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Access To Higher Education In Florida And South Africa: A Comparative Policy Analysis, Marty Z. Khan
Access To Higher Education In Florida And South Africa: A Comparative Policy Analysis, Marty Z. Khan
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This study examines issues of access to higher education in Florida and South Africa. On November 9, 1999, the Governor of the State of Florida issued Executive Order 99-281 to establish the One Florida Initiative (OFI), which barred the use of race as a factor in university admissions. In South Africa, the government in February 2001 issued its National Plan for Higher Education (SANPHE). This plan outlined a framework to redress past inequities in the higher education system perpetuated by the former government's apartheid ideology. Senior university leaders in Florida and South Africa were required to implement their respective policy. …