE) have been implemented for socially excluded groups, such as the Scheduled Castes (former “untouchables”), the scheduled tribes (whose status resembles indigenous groups in other countries), and other classes lower in the caste hierarchy. Despite the introduction of AA measures, societal attitudes generally remain resistant to caste‐based reservation policies. Interestingly, very few studies in India have examined AA support among the most directly affected group of people when it comes to AA measures in HE—college students. The current article aims to fill this gap. It asks: Which factors (such as students’ background characteristics, pre‐college credentials, experience in college, and caste‐based beliefs) underlie college students’ attitudes (support or resistance) towards AA? This study builds on a large‐scale survey conducted among 3200 students studying in 12 public higher education institutions across six provinces in India. The results of the empirical analysis indicate that students’ attitudes towards AA are shaped and influenced by their social identity and educational experiences in college. It is also noteworthy that caste‐based biases and prejudices affect students’ attitudes particularly and may explain opposition to AA
Action (physics · Affirmative action · Higher education · Political science · Sociology · Anthropology · Global Educational Policies and Reforms · Global Educational Reforms and Inequalities · Law · Peace and Human Rights Education
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Familiarity Does Not Breed Contempt
The Progress of Education in India
Predicting Support for Affirmative Action in Educational Admissions
Meritocracy, Self-Concerns, and Whites' Denial of Racial Inequity
Attitudes toward Redistributive Policy
Inequality Is a Problem of Inference
Beliefs about affirmative action
A Typology of Mixed Methods Sampling Designs in Social Science Research
Psychological responses to reservation-based discrimination
The Culture of Academic Disciplines and the Sociopolitical Attitudes of Students
Double Jeopardy? Stigma of Identity and Affirmative Action
Inclusion without Solidarity
Education and Attitudes toward Redistribution in the United States
Concern for the in-group and opposition to affirmative action
Scheduled Castes, reservations and religion
White Attitudes toward Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |