(1995). Journey to Success: Discovering Vocational Opportunities for Idahoans with Disabilities [and] Jornada al Exito: Descubriendo Oportunidades Vocacionales para Ciudadanos de Idaho con Incapacidades. Designed for individuals with disabilities and their families, this handbook (in both English and Spanish versions) provides information about vocational opportunities in Idaho and how they may be accessed by young adults with disabilities. Topics addressed include: (1) work related and individual and family supports; (2) types of adult service programs; (3) categories of adult employment programs; (4) school transition as a means to employment; (5) major adult vocational services; (6) employment related service terms; (7) types of supported employment; (8) new methods of supported employment, including natural supports in the workplace; (9) community supported employment characteristics; (10) emerging providers/opportunities; (11) long-term funding; (12) types of income support; (13) questions that should be asked about adult programs; (14) parents as case managers and advocates for change; (15) sources of rights for workers with disabilities; (16) basic laws concerning… [PDF]
(1998). Equal Pay: A Thirty-Five Year Perspective. Issued on the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act (1963), this report is a historical analysis of the economic trends affecting women workers from the years leading up to passage of the act through the present. It is divided into three time periods to highlight important developments: Part I–The Early Impact of the Equal Pay Act, 1960-1975; Part II–Making Their Place in the Work Force, 1975-1985; and Part III–Moving Forward–Making a Difference, 1985-1997. Within each time frame, the report provides data on women's labor force participation, leading occupations, and educational attainment. When available, it also includes data on wages, issues particular to women from minority groups, and other trends. The conclusion, Part IV–Issues to Watch in the New Century, sums up these patterns and discusses trends to watch for in the future. Nine figures and 23 tables are included. Two appendixes present (1) chronology and tables on equal pay; and (2) data supporting… [PDF]
(2001). Sexual Orientation, Graduate Education, and Accreditation. The purpose of this paper was to discuss education and accreditation issues with respect to diversity in sexual orientation. The different levels of analyses are approached from the more general to the more specific, ending with a discussion of accreditation issues in psychology. Information pertains to the United States, and includes some information on Canada as well. Topics discussed include legislation and public policy, experiences in university communities, and accreditation and graduate education issues. The paper concludes with author comments concerning the American and Canadian Psychological Associations' position statements on sexual orientation. (ADT)… [PDF]
(2003). A League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations. Innocenti Report Card. Issue No. 5. UNICEF This report represents the first ever attempt to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A small group of countries — Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Norway — appear to have an exceptionally low incidence of child maltreatment deaths; Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Hungary and France have levels that are four to six times higher. The United States, Mexico and Portugal have rates that are between 10 and 15 times higher than those at the top of the league table. The good news is that child deaths from maltreatment appear to be declining in the great majority of industrialized countries…. [PDF]
(1982). Chronicle of Race, Sex, and Schools. Integrated Education, v20 n1-2 p78-91 Jan-Apr. Presents a summary of issues, problems, court litigation proceedings, accomplishments, and other events relating to racial, ethnic, and sex discrimination, school desegregation, equal education, and services for the disadvantaged in the United States as a whole and in individual States, as described in various reports from January to April, 1982. (MJL)…
(1997). Reaching Beyond Race. PS: Political Science and Politics, v30 n3 p466-71 Sep. Presents the results of surveys that use new technologies and procedures to provide a more accurate picture of how people feel about racially charged issues. The results suggest deep divisions and surprising agreement on many of these issues. Argues that, distrust and dislike of affirmative action is widespread even among liberals. (MJP)…
(1997). The Limits of Affirmative Action. American School Board Journal, v184 n1 p12,47 Jan. In the federal case from New Jersey, "Taxman v. Board of Education of Township of Piscataway," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a school board cannot use affirmative-action guidelines to decide which employees will be laid off. This article explains the precedents upon which the court based its August 1996 decision. (LMI)…
(1996). Self-Advocacy Preparation of Consumers with Disabilities: A National Perspective of ADA Training Efforts. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v21 n2 p81-87 Sum. A survey of personnel representing mental health/mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies in 50 states investigated the self-advocacy needs of clients, training in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and impact of the ADA. Results indicated that clients needed training in advocacy-related skills and that the ADA had a minimal impact on clients. (CR)…
(2002). What Do We Learn about Difference from the Scholarship on Gender?. Social Forces, v81 n1 p1-24 Sep. Examines the past 30 years of research on gender. Discusses lessons learned: to study difference in context, make real comparisons, look for similarities as well as differences, examine variation within as well as between groups, investigate exceptions, note failure to find effects, allow equifinality, and move beyond gender as a category per se. Illustrates how faculty can use these lessons as teachers and professionals. (Contains 76 references.) (Author/SV)…
(2002). Images of America: What Youth Do Know about the United States. American Educational Research Journal, v39 n2 p519-52 Sum. Interviewed 25 high school seniors and juniors from three schools in the northeastern United States about their images of America. Three themes predominated: (1) inequity associated with race, gender, socioeconomic status, or disability; (2) freedom, including rights and opportunities; and (3) diversity of race, ethnicity, culture, and geography. In general, what students know is supportive of the nation-state. (SLD)…
(1990). Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights: An Occasion for Improving Education about Civic Principles and Values. Social Studies Texan, v6 n2 p52-55 Fall. Identifies four areas of deficiency in understanding and applying the principles of the Bill of Rights. Provides guidelines to improve instruction, emphasizing systematic coverage of Bill of Rights topics; analysis of case studies on Bill of Rights issues; and discussion of Bill of Rights issues in an open classroom environment. (CH)…
(1989). Religion and Education at the End of a Decade. Religion & Public Education, v16 n1 p35-37 Win. Reviews current Supreme Court doctrine as tested in lower federal and state courts in three areas in which public schools are involved. Examines Court decisions on silent meditation, equal access, and baccalaureate and commencement services. Finds the issues have not been fully resolved. (DB)…
(1990). U.S. Education Department, 10 Years Old This Month, Gets Mixed Reviews. Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n34 pA21,24 May 9. The existence of a cabinet department for education has made education issues more prominent, but the Education Department is faulted for doing little to further the federal interest in providing education for minority and economically disadvantaged students. Educational policy making continues to be dominated by Congress. (MLW)…
(1990). The Case for Fairness. Society, v27 n3 p12-16 Mar-Apr. Supports and defends the work of the National Research Council's Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). Argues that, through validity generalization, the distinction between referral and hiring, and the establishment of a "performance-fair" system of score adjustments, the GATB can be used to effect equitable employment opportunity. (AF)…
(1994). Brown v. Board of Education at 40: A Legal History of Equal Educational Opportunity in American Public Education. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p297-309 Sum. Presents a history of the social, educational, and legal events leading up to Brown v Board of Education. It also provides a comprehensive review of major Supreme Court rulings on desegregation and equal education opportunity for African Americans in the 40 years since Brown. (GR)…