(1977). Collective Bargaining in Higher Education. Bibliography No. 5. (Incorporating Other Than Faculty Bibliography Vol. 3). The fifth in a series of annual bibliographies, this collection represents an attempt to survey the literature of the field regarding faculty and nonfaculty in public and private colleges and universities. Primarily a source of current references for the year 1976, it also includes pre-1976 references in fields that are of particular interest but were not included in earlier bibliographies. Materials covered include books, periodical articles, research reports, unpublished reports, judicial and administrative agency decisions. Searches were made of the major journals in the field, as well as material relevant to arbitration awards, court decisions, elections, and National Labor Relations Board and Public Employment Relations Board rulings. A section called "Resources and Periodicals" offers further information on sources. Many organizations listed in the section "Useful Addresses" contributed data on meetings, speeches, and research reports. Subject areas… [PDF]
(1980). Proceedings of a Conference on the Role of Education in the Re-Industrialization of the United States (San Francisco, California, March 30, 1980). These proceedings of a conference on the role of education in the reindustrialization of the United States consist of the conference introductory remarks, the texts of five conference presentations, reactor comments and concluding remarks, an executive summary, and a list of conference participants. The first conference report describes the South Carolina Technical Education System, which focuses on improving industrial training by developing special programs, employee-upgrading courses, and occupational programs. The need for greater cooperation between education and the world of work through improved linkages between employers and employee trainers is the subject of the second presentation. Discussed next is the importance of the small business to the American economy. Effective human resource development and management as a path for increasing employment opportunities for minorities, youth, women, and the handicapped is the key issue examined in a presentation on… [PDF]
(1978). Hispanics in the Community/Junior Colleges: Donde Estamos en el Ano 1978. After presenting an overview of the history of the community college from the late 1800's to the present, and a discussion of the philosophic bases and accepted functions and purposes of the community college, this article presents a picture of Hispanic students in community and junior colleges in 1978. General demographic data on Hispanics in the United States are presented, focusing on age distribution, language and educational participation, and Hispanic professionals in post-secondary education. The section dealing with Hispanics in community and junior colleges considers enrollment trends, graduation rates, degrees awarded, and Hispanic faculty members. Subsequently, the reasons for the non-participation of Hispanics in the educational systems of this country are considered, concentrating on the changes that are needed in recruitment, admissions processes, student financial assistance, programs and services, and faculty and student support personnel in order to alter this… [PDF]
(1972). Women in 1971. This publication summarizes the activities during 1971 of the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women in achieving its goal to suggest, arouse public awareness and understanding, and stimulate action with private and public institutions, organization, and individuals working toward improving conditions of special concern to women. Areas of concern were: (1) appointments of women to policy posts, (2) the Equal Rights Amendment, (3) Supreme Court decisions, (4) education, (5) equal employment opportunity, (6) child care, (7) maternity benefits for employed women, and (8) National Women's Political Caucus. Some recommendations by the Council were: (1) State commissions on the status of women should review local public school systems to determine the degree of sex discrimination, (2) The Federal Government should use its influence to secure a higher priority for after-school care, making full use of existing public school facilities, (3) A woman should be appointed to the… [PDF]
(1974). Social Science Quarterly; Volume 55, Number 2, September 1974. Education: Problems and Policies. This double length issue contains twenty articles by political scientists, sociologists, and economists on the current problems and policies in education. The first three articles offer overviews of the areas best represented by the essays in this issue: the economics of education, the politics of education, and the sociology of education. Five articles discuss current financial and economic problems in education. Special emphasis is given to the Rodriguez decision and \no wealth discrimination\ within the school districts. Seven articles discuss the politics of education and include topics such as teacher activism, institutionalizing conflict response, and various aspects of political socialization and the educational system. Five articles focusing on sociological issues in education include topics such as the development of a professional self-concept in graduate students, the effects of conflict in obtaining desegregation, the impact of busing on white flight in Florida, the…
(2024). Why a Culture of Brilliance Is Bad for Physics. Grantee Submission, Nature Reviews Physics v6 p75-77. Women and people of colour are underrepresented in physics in many parts of the world, to the detriment of the field. How do academics' beliefs about the role of 'brilliance' in career success contribute to these representation gaps, and what can be done to address them?… [Direct] [Direct] [Direct]
(2024). Gender Quotas Are Not Enough: The Need for Multiple Strategies to Address Gender Equity in Australian Universities. Gender and Education, v36 n6 p581-598. The paper examines a 'circulatory' system of gender inequity in Australian universities where gender bias prevents women from accessing senior decision-making roles and stultifies their capacity to act as gender change agents. It has been mooted that equity quotas for senior roles can derail this circuit of male privilege in academia. Yet a plastic reading of the shape of gender equity policy and practice in Australian universities over the last 40 years reveals an increasing acceptance of individualism, which positions women's liberation as being achievable through self-responsibilisation. If these discourses remain unchallenged, gender quotas for senior roles alone will likely only benefit those entrepreneurial women admitted to senior positions, rendering the causes of gender inequity hidden and exonerated. Using a novel methodology that combines a 'plastic' with a complex systems lens of policy manoeuvres, we suggest gender quotas, accompanied by strategy designed to develop… [Direct]
(2024). Rethinking Racial Diversity Benchmarks in Higher Education. Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, v17 n3 p297-306. Many institutions of higher learning aim to promote greater racial diversity to harness learning benefits and foster a sense of inclusion. Nevertheless, the institutional pursuit of racial diversity is difficult to benchmark. The current constitutional boundary limits the use of race to promote the diversity in college admissions to a "narrow," "holistic," and "case-by-case" strategy laden with definitional ambiguity. This ambiguity is deepened by constraints, such as institutional history, demographics, geography, and institutional rank, that often go unaccounted for in popular diversity measures. This article creates an expected diversity measure that describes the amount of racial diversity one would expect accounting for the home state of their incoming class. This initial step serves as an example that universities may follow when using their own internal data to account for a richer set of diversity constraints and to better monitor progress toward… [Direct]
(2006). Student Perceptions of Diversity on a College Campus: Scratching the Surface to Find More. Intercultural Education, v17 n3 p311-317 Aug. American universities have made efforts in the past to create a more diverse student population, and this diversity has been linked to strategic benefits for both students and society. However, little research has examined students' perspectives on these issues. In an attempt to address this issue, this paper reports an exploratory research using focus groups to examine students' thoughts about diversity and its place on an American college campus. Student from communications classes at a large Southeastern university were invited to take part in the focus group sessions. The focus group data were transcribed and analyzed thematically, meaning each transcript was compared with the others on a continuous basis. The data suggest that college students, no matter what their background, generally view diversity as something positive. Furthermore, this research suggests that more than 40 years after the beginning of Affirmative Action initiatives in the US, the diversity discussion is… [Direct]
(2008). The Special Olympics: Sporting or Social Event?. Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities (RPSD), v33 n3 p143-145 Fall. Storey (2008), in his eloquent and timely critique of the Special Olympics and his call to close it down, focuses on the failure of the Special Olympics to achieve the goal of social integration and sustained social interaction among people with intellectual disabilities and their peers without a disability label. The authors wholeheartedly agree with Storey's condemnation of the perhaps unintended consequences of the Special Olympics, including: (1) fostering negative stereotypes of and infantilizing people with disabilities; (2) encouraging inappropriate behavior such as hugging, pitying, and paternalism; and (3) fostering attitudes of \us\ versus \them\ and service provider versus service recipient–all of which serve to hinder rather than promote social integration. Storey also argues that by diverting large amounts of charitable and federal funding, the Special Olympics further promotes segregation by limiting funds for integrated recreation and creating a dual recreational… [Direct]
(1981). Women and Minorities in Administration of Higher Education Institutions: Employment Patterns and Salary Comparisons 1978-79 and An Analysis of Progress toward Affirmative Action Goals 1975-76 to 1978-79. Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, v32 n3 p1-77 Fall. An ACE follow-up study of women and minorities in academic administration includes the presentation of employment patterns and salary compensation findings for the 1978-79 academic year, a longitudinal analysis of the changes experienced by women and minorities between 1975-78, and explanations for low percentages of women and minorities. (MLW)…
(1986). Affirmative Action and Inaction: The Status of Minorities and Women at Public Two-Year Colleges in New York State and the Nation. Rockefeller Institute Working Papers, Number 24, Fall 1986. A study was conducted to determine the extent to which women and minorities were employed as administrators and faculty members at two-year colleges. State directors of two-year colleges and individual institutions provided data representing 770 public two-year colleges in 48 states. Study findings included the following: (1) the percentage of female and minority administrators rose from 25.66% in 1975 to 39.16% in 1983; (2) faculties showed a more modest increase from 39.23% in 1975 to 42.86% in 1983; (3) 145 public two-year community colleges had no minority administrators, 30 had no female administrators, and 21 had neither a minority nor a female administrator; (4) there were no minority faculty members at 63 campuses and no women faculty members at one college; (5) 23 of the colleges with no minority faculty members had no minority administrators either; and (6) although New York compared favorably to the rest of the nation in terms of the employment of female administrators…
(2000). Racial Wealth Disparities: Is the Gap Closing? Working Paper No. 311. Most studies of the economic progress of African Americans have focused on income or narrower measures, such as learning, to assess the extent to which any gains relative to other ethnic groups can be attributed to factors such as declining racial discrimination, affirmative action policies, changes in industrial composition, or a narrowing of the educational gap between African Americans and the rest of the population. This analysis explores how African Americans have fared in terms of wealth, a less well-known factor. The main source of data is the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) (1984, 1989, and 1994). During the study period, the ratio of average wealth between African Americans and Whites remained almost constant. The analysis suggests that it will be very difficult for African Americans to make up significant ground relative to Whites with respect to wealth. If the racial income gap were closed, it would take 72 years for the racial wealth gap to close. The implications… [PDF]
(1977). The Regents of the University of California, Petitioner, vs. Allan Bakke, Respondent. On Writ of Certiorari to the Supreme Court of California. The main question of this case is whether Allan Bakke was denied the equal protection of the laws in contravention of the 14th Amendment, solely because of his race, as the result of a racial quota admission policy. A statement of the case which reviews pertinent data such as the admission procedure of the medical school, Bakke's interview and rating, the special admission program, the proceedings in the trial court and an appeal are given. It is concluded that the special admission program violated Bakke's right to the equal protection of the law. The medical school's quota was said to up root individual constitutional freedoms and replace them with a destructive system of group rights. Furthermore, the court makes a distinction between quotas and the concept of affirmative action. It is concluded that Bakke's personal right to equal protection was violated. The California Supreme Court correctly decided this case when it considered this action to be a case of racial…
(1984). From Culturally Defined to Self-Defined: Career Stages of Women Administrators. Women's participation in school administration is low and actually declining, despite legislation, affirmative action, and special programs. This article views the research guiding educational policy as useful, but concerned with ancillary issues. After a literature review of sex discrimination, administrator gender differences, role conflicts, and norms favoring men, this article addresses the informal criteria and organizational processes that favor men and hinder women. It describes a retrospective, ethnographic study of 25 women in educational administration careers. Data analysis reveals three career development stages. Women administrators begin as culturally defined, molding identities, behaviors, attitudes, and choices according to society's expectations. (In a school environment, this means women remain teachers, and administrators are male.) If women teachers develop supports and incentives, they may pass through transition (a difficult resocialization process) and… [PDF]