Graham-Moore, Brian E.; Potter, Penny F. (1984). Two Methods for Classifying Jobs into Equal Employment Opportunity Categories. Working Paper 83/84-4-21. Most organizations planning to assess adverse impact or perform a stock analysis for affirmative action planning must correctly classify their jobs into appropriate occupational categories. Two methods of job classification were assessed in a combination archival and field study. Classification results from expert judgment of functional job analyses were compared to statistical profiles of the Position Analysis Questionnaire (PAQ). From the data banks of the PAQ services, 300 cases were randomly selected. In order to obtain the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) classification for the selected cases, the jobs were first categorized by industry. Major corporations in each of the industrial areas were selected, and personnel officers of the selected corporations were sent a questionnaire containing the Dictionary of Occupational Titles (DOT) written job descriptions. They were asked to place the jobs into one of the three EEO classifications. A discriminant analysis was performed and…

Mapp, Edward, Ed. (1974). Puerto Rican Perspectives. The contents of this compendium are organized in four parts, as follows. Part one, \From Education,\ includes the following essays: \A Positive View of Bilingualism,\ Bejamin Pacheco; \Puerto Rican Children and the New York City Public Schools,\ Luis Fuentes; \Why Puerto Rican Students Drop Out of School: An Explanatory Analysis,\ Alexander Bazquez; \A Case for Puerto Rican Studies Programs,\ Richard Rivera; and, \Affirmative Action in Higher Education,\ Frank Negron. Part two, \From the Arts,\ includes the following essays: \Television and the Puerto Rican,\ Marife Hernandez; \Puerto Ricans in American Films: Peliculas sin Personajes,\ Edward Mapp; \The Anguish of the Expatriate Writer,\ Luis Quero-Chiesa; and, \The Playwright and the Puerto Rican Theatre,\ Jaime Ruiz-Escobar. Part three, \From the Community,\ includes the following essays: \Self-Help Efforts in the Puerto Rican Community,\ Jacinto Marrero; \Reminiscences of Two Turned-on Puerto Rican Librarians,\ Lillian Lopez,…

Citrin, Jack; Kiley, Jocelyn; Pearson, Kathryn (2003). Direct Democracy Takes on Bilingual Education: Framing the Debate in Four State Initiatives. The entrenched nature of affirmative action, immigration, and bilingual education programs shows that ethnic minorities as well as powerful economic interests can benefit from client politics (H. D. Graham, 2002). In recent years, ballot initiatives have pierced the cocoon of legislative support for these policies and overturned them in California and several other states, leading scholars to debate whether direct democracy is a threat to minority rights. This paper is a study of four recent initiatives seeking to eliminate well-protected bilingual education programs. The paper notes that California businessman Ron Unz spearheaded this movement, succeeding in California, Arizona, and Massachusetts, and failing in Colorado. It sets out to outline the genesis, conduct, and outcome of the recent initiative campaigns to drastically reform bilingual education. It considers the pattern of elite support and opposition; the campaign themes; and the pattern of mass support and opposition,… [PDF]

(1990). AB 1725 Model Accountability System. California Community Colleges. Revised. This report proposes a model accountability system for the California community colleges to comply with the directives of Assembly Bill 1725 (AB 1725). The purpose of the accountability system is to provide colleges and districts, the board of governors, and the California legislature with information that will allow for the continued improvement of student learning and success. The AB 1725 model accountability system consists of five components: (1) student access, measured in terms of student enrollments and participation rates, programs to promote educational access (e.g., financial aid, basic skills, and articulation programs) and physical facilities; (2) student success, measured in terms of academic standards, course completions, student goal achievement, basic skills and ESL course preparation assessment, noncredit adult education, and accreditation standards; (3) student satisfaction, assessed by surveys of students and accreditation reports on student services and learning…

(1988). The Hispanic Drop-out Rate and Under-representation of Hispanics in State Employment. A Follow-up Report. 1987 Annual Report. This follow-up study finds that very little progress has been made in the state of Florida on the recommendations contained in the Commission on Hispanic Affairs' 1985 Annual Report, "The Hispanic Drop-out Rate," and the 1986 Annual report, "Underrepresentation of Hispanics in State Employment.""The Hispanic Drop-out Rate," identified 19 recommendations based on the characteristics of potential Hispanic high school dropouts in Dade, Broward, Lee, Orange, and Hillsborough counties. For purposes of follow-up, the commission compared statistical data on the Hispanic dropout rate for the years 1984-85, 1985-86, and 1986-87. Specific dropout programs instituted in Dade, Broward, Lee, Orange, and Hillsborough counties were analyzed for their appropriateness to Hispanic students. Findings indicate that the graduation rate for Hispanics has shown little improvement, and that the dropout programs are ineffective. "Underrepresentation of Hispanics in State…

Hayes, Mabel E. (1990). Minority Women in Higher Education: Status and Challenges. This paper analyzes the status of minority women in higher education in relation to recruitment, retention, fair employment, and equity. Recent research on the American Professoriate showed women made up 27 percent of full-time faculty members and that 10 percent of full- and part-time faculty members are members of a minority. In the California State University system, minority women make up less than 3 percent of all full-time faculty. Minority faculty recruitment and employment have not continued earlier gains due to lowered affirmative action standards, smaller candidate pools, and retention difficulties. Some charge devaluation of minority faculty research and higher teaching loads as causes of low tenure rates. Data on salaries and career tracks (which diverge increasingly at higher ranks) suggest that equity for women does not currently exist. The paper argues that as women rise in the professions, they are stymied by the remaining force of the old social norms that in the…

Heeren, John W.; Mason, Marylee (1993). Enhancing Faculty Development: The Impact of AB1725 on California's Community Colleges. California Assembly Bill (AB) 1725 was passed to improve the operation of the state's community colleges with respect to finance, governance, affirmative action, employment policies, instructional technique, and accountability, providing a $5 million fund for staff development. To assess the effects of AB 1725 on the quantity and quality of faculty development activities, a study was conducted in 1992 of the perceptions of those in charge of development at a random sample of 40 community colleges in the state. Questionnaires distributed to the development personnel at the colleges sought information on the types and extent of current development activities and estimations of development activity five years previously; i.e., before AB 1725. Study findings, based on a 42.5% response rate (n=17), included the following: (1) the modal response for the proportion of faculty involved in development activities on respondents' campuses was more than 70%, compared to 10%-30% estimated for… [PDF]

Fracek, Eugene E. (1981). Office of Indian Education Survey Results: Indian Self-Identified Certified Staff (ISICS), Fall 1981. Developed to meet baseline and support data needs for affirmative action programs, certification standards, and distribution of Indian educators in schools in South Dakota, the Indian Self-Identified Certified Staff (ISICS) Survey presents data received and compiled during August to November 1981. An analysis of student enrollment information is provided on the 299 schools surveyed which include public schools, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) schools, non-public schools, and special education schools. Findings of the ISICS survey indicate: the 157 ISICS account for aproximately 1.5% of 10,338.1 Full Time Employees (FTE) of the 256 schools that responded; 108 ISICS in 12 BIA schools account for approximately 69% of all ISICS in all schools which returned the survey; ISICS account for less than one-half of 1% of 9,037.9 FTE's of the 187 public schools; and a decline in ISICS in most category areas (i.e., teacher, administrator, and counselor). Student enrollment information indicates a…

Meyerson, Martin; Zemsky, Robert (1985). Training's Practices: Education and Training within the American Firm. A study examined the training provided to workers by 20 firms across the Nation. In the 12 years between 1969 and 1981, American firms increased their expenditures on employee training from $2.4 to $3.5 million according to an analysis of data gathered by Current Population Surveys. In the same period, members of the American Society for Training and Development nearly tripled from 8,600 to 22,600. Nevertheless, the extent of firm-sponsored training appears to be related to business cycles since a temporary decrease in such training was noted during the 1981-1983 recession. Less than one-fifth of those trainers interviewed as part of this research project had been trainers in 1972. In general, the larger a firm and the more complex its services, the more likely it is to have a management development program with a built-in strategy for developing and teaching the company culture. As corporations have changed their attitudes toward affirmative action, and as the new generation of… [PDF]

Huelsman, B. Ryle (1977). Womanpower in the United States and in Kentucky. By 1975, the Kentucky and United States female labor force participation rates were both 41 percent. Although pre-World War II data are lacking for the Commonwealth, it was not until 1950 that the labor force participation rate for Kentucky women reached 20.4 percent, a figure achieved nationally as early as 1920. The distribution of women to men varies enormously among the more than 420 separate occupations recognized by the United States Census. Technological change, a type of culture change that is very rapid, has characterized the American occupational scene in the second half of this century. In the 1940s and 1950s, automated data processing required larger staffs of analysts, programmers and clerical helpers. Many of the last group were–and are–women workers. Also, the 1970s Affirmative Action programs may be acting as catalysts to increase the numbers of women entering certain occupations. In regard to the seven selected broad occupational groups, there are structural…

Cohen, Arthur M. (1976). The Faculty and the Humanities: Two Endangered Species. The humanities are not emphasized in two-year colleges, although junior/community colleges enroll over 30% of all students in post-secondary education. The Center for the Study of Community Colleges is engaged in a multi-phased research project designed to provide information for the National Endowment for the Humanities, which wishes to strengthen the humanities in two-year colleges. Two project phases, including a literature review and a national survey of humanities faculty, have been completed. The survey yielded a great deal of information about humanities faculty. About one-fourth had been students in two-year colleges. Fourteen percent now hold the Ph.D. or the Ed.D. The male/female ratio is 2:1 with affirmative action slowly taking hold. This group has broken almost completely with the secondary schools. It is believed that humanities faculty are becoming very insular while being relatively well satisfied with their present job situations. Recommendations for strengthening… [PDF]

(1973). El Boricua: The Puerto Rican Community in Bridgeport and New Haven. Organized in sex sections, this report summarizes the principal findings of an investigation by the Connecticut State Advisory Committee to the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights into areas of employment and health in New Haven, education and housing in Bridgeport, and the anti-poverty and model cities programs of both cities. The investigation included public hearings at Bridgeport on October 5, 1971 and in New Haven on October 6 and 7, 1971, at which time, state and local officials and representatives of the Puerto Rican community testified. In section One, "City Employment in New Haven" the Committee recommends that the city of New Haven should develop and officially adopt an affirmative action program. It is recommended in section Two, "Health Care of Puerto Ricans in New Haven" that the Governor appoint a committee to study the health problems of Puerto Ricans in the State of Connecticut. Section Three, "Education in Bridgeport" includes the… [PDF]

Farmer, Ann (2005). From the Inner City to the Elite. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, v22 n15 p36-39 Sep. Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, offers to a select group of community college students from around the U.S., an intensive summer program called Exploring Transfer. Exploring Transfer, which recently completed its 21st summer season, is hailed as an affirmative-action program that provides a much-needed educational boost to its diverse, low-income participants. The program runs for five weeks, during which the 45 or so students live on-campus and are showered with a healthy mix of support, challenge and freedom. Dr. Andrew Bush, the Vassar faculty director of Exploring Transfer, explains that the aim of the fully funded program is not to choose students with the highest grade-point average, but to pick those who have perhaps experienced an unsuccessful first semester at community college or possibly even dropped out, but returned. One of the goals of the program is to encourage students to continue to a four-year college after completing their associate's degree. Bush… [Direct]

(1978). Clerical Work: A Manual for Change. Report of the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women on Sex Discrimination in Clerical Work. A three-part investigation of clerical workers in Connecticut concluded that there is sex discrimination in the field. A survey of clerical workers, interviews with various executives, union officials, and personnel consultants, as well as a public hearing with clerical workers led the investigators to conclude that most of the discrimination is systemic. Key causes identified were the sex stereotypes which surround the roles of clerical workers, the unwillingness to promote persons in this line of work, and the oversupply of women in the labor force. Selected additional conclusions of the study are that clerical work is particularly low paid, especially when compared to jobs of a similar skill level which are traditionally held by men; clerical jobs are not adequately defined on the basis of work performed; and the desire for upward mobility in clerical work is being thwarted by low expectations about and inadequate recognition of the aspirations, abilities, and job duties of…

Alperowicz, Cynthia (1983). Fighting TV Stereotypes. An ACT Handbook. Suitable for classroom use, the handbook promotes public awareness of the need to provide more positive role models and fewer negative stereotypes on children's television. Each section contains photographic examples and quotations by members representing organizations such as Black Endowment Television, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the Chicano Coalition of Los Angeles, The Gray Panthers, the National Council of Negro Women, and the National Black Media Coalition. The handbook presents research indicating that proportional representation of racial minorities, women, handicapped people, and the elderly in TV comedies and dramas has actually declined over the last decade despite the fact that minorities are the fastest growing segment in the population. A look at what is wrong with the way minorities are depicted on the screen extends into a discussion of stereotyping in advertising. Statistical evidence that minorities and women are…

(1981). Resource Linkages for Sex Equity. The Potential for Linkages Between the Vocational Education Sex Equity Coordinator and Other Legally Appointed Equity Personnel. Several federal laws that address the issue of sex equity in education and employment do so in part by placing personnel in official and advisory positions at the state and local level to effect equity. In vocational education, Public Law 94-482 mandates vocational education sex equity personnel (in most states entitled "sex equity coordinators") to fulfill ten specific functions relating to creating and promoting sex equity in educational programs. Coordinators could carry out these mandates more effectively if they could form cooperative linkages with other personnel mandated by other federal laws. These personnel include coordinators under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; members, especially women members, of local advisory councils on vocational education under Section 105 of Public Law 94-482; compliance officers under Office of Civil Rights Guidelines; state coordinators under the Career Education… [PDF]

Ryan, John W., Ed. (1978). Changing Patterns in Graduate Education. Proceedings of the Eighteenth Annual Meeting. Council of Graduate Schools in the United States. Changing patterns in graduate education were addressed at a meeting of the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) in the United States. Topics of the conference included: opportunities and change in graduate education, interinstitutional cooperation in graduate programs for professionals, the future of graduate study in the humanities, decision-making in the dean's office, student-related legal problems of the academic dean, creativity and the creative climate in graduate preparation for careers, assessment of creativity in scientific problem-solving, the use of graduate record examination (GRE) scores in graduate admissions, the validity of GRE test scores, the analytical score of the GRE aptitude test, graduate education for international students, the impact of foreign students on graduate education from a Canadian perspective, interassociational activities of the Council of Graduate Schools within the field of international education, the future involvement of the Council of Graduate… [PDF]

Abel, Emily (1979). The View from the Bottom: The Impact of Proposition 13 on Part-Time Faculty. A study of the impact of Proposition 13 on the part-time faculty at California universities and colleges is hampered by: (1) the invisibility of part-time instructors in institutional reports and statements; (2) the confusion of Proposition 13 with other factors, such as declining enrollments; and (3) the fact that the full impact of Proposition 13 has not yet been felt. However, current trends indicate that as financial difficulties intensify, increasing numbers of part-timers will be fired, the conditions of those who remain will worsen, and full-time positions will be converted into part-time slots at an accelerated rate. Background information about part-time faculty demonstrates its vulnerability to lay-offs. Although part-timers make up 58% of the California community college faculty and are increasingly professional, rather than lay, educators, they are underpaid and provided with limited secretarial assistance and few opportunities to participate in faculty meetings. This…

Barnes, Stephen F.; Meek, Doris A. (1979). Commission on Student Life. Final Report and Recommendations. The final report and recommendations of the Commission on Student Life at San Diego State University are presented. The commission undertook a comprehensive review and evaluation of campus programs and services that contribute to student life. Specific tasks were as follows: (1) to examine all dynamic aspects of student life at San Diego State University in terms of expectations, needs, and program, service effectiveness; and (2) to review and evaluate the present administrative structure, staffing patterns, budgets, operations, and program emphases of the Division of Student Affairs, along with all other university departments and programs that are involved direclty with student life. Findings were to be elated to the following two concerns: whether students are being effectively served by the university and changes that should be instituted to ensure an optimal quality of student life now and into the 1980s. Study areas included: background; academic environment and student…

Carnevale, Anthony P. (1999). Education = Success: Empowering Hispanic Youth and Adults. This report discusses the education and empowerment of Hispanic Americans, stressing the importance of expanding access to educational opportunity from preschool through graduate and professional school. The report focuses on closing the educational and opportunity gap faced by Hispanics in the United States. After an introduction, \A Hard Look at Where We Are Now,\ the first section discusses \Education and Hispanic Economic Opportunity.\ The next section presents \Where the Jobs Are,\ examining various types of jobs. The third section discusses \Earnings and the Hispanic Education Gap,\ examining educational achievement and attainment, education and earnings, job types, immigration and the economy, education and unequal pay, the importance of academic skills, the educational domino effect, and the importance of nonacademic skills. The fourth section examines \Skills and the Hispanic Employment Outlook through 2006,\ discussing the various skill levels and noting policy…

Bramlett, Linda; Marcus, Bruce (1977). A Self-Study on the Impact of the Federal Government on Rice University. Results of a self-study conducted by Rice University, Texas, on the impact of federal legislation, especially nondiscrimination legislation, and the influence of federally-sponsored research are described. A survey was conducted of department chairmen, administrative staff, and a few selected faculty through interviewing and questionnaire administration. Among the legislation that has had the greatest impact on the university are the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the required compliance with Executive Order 11246, Title IX, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Title IX has changed the university's policy and practices relating to athletics and particularly the intercollegiate athletic program. Action has been taken to make the university accessible to the handicapped, but structural modifications of all existing facilities would impose a significant financial burden. Some major changes have occurred which have affected the university's traditional hiring philosophy and practices,…

Wilson, John K. (1995). The Myth of Political Correctness. The Conservative Attack on Higher Education. This book examines the phenomenon of "political correctness" in higher education and argues that it is a powerful conspiracy theory created by conservatives and the media who have manipulated resentment against leftist radicals into a backlash against a fictional monster, political correctness. The first chapter describes in detail the most important developments in the political correctness myth particularly as promulgated during the Reagan-Bush years. The book argues that the political correctness myth was developed through anecdote and that well-funded conservative groups carefully worked to create the institutional framework of political correctness and to compile stories of oppression by radicals. Chapter 2 argues for the existence of a "conservative correctness" that encourages attacks on liberal and leftist groups. Chapter 3 looks at challenges, real and exaggerated, to curriculum changes in higher education that raise concerns about how western culture is…

(1997). Technical Assistance Guide for Civil Rights Compliance in Vocational Education. Revised. This guide and coordinator's manual are designed to assist administrators of local agencies, area vocational centers, and postsecondary institutions in Michigan in assessing and improving their compliance with civil rights regulations relating to vocational education. The guide is based on an interpretation of the following laws: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990, the Age Discrimination Act 1975, and the 1979 Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex and Handicap. The 13 sections of the guide cover the following: (1) assurances; (2) policies; (3) designated coordinators; (4) notice of nondiscrimination; (5) public notification of vocational opportunities; (6) grievance procedures; (7) self-evaluations for Title IX Section 504 and Title II; (8) transition plans for… [PDF]

Velasquez, Patrick M. (1996). Resisting the Normative Implications of Tinto: Student and Institutional Characteristics Supporting the Persistence of Chicanos in Higher Education. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. Chicano student achievement remains low at virtually all stages of the educational pipeline but the low rates of postsecondary matriculation and persistence are especially alarming. Tinto (1993) has described student persistence in higher education as a longitudinal process of interaction between an individual student and his/her institutional environment that is driven by the degree of congruence between student and institution. The registrar's office at three institutions, California State University, a California Community College, and the University of California, provided a list of randomly selected students who self-identified as Chicanos. Each student was mailed a questionnaire near the end of a quarter or semester to obtain responses reflecting a minimum of one entire academic year. The students' responses indicated a high degree of biculturalism (comfort and proficiency in both Chicano and U.S. cultural domains) and that their ethic identity as Chicano was salient. There… [PDF]

Higgins, Ruby D., Ed.; And Others (1993). The Black Student's Guide to College Success. Essays and reflections were gathered to create a guide to the college experience for African American students. A survey of the opinions and attitudes of over 1,500 black students at colleges and universities asked what situations or problems confronted them in being admitted to colleges and what problems they encountered in their first year at college. In addition, 250 in-depth interviews with black students were conducted. The situation and problems were organized into themes. Respected black professional educators were asked to write short essays on these themes and to use informal language aimed at youth and families who may not have attended college. Part I discusses "How To Succeed in College" in 14 sections, each of which describes one of the following essential steps in the process: (1) college preparation; (2) choosing a college; (3) beginning the college selection process; (4) obtaining financing; (5) the black athlete; (6) housing; (7) choosing a major; (8)…

(1998). Office for Civil Rights, Annual Report to Congress, Fiscal Year 1997. The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) enforces federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Education. Laws enforced by OCR include: (1) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin; (2) Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex; (3) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability; (4) Age Discrimination Act of 1974; and (5) Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The OCR's enforcement authority extends to almost 15,000 school districts, over 3,600 colleges and universities, approximately 5,000 proprietary organizations, and thousands of libraries, vocational rehabilitation agencies, and correctional facilities. During fiscal year 1997, OCR's 12 enforcement offices focused on disability… [PDF]

Walke, Jean (1993). Analysis of Departmental Functions: The Department of Staff and Instructional Services, Houston Community College System. The Department of Staff and Instructional Services (SIS) in the Houston Community College System (HCCS) takes a leadership role in providing and promoting products and services required to empower the HCCS in the pursuit of quality service to the campus community. The goals of the SIS department are to adopt Total Quality Service orientation, increase awareness of the need and opportunities for growth for all staff, continue as a major source of communications products and services, and promote organizational development through teamwork. The major functions of the SIS are: (1) general instructional support, through such projects as the Great Teachers Seminar, the Business Externship Program, the Faculty Mentoring/Master Teacher Program, and a range of video projects; (2) general instructional support provided by other HCCS sources, including the Information Technology Division and the Student Services Division; (3) instructional support through the individual colleges in the HCCS;… [PDF]

Santos, Richard (1983). Hispanic Youth in the Labor Market. Special Report. This is a report on a study of how Hispanic youth fare in the labor market, based on data from the 1979 and 1980 National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth Labor Market Experiences. Chapter 1 reviews some of the major factors (low educational attainment, language problems, influx of foreign workers, cultural problems, and discrimination) that have been suggested as reasons for the economically disadvantaged status of Hispanics. Chapter 2 provides a socioeconomic and demographic profile of Hispanic youth, and Chapter 3 presents labor force participation rates, unemployment rates, and employment/population ratios relative to other groups and among Hispanics themselves. Chapter 4 examines the various dimensions of unemployment among Hispanics, including financial hardship, job search methods, types of jobs sought, and length of time required to find work. Chapter 5 provides a profile of employed Hispanics, while Chapter 6 summarizes government sponsored employment and training for youth…. [PDF]

Dewart, Janet, Ed. (1987). The State of Black America 1987. This book consists of 12 papers on current issues affecting black Americans. Titles (and authors) are the following: (1) \Black America 1986: An Overview\ (John E. Jacob); (2) \The Law and Black Americans: Retreat from Civil Rights\ (Julius L. Chambers); (3) \Taking Charge: An Approach to Making the Educational Problems of Blacks Comprehensible and Manageable\ (Sharon P. Robinson); (4) \The Future of School Desegregation\ (Charles V. Willie); (5) \Economic Status of Blacks 1986\ (David Swinton); (6) \Blacks, Budgets, and Taxes: Assessing the Impact of Budget Deficit Reduction and Tax Reform on Blacks\ (Lenneal J. Henderson); (7) \Black Families in a Changing Society\ (Andrew Billingsley); (8) \Social Welfare Reform\ (Barbara Bryant Solomon); (9) \The Black Underclass in Perspective\ (Douglas Glasgow); (10) \Drug Use: Special Implications for Black America\ (Beny J. Primm); (11) \AIDS: A Special Report\ (Beny J. Primm); (12) \Blacks in State and Local Government: Progress and…

Saville, Anthony (1986). Tailoring the Interview Process for More Effective Personnel Selection. Structuring the initial teacher employment interview adds validity to selection and appropriately utilizes human resources. Five aspects of an effective interview program include: (1) developing a job analysis plan; (2) reviewing the applications; (3) planning for the interview; (4) the interview instrument; and (5) legal implications. An interview chart should include a \task analysis\ developed from key duties. A well-developed application form, rather than resumes, assists in obtaining data. Before the interview, a principal should have an application letter, completed district application, resume, placement papers, and official transcripts. Information should include current employment, previous successful related experience, related quality academic work, and a phone check of references. \Information giving\ involves restating the job description; describing the district, community, and school; and providing information about salary and work. \Information receiving\ includes… [PDF]