(1997). Redefining the Virtuous Cycle: Replacing the Criterion of Race with Socioeconomic Status in the Admissions Process in Highly Selective Institutions. ASHE Annual Meeting Paper. This study examined characteristics of the student bodies of highly selective and less-selective colleges and universities specifically those related to race and socioeconomic status (SES) and the possible effects of replacing race and ethnicity with SES as a method for ensuring student diversity. The study used data from the Cooperative Institutional Research Program (CIRP), specifically data from freshmen (n=4,408) entering college in 1986. Independent variables included socioeconomic factors (income, parents' educational levels and occupations), race, and background factors (Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores, high school grades, gender, and high school rank). Institutional selectivity was the dependent variable. Analysis confirmed the hypothesis that academically and socioeconomically advantaged students are more likely to attend highly selective institutions than other students, and six of the nine independent variables were found to be significant predictors of attendance… [PDF]
(1994). Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. Bibliography No. 22. This bibliography of 886 citations is an annual accounting of the literature on collective bargaining in higher education and the professions for 1993. The research design and methodology used in the preparation of this volume relied on computer searches of various data bases, as well as manual retrieval of citations not available on data bases. Sources include books, monographs, dissertations, journals, periodicals, research and conference papers, and newspaper articles and are grouped into either the faculty bibliography or the professions and professionals bibliography. References are listed by author within the following subject areas: academic freedom, administration, affirmative action, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) in the workplace, arbitration and mediation, collective bargaining, collective bargaining (Canada), community colleges, comparable worth, discipline and dismissal, discrimination, drug testing, ethics, evaluation, excellence, faculty, fiscal issues,… [PDF]
(1983). School Officials and the Courts: Update 1983. ERS Monograph. Sixth in a series providing a scope treatment of case law on a wide range of public school issues, this monograph reviews selected federal and state decisions handed down between June 30, 1982 and June 30, 1983. School board issues covered include at-large election, open meeting laws, and authority to close schools, reduce slaries, interpret disciplinary policy, and limit information dissemination. Decisions involving administrators include certification and licensure, suspension, corporal punishment, tenure, nepotism, and discrimination. Finance issues include tax deduction for educational expenses, misapplication of federal funds, and charging nonresident tuition and activity fees. Cases concerning collective bargaining involve mandatory subjects, selection and authority of bargaining representative, seniority versus affirmative action, cost-of-living clauses, contract enforcement, grievance administration, and bias-in-strike resolutions. A section on teachers reviews decisions on…
(1987). Agreement between South Dakota Board of Regents and Council of Higher Education, an Affiliate of the South Dakota Education Association and the National Education Association, May 22, 1987. The collective bargaining agreement between the South Dakota Board of Regents and the Council of Higher Education (COHE), an affiliate of the South Dakota Education Association and the National Education Association (NEA), is presented, covering the period July 1, 1987 through June 30, 1988. It sets forth the conditions of employment for all faculty (in both higher education institutions and special regental schools) represented by the Council of Higher Education. Division I of the agreement, which provides general provisions for all institutions, covers the following: definitions, recognition, management rights, COHE status, nondiscrimination, civil rights, affirmative action, contract disputes (including faculty grievances), evaluation, transfer, assignment and reassignment, faculty unit member reduction procedures, academic freedom, code of conduct for discipline, personnel files, academic governance, unit member responsibilities, working conditions, leaves, fringe benefits,… [PDF]
(1976). Spec Kits; Systems and Procedures in the Area of Library Management. The Systems and Procedures Exchange Center (SPEC) of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) compiles these SPEC Kits as a means of sharing management techniques and expertise. The materials enclosed in each kit are reproductions of working tools developed by individual libraries to meet their specific purposes within a limited area of library operations. Kits in the general area of library administration cover such topics as: goals and objectives statements, organization charts, friends of the library organizations, foundations, planning systems, and the systems function in ARL Libraries. In the area of personnel practices, topics include: personnel organization, status of librarians, affirmative action, performance review, personnel classification schemes and job descriptions, collective bargaining, tenure policies, leave policies, staff development, staff associations, managerial and technical specialists, paraprofessionals, and grievance procedures. Topics in the area of…
(1993). Great Plains Beacon. v1 n1-4 1991-92, v2 n1-3 1992-93. The 7 newsletter issues presented here review the efforts of 10 Midwestern community colleges to achieve greater leadership diversity on their campuses. Called Beacon projects (or collectively, the Beacon Project) after the grant that provided the funding for these efforts, the projects described cover a wide range of approaches. Among them are the following: (1) the development of a directory of diversity-related resources compiled by Austin Community College (ACC); (2) the development of racial harassment policy at Front Range Community College (FRCC); (3) staff development efforts to enhance cultural sensitivity at Metro-Kansas City Community College; (4) a 10-site audio conference for Beacon program staff; (5) a workshop at MCC on sexual orientation; (6) a teleconference on leadership diversity; (7) establishment of a Diversity Contribution Award at FRCC; (8) a gender workshop at Kirkwood Community College; (9) a workshop on sexual harassment, cultural diversity, and affirmative… [PDF]
(1972). Area Health Education Center of the Navajo Health Authority to Establish the Navajo Center for Health Professions Education. The Area Health Education Center (AHEC) is designed to provide educational opportunities in health and allied fields and to improve health care for the Navajo people and other Indians in the region that includes and immediately surrounds the Navajo Indian Reservation. As prime contractor, the University of New Meixco School of Medicine will implement, coordinate, and evaluate the interventions specified in the AHEC Work Statement. These interventions, in summary form, are as follows: (1) initiate a Center for Health Professions Education; (2) assist the Navajo people in identifying health needs and establishing priorities for intervention; (3) determine health manpower needs and implement appropriate educational opportunit:es; (4) provide technical assistance to the Navajo Community College and the Gallup Branch of UNM in the development of preprofessional, allied health, and basic science curricula; (5) incorporate traditional Navajo healing sciences in existing health programs;…
(1983). A Promise of Simple Justice in the Education of Chicago School Children? Interim Report. The interim findings of a citizen commission charged with monitoring the implementation of the Chicago (Illinois) Public School desegregation plan are presented. The first of four sections of the report describes the context for the monitoring effort, including legal suits against the school systems in the 1960s and the events and legal decisions leading to the desegregation plan and the formation of the district's Monitoring Commission for Desegregation Implementation. The second section describes the monitoring experiences including the targeted schools, the organization and membership of the commission, the magnet schools and transfer options, other educational components, the affirmative action and staff development efforts, and reflections on the first year of the monitoring effort. The third section describes the monitoring strategy and includes an interim report from each of the commission's subcommittees along with the methodologies and findings. The findings indicate that… [PDF]
(1989). Black New Yorkers Status Report. Volume 2. The New York State Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs has published eight policy reports that evaluate State initiatives impacting the lives of black New Yorkers. Special emphasis was placed on the following areas: (1) development of increased opportunities in all aspects of State government; (2) coordination of resources to create effective educational, vocational, and health training programs; (3) evaluation of programs and services provided by State agencies and policy decisions affecting the black community; (4) development of awareness programs to assist members of the black community in identifying and participating in State and local programs; (5) evaluation of proposed State policies affecting blacks; and (6) review of the implementation of affirmative action programs designed to increase employment opportunities in State government. The following reports are described: (1) "The Black Family: Current Crisis/Recent Trends"; (2) "Health: Conditions,…
(1990). Aboriginal Teachers as Organic Intellectuals. This paper reviews an instructor's experience in teaching a social studies methods course. The course focused on the themes of anti-racist education and critical pedagogy and was taught to a group of eight aboriginal women enrolled in the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program (SUNTEP). SUNTEP is an affirmative action teacher education program for students of Metis ancestry in Saskatchewan. The class encouraged social change by developing preservice teachers into organic intellectuals. Organic intellectuals use the language of their culture to express the real experiences and feelings of their people. Anti-racist education focuses on changing institutions rather than individuals. Critical pedagogy incorporates student experience and lived culture as a curriculum concern, and emphasizes dialogue that organizes knowledge students already possess. Requirements of the class included: (1) a paper analyzing a local education policy based on multicultural assumptions; (2)…
(1980). References & Resources for Secretaries and Clerical Personnel, 1980. Manual 4200-1. Developed as a resource guide for all secretaries and clerical personnel employed in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD), this manual provides information on matters ranging from district procedures and office operations to English usage and professional growth. The manual's 21 chapters cover: (1) district history, philosophy, and affirmative action policies; (2) district organization; (3) emergency procedures; (4) communication with the Board of Trustees and preparation of Board docket items; (5) guidelines for supervisors for secretarial time management and working with their staff; (6) the importance of attitude, teamwork, and individual behavior in job success; (7) personal and professional growth, and pet peeves of bosses; (8) preparing job descriptions and desk job procedure manuals; (9) tips for time management, fitness, dictation and transcription, typing, duplication, and form development; (10) sources of information on, for example, district policies and…
(1988). Memordandum of Understanding: The City of Baltimore [and the] Community College of Baltimore Faculty Federation, Local 1980 AFT, AFL-CIO, July 1, 1988-June 30, 1990. This collective bargaining agreement was negotiated in 1988 between the City of Baltimore and the Community College of Baltimore Faculty Federation to establish terms of employment for the college's full-time faculty. The 17 articles in this contract cover: (1) union recognition and definitions; (2) union-board relations, including standards of professional behavior, union membership, board meetings, conflict with policy, and a schedule for negotiations; (3) union activities, including union office space and meetings, dues deduction, and faculty representation; (4) academic freedom, non-discrimination, and affirmative action; (5) grievances; (6) insurance and fringe benefits; (7) conditions of employment, including determination of seniority, maintenance of effective employment conditions, evaluation of faculty members' performance, royalties, and complaints; (8) leaves, including leaves with pay, such as sabbatical and sick leaves, and leaves without pay, such as military leave and…
(1978). Managerial and Technical Specialists. SPEC Kit 20. This kit is compiled from documentation received as a result of a 1975 Association of Research Libraries (ARL) survey on the use of specialists in member libraries; updated materials gathered in 1978 are included. Survey data from 64 ARL members indicate wide utilization of various managerial and technical specialists. Of these, personnel librarians appear as the most frequent category among responding institutions (72%). Systems analysts and either budget officers, planning officers, or planning/budget officers are found in more than half the responding libraries. Computer programmers, audiovisual specialists, and staff development officers are reportedly employed less frequently in ARL libraries. In addition to positions mentioned in the survey, binding/restoration specialists, curators of special collections, library editor/publicists, building projects managers, affirmative action coordinators, and photographic services specialists are found in some of the responding libraries….
(1986). Higher Education: Handbook of Theory and Research. Volume II. Theory and research on the effectiveness of college operations are covered in 12 chapters. Current research on each topic is reviewed, with attention to conceptual and methodological issues, and an agenda for future research is offered. Chapter titles and authors are as follows: \Transformational Leadership in Colleges and Universities\ (Kim S. Cameron, David O. Ulrich); \Managing Decline in American Higher Education\ (Raymond F. Zammuto); \The Importance of Being General: Philosophy, Politics, and Institutional Mission Statements\ (Gordon K. Davies); \Postscript to 'The Importance of Being General,' by Gordon K. Davies–The Campus as Chameleon: Rethinking Organizational Behavior and Public Policy\ (John R. Thelin); \Affirmative-Action Employment Discrimination: The Higher Education Fragment\ (Monique Weston Clague); \Evaluation Research and Educational Decision-Making: A Review of the Literature\ (Jonathan Z. Shapiro); \Rates of Return to Higher Education: An Intensive Examination\…
(1987). Wentworth Institute of Technology Factbook. Issue #7. Current and historical information on the Wentworth Institute of Technology (WIT) is provided in this factbook, with focus on college programs, applicants, enrollments, graduates, and other services. Part I provides a brief overview of the 83-year history of the college. Part II looks at the organization and administration of WIT, including data on affirmative action and staffing trends. WIT programs are the focus of part III, which considers degree programs; such research and professional services as Air Force contracts and faculty research incentives; international programs with the People's Republic of China, Philippines, and Republic of China; and the cooperative education program. Part IV offers longitudinal data on fall opening enrollments, enrollment by division, enrollment by program of instruction, student population by terms, freshman enrollment by curriculum, first-year enrollment by technology and degree, enrollment of individual colleges and divisions, student…