McComas, James D. (1980). Higher Education in the Eighties. Events and conditions over the last 20 years that have altered the course of higher education are briefly noted, and trends in higher education for the early eighties are examined. Among the past influences on higher education that illustrate the wisdom of planning for a realistic period of time, such as five years, are the following: the massive state funding of programs for the handicapped and special education laws, the government and court mandate to desegregate dual systems of higher education, affirmative action and equal opportunity legislation, and the recession. Trends in higher education for the early 1980s include the following: there is a decline in the number of students of traditional college age; changes in the retirement laws in 1982 will have an immediate impact on higher education; increased controls will be exercised by state governments; there will be movement toward standardization of programs, funding, and limitations of mission and scope; increased fuel costs…

Galambos, Eva C. (1979). Racial Composition of Faculties in Public Colleges and Universities of the South. This report summarizes the distribution of full-time faculty, by race and discipline, in the public four-year and two-year institutions of the 14 states of the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) region. The data were gathered with partial support by a grant from the Ford Foundation. A basic objective of the project was to develop baseline data on full-time black faculty, by disciplines, in public institutions of higher education within the region. Such information, in conjunction with data on newly entering black faculty (i.e., annual graduate degrees earned by blacks), constitutes the current supply of black faculty in the various disciplines. The distribution of faculty by race and discipline in the Southern region is illustrative of the national picture and, therefore, should be helpful for program planning and affirmative action implementation. The information in this report was obtained primarily by surveying individual public four-year and two-year institutions in the… [PDF]

Aoki, Andrew L., Ed.; Haynie, Kerry L., Ed.; McCulloch, Anne M., Ed.; Schultz, Jeffrey D., Ed. (2000). Encyclopedia of Minorities in American Politics. Volume 1: African Americans and Asian Americans. The American Political Landscape Series. The last 30 years of U.S. political history have seen dramatic strides in the impact that minorities play in U.S. politics. This first volume of a two-volume set addresses the historical and contemporary impact of two of the largest minority groups in the United States. Divided into two sections, the encyclopedia addresses the political struggles of African Americans and Asian Americans. The work draws attention to those events, people, and ideas that have shaped, and will continue to shape, the political dialogue of a diverse country. The entries cover people, events, court cases, movements, and organizations that have shaped the political struggles of these 2 groups. Longer entries address some of the key issues that face minorities in U.S. politics today. These "issue entries," such as those on affirmative action, immigration, bilingual education, and political participation were written to give context to current politics and to show how these issues might be resolved….

Walker, Marlon A. (2005). Black Coaches Are Ready, Willing … and Still Waiting: By All Accounts, There Is No Shortage of Qualified Black Coaches to Lead Division I Teams, so Why Are There so Few?. Black Issues in Higher Education, v22 n6 p26 May. It seems those who have a say in Division I-A athletic personnel matters–athletic directors, booster club leaders–haven't heard the news. There are plenty of qualified Black football and basketball coaches ready to step up and report to work. Out of 117 Division I-A football programs, there are currently three Black head coaches. The number hardly matches the nearly 50 percent of Black players who hit the field each year. Dr. Robert W. Ethridge, vice president for equal opportunity programs at Emory University in Atlanta and president of the American Association for Affirmative Action, says people look at the hiring practices in coaching to be special situations where favoritism plays a big part in the process because they are unique. In sports, he says, some coaches choose to bring in their assistants because they have a working knowledge of the coach's philosophies and behaviors. "They start to identify people they want to bring in, people that know them," Ethridge…

Valandra, Edward C. (2003). Remember 9-11! White Belligerency in the Academy. American Indian Quarterly, v27 n1-2 p420-428 Win-Spr. This author states that, although white belligerency is not new, it exists in a ubiquitous low to midlevel state. As nonwhite experiences reveal and the white historical record distinctly shows, there has been an ongoing controversy over a whole host of issues within the academy that involve the Color Line, like a racially separate but unequal education or affirmative action. However, 9-11 has profoundly amplified white belligerency throughout the country and within the academy. Of the former, communities and individuals perceived as subverting, transgressing, or disturbing the all-important pet project, the white war on terrorism, are suspect. Of the latter, most white critics and their supporters have previously presented multiculturalism as a highly liberal project of little to no social or intellectual value. In this essay, Valandra examines how this \9-11 climate\ impacts his university. Such a query unleashes a whole host of statements that claim that the university, if not… [Direct]

Forster, Greg; Greene, Jay P. (2003). Public High School Graduation and College Readiness Rates in the United States. Education Working Paper No. 3. Center for Civic Innovation Students who fail to graduate high school prepared to attend a four-year college are much less likely to gain full access to our country's economic, political, and social opportunities. In this study, the authors estimate the percentage of students in the public high school class of 2001 who actually possess the minimum qualifications for applying to four-year colleges. Estimates are broken down by racial and ethnic group, as well as by region and state. To be "college ready," students must pass three crucial hurdles: they must graduate from high school, they must have taken certain courses in high school that colleges require for the acquisition of necessary skills, and they must demonstrate basic literacy skills. Nationally, only 32% of students in the Class of 2001 were found to be college ready, with significantly lower rates for black and Hispanic students. This suggests that the main reason these groups are underrepresented in college admissions is that they are not… [PDF]

Verdun, Vincene (2005). The Big Disconnect between Segregation and Integration. Negro Educational Review, The, v56 n1 p67-82 Jan. The hearts and minds of the American people have been won over on the issue of segregation. However, the dilemma is that while an overwhelming majority of Americans would cringe at the idea of a racially segregated America, America remains racially segregated and racial equality is more ideal than real. Even though there is almost no legal segregation in America, most Americans live in segregated neighborhoods, attend segregated schools and churches, play on segregated beaches, vacation in segregated hotels and resorts and many have segregated workplaces. There is an apparent theoretical disconnection in America between the evils of segregation and the virtues of integration. This article takes a look in broad strokes over the past 50 years at how America has progressed legally, ideally and really from the pre-"Brown" society that accepted the legal segregation of the races, to the post-"Grutter" society, which has sacrificed racial integration, and accepted… [Direct]

May, William W., Ed. (1990). Ethics and Higher Education. American Council on Education/Macmillan Series on Higher Education. The purpose of this book is to provide a basic resource that defines the ethical issues in higher education and to offer a starting point for means of resolution or policy development in regard to them. Part 1 establishes an interpretive framework for the book in the following papers: "Institutional Culture and Ethics" (David Smith and Charles Reynolds); "Academic Principles of Responsibility" (Charles Reynolds and David Smith); "Through Thick and Thin: Two Ways of Talking about the Academy and Moral Responsibility" (James Laney). Part 2, focusing on activities and functions common to most institutions, contains "Academic Planning: Values and Decision Making" (Richard Morrill); "Admission Recruiting and Selection: Some Ethical Concerns" (Alice Cox); "Ethical Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics" (Lonnie Kliever); "Institutional Advancement: Survival with Integrity" (Harlan Stelmach and Mark Holman); "Ethical…

Lowery, Kendra (2021). Beyond Representation: African American Administrators' Experiences as Reflections of Workforce Diversity Perspectives. Leadership and Policy in Schools, v20 n2 p312-331. The recollections of sixteen African American administrators who were some of the first hired in de/segregated school districts in the North are analyzed in order to understand their work lives and experiences in district processes. Findings are analyzed through the lens of workforce diversity perspectives. Five themes emerged from the data regarding race, African American administrators' roles and experiences. Findings indicate that elements of all three diversity perspectives were present, but the most inclusive, integration-and-learning was least present. Recommendations for further research in contemporary contexts are provided…. [Direct]

(1980). Proceedings of the 1980 IPMAAC Conference on Public Personnel Assessment (4th, Boston, Massachusetts, July 6-10, 1980). The International Personnel Management Association Assessment Council (IPMAAC) contains over 500 psychometric specialists, personnel psychologists, and personnel staffing specialists dedicated to the improvement of public personnel assessment in such fields as selection and performance evaluation. Author-generated summaries/outlines of papers presented at the IPMAAC's 1980 conference are provided. Four preconference workshops are summarized. The luncheon address is "Government Regulations and Professional Standards: Conflict or Coordination?" by D. J. Schwartz. The presidential address is "Automating the Examination Process in the 80s" by T. S. Darany. Two invited addresses are reviewed: "The Division 14 Principles" by M. Tenopyr; and "Personnel Assessment from the Perspective of Work Adjustment" by R. V. Dawis. The following paper sessions are summarized: "Ratings of Training and Experience"; "Personality Testing";… [PDF]

Conklin, David (1987). Corporation-Community College Partnerships: High Technology Apprentice Training. Over the last six years, corporation-community college partnerships have played an increasingly important role in educational and industrial growth. The automotive industry has been at the forefront of this trend and has recognized the contributions that community colleges can make in meeting the educational needs of industry. One example is the Chrysler Dealer Apprenticeship Program (CAP). The program was initiated to act as a "feeder system" to supply high qualified entry-level technicians to Chrysler dealerships on a national basis. CAP involves a combination of education and work experience, with the student alternately spending two months attending college and two months working at a dealership. At the end of two years, the student receives an Associate in Applied Science Degree in Automotive Technology and is guaranteed a job with the dealer where the apprenticeship has been served. Colleges interested in establishing a similar program should consider the following… [PDF]

Keetz, Mary A. (1981). The Status of Women Faculty at West Chester State College, 1979-1980: Full-time Professional Staff Compared to Student Majors, Degrees Conferred, and Full-Time Equivalent Teaching Faculty. Report Number 1. The status of women faculty at West Chester State College, Pennsylvania in 1979-1980 was examined. The data permit longitudinal comparisons concerning: the distribution of full-time professional staff by rank, division, and sex as related to the national percentages; the number of student majors and degrees conferred by faculty, school, department, and sex; and full-time equivalent teaching faculty. The West Chester State College female faculty exceeded the female national norms for each rank. Female faculty are found in greater numbers on the Faculty of Professional Studies and are noticeably absent in all subdivisions of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and at certain ranks in the Schools of Administration and Public Affairs, Education, Health Sciences, and Music. The male faculty have a greater number of doctorates (52.27 percent) than does the female faculty (32.92 percent). The unequal distribution of women faculty at the college does not always match the available number of…

Chapman, Marian L.; Sanders, Nicholas M. (1977). Skills for Ethical Action: A Report on the Program Evaluation, 1976-77. This evaluation report focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of the 38 lessons in the 1976-1977 version of "Skills for Ethical Action," (SEA). SEA is a program based on a set of audiovisual instructional materials developed to teach junior high school students a behavioral strategy for acting ethically. The overall objective of the SEA strategy is to help students "do something which they have decided is fair after considering the possible effects on self and others." The six major steps in the SEA strategy are identifying the value problem, thinking up action ideas, considering self and other, judging, acting, and evaluating. The 38 lessons of SEA instruction evaluated in this report focused on student responsibilities in SEA, case studies about teenagers holding specified values, uses of SEA strategies to handle personal value problems, and use of SEA to make a personal value more meaningful. The evaluation method involved review of all lessons by educators… [PDF]

(1979). The Improvement of Staff Development for General and Special Administration Through a New Partnership: Final Report. The Special and General Education Leadership (SAGE) Project was a 3 year effort focusing on inservice activities for administrators and other personnel geared toward implementation of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. The project involved three objectives: to design, implement, and evaluate a series of staff development experiences for integrating general and special education administrators; to develop and test materials and systems for improving staff development experiences for general and special education administrators; and to extend the use of tested products and processes to school systems, state education agencies, and universities beyond those directly involved in the project. Following a SAGE Project overview are sections which address specific activities, accomplishments of the program, slippages in attainment, highlights of successful phases, less successful phases, spinoffs from the project, a concluding statement, and a financial statement….

Bertonneau, Thomas F. (1997). Declining Standards at Michigan Public Universities. How Changes in Curricula and Teaching Affect Academic Achievement, Career Preparation, and K-12 Education. Second Edition. The state universities of Michigan, like their counterparts across the United States, are suffering from a general erosion of academic standards and a radical politicization of the undergraduate curriculum. An important dimension of this problem is the effect on K-12 education in Michigan. Poor student performance and poor teacher preparation are directly related. There are many reasons for the decline in academic standards, including the disintegration of an effective core curriculum and the pervasiveness of trendy, politically correct courses, as well as declining standards of instruction in reading and writing skills and a gap between what students are taught and what they really need to know. Emphasizing basic skills has been characterized as elitist or as discrimination against ethnic minorities, and teacher education courses frequently focus on the trivial. In some states, the problem of the "dumbed-down university" is being addressed, and Michigan could learn from… [PDF]

Grubb, Erica Black (1974). Breaking the Language Barrier: The Right to Bilingual Education. Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review, v9 n1 p52-94 Jan. This article advances the view that constitutional doctrine now requires schools to provide instruction in the native tongue of non-English-speaking children until they have learned English. It will be argued that equality of educational opportunity, and hence equal protection, does not exist when the instruction provided by the state is incomprehensible to identifiable groups of children, and that to compel attendance under these conditions is a deprivation of liberty without due process of law. Before these two constitutional issues are dealt with in Parts 4 and 5, the factual and legal background of the problem is discussed in Part 1, and the statutory and state constitutional provisions lending support for affirmative judicial action are reviewed in Parts 2 and 3. (Author/KM)… [PDF]

Ewald, Thomas R. (1972). Court Action for Migrants. Aiding attorneys who represent migrant farmworkers and their families when affirmative civil action is required, this book helps to raise the level of migrants' legal protection to a minimum standard of adequacy. The text is based on the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a national set of rules. The book is divided into 3 sections: the identification and discussion of the 5 most important types of migrants' civil cases involving access to migrant labor camps, retaliatory firing and eviction, regulatory statutes, benefit programs, and contracts; the discussion of preliminary considerations in Federal civil suits on behalf of migrants; and the discussion of procedure in migrants' cases. Also included are 35 illustrative forms and 6 affidavits from an access case. (PS)… [PDF]

Donnor, Jamel K. (2021). Lies, Myths, Stock Stories, and Other Tropes: Understanding Race and Whites' Policy Preferences in Education. Urban Education, v56 n10 p1619-1636 Dec. Despite being academically unqualified for admission to the University of Texas at Austin, Abigail Fisher, a White female, argued that she was not admitted due to the university's diversity policy. In addition to framing postsecondary admissions as a zero-sum phenomenon, Ms. Fisher intentionally frames students of color who are admitted to the University of Texas at Austin as academically unqualified. The purpose of this article is to examine Ms. Fisher's arguments against the University of Texas' diversity policy as presented in "Fisher v. University of Texas" from a critical race theoretical perspective. In addition to obfuscating the fact that admission to the top colleges and universities in the United States has become more competitive, Ms. Fisher's anti-diversity arguments are also consistent with a racial ideology and socially conservative agenda that frames people of color as undeserving of the opportunities traditionally associated with White people. The goal of… [Direct]

Hesser, Phillip, Ed. (2004). "It's Not Rocket Science–It's Much Harder": Racial & Ethnic Diversity in Public Service–Where Do We Go from Here? An AED Public Service Leadership Paper. Academy for Educational Development For people concerned with the future of diversity in the United States, the month of June 2003 was a momentous watershed. Nearly four decades earlier, President Lyndon B. Johnson first advocated affirmative action as a means to "seek not just freedom, but opportunity." June 2003 also saw the 25th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on "Regents of the University of California v. Bakke," permitting race to be used as one criterion for admitting a diverse student body in higher education. It was likewise the eve of the seventh anniversary of the refusal of the Supreme Court to review the "Hopwood v. Texas" ruling by the Fifth District U.S. Court of Appeals, questioning educational diversity as a compelling state interest. Most urgently, the Supreme Court was preparing to issue a ruling on two University of Michigan admissions cases in "Gratz et al. v. Bollinger et al." and "Grutter v. Bollinger et al.," addressing whether… [PDF]

(1996). Segregated Schools: Separate but Equal? The LegiSchool Project. The LegiSchool Project of the California State Legislature and California State University conducts televised Town Meetings to provide a forum for dialogue about problems of interest in California education. This collection contains background readings and materials for the fifth of these Town Meetings, to be titled "Segregated Schools: Separate but Equal?" The following materials are selected to promote reflection and conversation: (1) Amendment XIV of the U.S. Constitution; (2) "Caught on the Wrong Side of the Line?" ("Los Angeles Times," July 13, 1995); (3) "Frustrated Blacks Dust Off the Concept of 'Separate but Equal'" ("Time Magazine," April 29, 1996); (4) "Integration Busing" ("Omaha World-Herald," July 14, 1996); (5) "Is Affirmative Action a Crime?" ("Sacramento Bee," April 18, 1996); (6) Letter to the Editor (F. E. Jordan, "San Francisco Examiner," May 21, 1996); (7)…

Jaramillo, Marianela; Naranjo, David; P√©rez, Cristina; Salazar, Diego; Sanchez, Tarquino; Vidal, Jack (2021). Analysis of Academic Performance Based on Sociograms: A Case Study with Students from At-Risk Groups. Journal of Technology and Science Education, v11 n1 p167-179. The present work analyzes the academic performance of students from at-risk groups from the perspective of Social Network Analysis (SNA), studying the academic and interaction information of 45 students belonging to at-risk groups who attended a pilot socio-academic course during one academic term. This information was used to create a sociogram, which served as the basis for determining the centrality metrics of the SNA. The relationships between these metrics and the academic variables were then studied by means of correlation analysis and linear regression with LASSO standardization. As a preview of the results, it was determined that the academic performance of the students in the pilot course was influenced, on the one hand, by their academic knowledge prior to being admitted to the university, represented by the score on the Mathematics and Geometry section of the diagnostic test, and on the other hand, by the dynamics of the social network in which they interacted in the… [PDF]

Cirani, Claudia Brito Silva; de Carvalho, Carolina Corr√™a; Riccomini, Fernanda Edileuza; Storopoli, Jos√© Eduardo (2021). Educational Innovation: Trends for Higher Education in Brazil. International Journal of Educational Management, v35 n3 p564-578. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to characterize the trends for educational innovation in higher education in Brazil, constructing a conceptual model of innovation trends in the sector. Design/methodology/approach: A preliminary profile online was done with 76 experts in university education, and 17 were contacted for in-depth perceptions. The analysis of the content was made of all material and, as a result, the critical analysis of the results, which culminated in the development of a conceptual model and characterization of trends, dimensions and subdimensions to innovation in higher education. Findings: The dimension universal design of accessibility and learning had major considerations, contributing to implementation of new innovative practices for higher education. Some subdimensions emerged, namely, governance, risk management, curricular extension and affirmative policies. Research limitations/implications: The difficulty in performing the deepening of all dimensions… [Direct]

Burke, Geraldine (1993). Equity for Women in the 1990s: Regents Policy and Action Plan with Supporting Background. Equal opportunity for women was last examined by the New York State Board of Regents in 1972. This document contains two papers: (1) a policy paper "Equal Opportunity for Women" prepared by the Regents reaffirming their commitment to gender equity by proposing an action plan; and (2) a background paper, "Equity for Women in the 1990s" reviews in detail the progress of New York State women during the past two decades. The first document is divided into three parts: (1) a perspective for the 1990s on women's equity issues of gender bias, career patterns for women, and new challenges; (2) the regents' policy principles to achieve equal opportunity for women; and (3) a call to action to promote equal opportunity for girls and women. Action strategies are listed for ending gender bias, improving opportunities for the education of women and girls in schools, higher education, and cultural institutions, and improving career opportunities in education, cultural… [PDF]

Hardy-Fanta, Carol; Watanabe, Paul (1998). Conflict and Convergence: Race, Public Opinion and Political Behavior in Massachusetts. The University of Massachusetts McCormack Institute Poll. An Occasional Paper. The University of Massachusetts McCormack Institute Poll of attitudes and opinions related to the political, economic, and social life of Massachusetts was expanded in 1998 to include a larger sample of minority respondents than in previous years. In 1998, the sample included 127 African Americans, 114 Asian Americans, 107 Latinos, and 381 Whites. The rapidly changing racial and ethnic diversity of Massachusetts was regarded as a "good thing" by a large proportion of all groups. Minority group members were less likely than Whites to think that things were getting better for minorities, and they were more likely to agree that there was a long way to go before minorities (specifically African Americans) have the same chance in life White people have. Thirty-three percent of African Americans, thirty-one percent of Latinos, and twenty-five percent of Asian Americans reported that they had a personal experience with discrimination during the last 3 months. African Americans… [PDF]

Knoell, Dorothy (1990). Transfer, Articulation, and Collaboration: Twenty-Five Years Later. Comparing data from two studies of community college transfer conducted 25 years apart, this report describes policies, programs, regulations, and practices governing relationships between two- and four-year colleges at state, regional, and local levels. The study that led to this report gathered information from 11 states on transfer admission, assessment, remediation, baccalaureate degrees for vocational students, equal opportunity programs, databases, special arrangements to encourage transfer, state incentives, staff preparation and development, and articulation. The 11 chapters of the report focus on: (1) the need for and methods of the current study, the differences between the 1965 and 1989 studies, and the aims and focus of the report; (2) the educational contexts of the early 1960's and the mid-1990's, with comparisons of governance, community college mission, enrollments, admission, remediation, financial aid, affirmative action, and articulation; (3) the major dimensions… [PDF]

Cobble, Dorothy Sue, Ed. (1993). Women and Unions: Forging a Partnership. This book contains the views of 40 contributors on women and unions, organized into 15 chapters on six topics: Closing the Wage Gap; Meeting Family Needs; Temporary and Part-Time Work: Opportunity or Danger?; Homework; Developing a Realistic Approach; New Directions in Organizing and Representing Women; and Female Leadership and Union Cultures: Feminizing the Labor Movement? Chapter titles and authors are as follows: "Introduction: Remaking Unions for the New Majority" (Cubble); "Unions and the Gender Wage Gap" (Hallock); "Roundtable on Pay Equity and Affirmative Action" (Hartmann, Ross, Steinberg, Bergmann, Padia); "Unions, Hard Hats, and Women Workers" (O'Farrell, Moore); Comments by Kim, Johnson, and Donald; "Family Policy: A Union Approach" (Cowell); "Bargaining for Work and Family Benefits" (York); Comments by Miller and Cook; "Union Responses to the Contingent Work Force" (Engberg); "Social Policy and…

Arendale, David (2001). Trends in Developmental Education. This paper contains an overview of policy decisions being made at the state and national levels about learning assistance activities in higher education and developmental education. The principles driving those decisions are also outlined. Some policymakers want to fine the high schools from which under prepared students have graduated; others want to make individual students pay more for developmental education courses. Policymakers in many states believe that the national movement for increased requirements for high school graduation has eliminated or lessened the need for postsecondary academic support and developmental courses. Economic factors are most frequently cited as reasons to reduce or cut developmental course offerings and academic assistance programs, and policy decisions are being driven by some beliefs about developmental education. One such belief is that developmental education is equivalent to affirmative action, a belief that is not true. Nor is it true that… [PDF]

Mets, Lisa A., Ed.; Peterson, Marvin W., Ed. (1987). Key Resources on Higher Education Governance, Management, and Leadership. A Guide to the Literature. Designed as a reference for both practitioners and scholars, this book describes the general development of governance, management, and leadership in higher education, and also outlines the evolution of particular issues, concepts, and literature within each of these three areas. Each bibliographic entry is numbered to provide cross-references to other chapters, and classic works are specially marked. The 21 chapters include: "Organizational Concepts Underlying Governance and Administration" (E.E. Chaffee); "State Involvement in Higher Education" (R.O. Berdahl); "Federal Influences on Postsecondary Education" (J.B. Lee); "Governance and the Judiciary" (B.A. Lee); "Institutional Governing Boards and Trustees" (R.T. Ingram and L.E. Henderson); "Administrative Structures and Decision-Making Processes" (F.A. Schmidtlein); "Institutional Planning, Strategy, and Policy Formulation" (D.M. Norris and N.L. Poulton);…

(1990). "New Approaches for Children in the Nineties." Presentations at NCCR's Annual Conference (5th, Arlington, Virginia, October 18-21, 1990). The National Council for Children's Rights (NCCR) is a Washington-based advocacy group concerned with public policy affecting children of divorced and separated parents. This document contains papers presented at an NCCR conference. (Since publication of these proceedings, the organization has changed its name to the Children's Rights Council.) Papers include: (1) "A Report on New Directions in Family Research," by Anna Keller; (2) "Child Custody and Parental Cooperation," by Frank S. Williams; (3) "What is Happening in the Black Family," by Reggie B. Walton; (4) "Recent Activities of the American Bar Association's Center on Children and the Law," by David W. Lloyd; (5) "The Agenda for The Commission on Interstate Child Support," by Margaret Campbell Haynes; (6) "The Problem with Child Support," by Jed H. Abraham; (7) "How to Avoid Secondary Victimization in Child Sexual Abuse Investigations," by Ralph Underwager… [PDF]

Feagin, Joe R., Ed.; Smith, Michael Peter, Ed. (1995). The Bubbling Cauldron. Race, Ethnicity, and the Urban Crisis. The essays in this collection provide a background for discussions about multiculturalism, cultural politics, and urban crises by illustrating the ways in which race is still a central source of meaning, identity, and power and why it is intensifying as a category, rather than diminishing. Selections include: (1) "Putting 'Race' in Its Place" (Michael Peter Smith and Joe R. Feagin); (2) "Dictatorship, Democracy, and Difference: The Historical Construction of Racial Identity" (Howard Winant); (3) "Who Are the 'Good Guys'? The Social Construction of the Vietnamese 'Other'" (Michael Peter Smith and Bernadette Tarallo); (4) "The Rising Significance of Status in U.S. Race Relations" (Martin Sanchez Jankowski); (5) "African American Entrepreneurship and Racial Discrimination: A Southern Metropolitan Case" (Michael Hodge and Joe R. Feagin); (6) "Black Ghettoization and Social Mobility" (Norman Fainstein); (7) "Historical…