(1993). Theme: Women Reach for the Top. World of Work, n2 p4-13 Feb. Includes "Women in Authority: The Ideal and the Reality" (Ducci); "Unequal Race to the Top"; "What Training for Career Advancement?" (Fromont); "Motherhood, Family, Career" (Seguret); and "It's Up to Women to Make Things Change." (JOW)…
(1994). Critical Perspectives on Community College Education. New Directions for Community Colleges, n87 p81-86 Fall. Describes a study examining the interplay of individuals with institutional culture and practices in a small, rural institution in the southeastern United States. Reports conflicts between traditionalists and iconoclasts with respect to minority representation, which reflected the tension between established forces of education and newly emerging groups. (10 citations). (MAB)… [Direct]
(1994). Creating a Climate of Inclusion: Success Starts at Home. Journal of the Association for Communication Administration (JACA), n3 p146-51 Sep. Outlines three strategies for retaining students of color and 13 strategies for recruiting and retaining faculty of color. Notes that the suggestions are not intended to persuade anyone to engage in recruiting and retaining faculty and students of color but to facilitate these activities for those already committed to them. (SR)…
(1999). Editor's Choice: Lessons on Disability and the Rights of Students. Community College Review, v27 n1 p30-40 Sum. The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 form the basis for this discussion of students with disabilities and the role played by community college faculty in promoting their success. Practices that ensure receptive classroom environments are defined with examples. Contains 21 references. (TGO)…
(2000). The Error of "Hopwood's" Error. Journal of Law and Education, v29 n3 p355-64 Jul. Notes various omissions in Daniel and Timken's (EJ 591 141) recitation of "Bakke" and "Hopwood." Examines their chief criticism of the "Hopwood" decision: that it overruled "Bakke," and the contention that the Fifth Circuit overruled because it did not have to address the question of whether educational diversity should be a compelling government interest. (Contains 57 footnotes.) (MLF)…
(1998). America's Struggle for Racial Equality. Policy Review, n87 p42-47 Jan-Feb. Discusses the civil rights movements of the 1950s and 1960s and the need to recapture the commitment to ending discrimination. The legal principle on which the early civil rights movement was based and the law's degeneration into preferential treatment and race-based entitlement are discussed. It argues for embracing the colorblind legal order begun 100 years ago. (GR)…
(1998). The Grave Dangers in the Discourse on Democracy. International Journal of Leadership in Education, v1 n1 p55-60 Jan-Mar. Democracy rightly holds a critical significance in any context in which relatively small elites have subjugated majorities. When a democracy has been established in a societal context that encompasses minority subgroups along with a dominant majority, minority groups are in danger. Democracy is not equity, nor any guarantee of equity. (MLH)…
(1999). Equity/Equality Issues of Gender, Race, and Class. Educational Administration Quarterly, v35 n4 p518-36 Oct. Critiquing two "Handbook" chapters on gender and race, this article observes that equity concerns have given way to concerns with quality and excellence. Both chapters explore reasons behind lack of equity (for poor students of color and women in school administration) and criticize "liberal" solutions to social problems. (Contains 55 references.) (MLH)…
(1991). Academic Women in Australian Universities. Monograph No. 4. This monograph explores some of the explanations commonly proffered to justify the existing pattern of academic women's employment in Australian universities. The research, data, and explanations in this monograph address the university area of the higher education sector only. It examines the adequacy of some of the explanations given for women's concentration in the lower ranks of academic employment. The validity of various explanations is tested by examining them against available relevant data. This examination strongly suggests that academic women experience sex discrimination, particularly systemic or indirect discrimination, in employment in universities. Among the topics discussed concerning women's participation patterns in academic employment are the following: (1) selection and promotion procedures; (2) turnover in academic employment; (3) academic employment and domestic responsibilities; and (4) gender-based differences in academic merit, such as qualifications,…
(1993). Gender Equity: A 20 Year Perspective. This paper describes progress made between 1973 and 1993 toward creating gender equity in education, with a focus on the Oregon experience. Four topics are addressed: (1) law and policy; (2) language; (3) the culture of school; and (4) school administration. Law and policy are needed at least to change behaviors, though they may not be sufficient to change attitudes. Regarding language, the implications of the words \gender\ and \sex\ are discussed. Gender is not a biological distinction but is socially constructed. Regarding gender equity in the culture of schools, it is argued that schools can maximize or minimize the differences between males and females. Unless schools directly confront institutional racism and sexism, they are not dealing with the issues. Regarding gender equity in school administration, there are now more women in educational administration, primarily in elementary and secondary principalships. However, very few superintendents are women. Women's move into… [PDF]
(1971). Survey of Black Law Student Enrollment. Student Lawyer Journal, 18-38, Jun 71. A survey of 1971 black law student enrollment and a discussion of the need for more financial aid to minority law students are included. This journal is available from the American Bar Center, Law Student Division, 1155 E. 60th Street, Chicago, Illinois 60637. (Author/DE)…
(1976). Quotas as an Instrument of Public Policy. Society, 13, 2, 11,18-21, Jan-Feb 76. Suggests that key question is not whether quotas are right or wrong but at what level particular quotas should be set, what the rate of change to achieve a particular goal should be, when to increase or eliminate them, and the establishment of procedures and personnel used for executing them. (Author/AM)…
(1987). From Different Shores: Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity in America. This collection of essays deals with the multiple origins of Americans from a variety of points of view. It is designed to involve students in the discussion and debate over the nature and meaning of America's social diversity. Following an introduction by the editor, the essays are presented in five categories, each of which is preceded by an introduction: \Patterns,\ which deals with the historical configurations of race and ethnicity; \Culture,\ which is concerned with the realm of ideology and perceptions; \ Class,\ which considers the economic and material basis of social divisions; \Gender,\ which examines the experiences of women and how they have intersected with race and class; and \Prospects,\ which discusses public policies and strategies for social change. The book concludes with a bibliography. (DM)…
(1986). The Campus Troublemakers: Academic Women in Protest. The struggle for sex equity by U.S. academic women in higher education during the early years of the women's movement, based on the experiences of 470 academic women, is addressed in a book suitable for sociology courses. All aspects of the academic employment process are covered, including acquiring degrees, job seeking, promotion, salary, tenure, and part-time employment. Attention is directed to: some aspects of the sexist environment that help raise the consciousness of academic women and lead to their decision to fight discrimination; the major employment disparities between academic women and similarly situated men that lead to sex discrimination charges; working through the system and going outside it; ways in which administrators and colleagues demonstrate their resistance; the kind and degree of support academic women receive when they challenge their employers and the effect of lack of support; the outcome of protest on both women and the institution and reasons the first…
(1985). Summary of Regional Conferences: Increasing Minority Access to the Licensed Professions through Two-Year College Programs. In 1984-85, a cooperative project was undertaken in New York to address the issue of minority access to those professions that can be entered through two-year college programs (e.g., animal health technology, certified shorthand reporting, dental hygienist, land surveying, and physical therapist assistant). Project activities were guided by a central steering committee and five regional steering committees. Anticipated outcomes of the project were: increased awareness of Regents of the State of New York's goals and activities relating to the problem of minority access to the professions; increased commitment at local levels to undertake activities to increase access to two-year college programs; identification of activities that are feasible for local educators and professionals to undertake; and identification of useful and feasible state-level actions to address the problem. The major activity undertaken to achieve project outcomes was a series of five regional conferences, which…