| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第8-9页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第9页 |
| 摘要 | 第10-14页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第14-20页 |
| 1.1 Introduction to the Study | 第14-17页 |
| 1.2 Significance of the Study | 第17-19页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Structure | 第19-20页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第20-25页 |
| 2.1 Previous Studies Abroad | 第20-22页 |
| 2.2 Previous Studies in China | 第22-25页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ JOHN RAWLS’THEORY OF JUSTICE AND ENLIGHTENMENTS TO HIGHER EDUCATIONAL EQUITY | 第25-32页 |
| 3.1 The Theory of Justice | 第25-26页 |
| 3.2 Two Principles of Justice | 第26-27页 |
| 3.3 The Principle of Equal Distribution | 第27-29页 |
| 3.4 Theory of Justice and Higher Education | 第29-32页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ MAJOR FEDERAL EFFORTS IN PROMOTING HIGHER EDUCATIONAL EQUITY | 第32-62页 |
| 4.1 The Legal Basis for Federal Involvement | 第32-33页 |
| 4.2 Higher Education Policies from the End of WWII to 1960 | 第33-37页 |
| 4.2.1 The G.I. Bill of Rights | 第33-36页 |
| 4.2.2 The National Defense Education Act of 1958 | 第36-37页 |
| 4.3 Higher Education Policies from 1960 to 1970 | 第37-57页 |
| 4.3.1 Civil Rights Act of 1964 | 第37-46页 |
| 4.3.2 Higher Education Act of 1965 | 第46-50页 |
| 4.3.3 Federal Financial Aid Programs | 第50-55页 |
| 4.3.4 Campus-Based Programs | 第55-57页 |
| 4.4 Higher Education Policies from 1970 to 2000 | 第57-59页 |
| 4.4.1 Middle Income Student Assistance Act of 1978 | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.2 Tax Relief Act of 1997 | 第58-59页 |
| 4.5 Evaluation of Federal Efforts in Promoting Higher Educational Equity | 第59-62页 |
| 4.5.1 Theory of Justice and Higher Educational Equity | 第60页 |
| 4.5.2 The Threatened Future of Federal Policies | 第60-62页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ CONCLUSION | 第62-65页 |
| 5.1 The Impact of Federal Policies | 第62页 |
| 5.2 The Limitations of Federal Efforts in Promoting Higher Educational Equity | 第62-63页 |
| 5.3 Enlightenments to American and Chinese Governments | 第63-65页 |
| NOTES | 第65-67页 |
| WORKS CITED | 第67-73页 |
