(1980). Proyectos de Educacion Migrante (Migrant Education Projects). Written in Spanish and English for project personnel, parents, and others interested in migrant education, the booklet summarizes general concepts and requirements behind Title I-Migrant activities in Oregon, which has been allocated $4,439,341 in Title I-Migrant funds for fiscal year 1980. Following brief definitions of important terms, information is organized in two main sections: project planning and project implementation. Included in the planning section is brief information regarding: how a school district qualifies for Title I-Migrant funds; project priorities to be considered; eligibility and participation of migrant children; requirements for comparable access to state and local services; required parental involvement; required provision of supplemental rather than duplicate programs and services; rights of the state of Oregon regarding property ownership, continued funding, and grants to non-profit groups; required project approvals; and support and day care services… [PDF]
(1980). Unions' Rights to Company Information. Labor Relations and Public Policy Series No. 21. In recent years a surge of conflicting laws and regulations have emanated from Congress, federal agencies, and the courts concerning the right of individuals and organizations to obtain what heretofore had been considered private information and the right of individuals and organizations to maintain the privacy of such information. To answer the host of questions involved in unions' rights to company information, the author was commissioned to make this study. Part 1 discusses the nature of disclosure. Part 2 discusses disclosure pursuant to the National Labor Relations (Taft-Hartley) Act, which requires employers and employee organizations to exchange all information relevant and useful in the collective bargaining process. Part 3 concerns the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 and employer-employee relationship. The relationship of the Freedom of Information Act and information policy is discussed in part 4. This act is a charter of rights under which members of the public can obtain…
(1980). Sustaining the Essentials. There are social forces exerting a tremendous influence that would, unchecked, remove humanistic elements from the teaching and learning of language by imposing a narrow set of basics–those skills that can be measured and which threaten to become the whole, very minimum, curriculum. The "Essentials of Education," a statement developed by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) in reply to the basics advocates, encourages sustaining the essentials in language arts. This policy would work to sustain and rediscover America's rich cultural pluralism, by respecting the dialects and languages students bring to school while still sustaining standard English. Students' right to read is another essential that must be sustained, by defending their right to make informed and mature choices for themselves. Research is essential because without it the teaching profession has neither the knowledge to effect significant change in the teaching of language arts nor the facts to…
(1979). ACCT Trustee Quarterly: Volume 3, Number 1-4, 1978-1979. ACCT Trustee Quarterly, v3 n1-4 1978-79. These four issues of the third volume of \Trustee Quarterly\ present 25 articles dealing with community college finance, administration and mission. Specific topics covered by one of more of the articles include: (1) selecting a college president; (2) accountability in college finance; (3) the political role of the community college trustee; (4) the functions of a college development office; (5) the working relationship between the trustees and the college president; (6) urban community college needs; (7) the role of the college in preserving the democratic form of government and the free enterprise system; (8) inflation and retrenchment; (9) reentry programs and lifelong learning; (10) long- and short-range planning; (11) the overall functions of the community college administrator evaluation; (14) decision-making frameworks for college governance; (15) the disadvantaged position of nontraditional, part-time students under federally funded financial aid programs; (16) the role of…
(1975). The Media and Its Effect on Black Images. While the media is not directly responsible for establishing bigoted attitudes and prejudices, movies, television, radio, and print have reinforced racial prejudice and perpetuated the negative images and stereotypes of blacks in this country. Movies as early as 1902 reflect many of the early black stereotypes: the black male is stupid and lazy, obliging and obedient, or sexually aggressive and destructive, while the black female is \mammy,\ a matriarch, ingenue, seductress, or more recently, \tough mamma.\ Racial stereotypes and inequality in radio and television programing are reflected in the following: low employment ratio for blacks in these fields, scanty representation of the black viewpoint, lack of multi-dimensional black characterization, and the absence of ethnicity in program content. Mainstream newspapers, magazines, and advertising reflect low press coverage for blacks; when blacks are included, the tendency is to reinforce negative stereotypes, particularly in…
(1975). Self-Motivated Personal Career Planning: A Breakthrough in Human Resource Management. The author discusses major barriers which hinder the accomplishment of effective employee career management and presents Self-Motivated Personal Career Planning as a means to reconcile personal and organizational goals. The plan involves employee planners and management facilitators in a process of self-assessment and goal-setting, which capitalizes on the forces of one's own motivation to succeed in life and seeks to create an organizational climate of interpersonal relationships fostering personal growth and career development. Various steps are followed which lead to the composition of an individual's Personal Career Review and Action Plan Summary. The starting point for self-assessment is the construction of an autobiographical summary of educational preparation, work experience, and personal career accomplishment from analysis worksheets. Psychometric inventories are used for comparison purposes and the Career/Personal Development Profile is used for further specific…
(1972). Chancellor's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women at CUNY. Public Hearings Testimony: An Edited Summary and Evaluation. In December 1971 a committee was appointed at the City University of New York (CUNY) to recommend meaningful changes in policy to meet the problem of discrimination and to advance the status of women at CUNY. Public hearings were held in February and April of 1972, and faculty, students and staff were invited to testify regarding prejudicial practices at the various colleges. The testimony pointed to the existence at CUNY of some general attitudes about women and their proper roles in academia and the larger society. Precisely how these attitudes affect the status of women at CUNY was made abundantly clear by witness after witness. Thus, in order to understand why the status of women employed at CUNY is so uniformly low, this condensed report of the public hearings testimony begins with a consideration of the image of women. It then moves on to consider the status of women at CUNY, specifically with regard to recruitment, promotions, salaries, policy-making, parenthood, grievances… [PDF]
(1974). Addendum to the Intervenor's Education Plan for the Denver Public Schools. The addendum to the Denver Public Schools education plan, which was submitted to the Court on January 23, 1974, makes specific recommendations for elements of school activities outlined in the plan. The recommendations pertain to the philosophy; policy; the scope and sequence of poverty, cultural, language, mobility, and perceptual aspects; curriculum; staffing including poverty, culture, language, mobility, and societal perceptions training; recruitment; hiring; evaluation; co-curriculum activities; student services; the testing program; psychological services; counseling services; pupil orientation programs; special motivation services; a catch-up or adjustment center; noninstructional needs; community involvement; implementation procedures; and jurisdiction. Among the recommendations are: (1) rules and regulations which are consistant with the philosophy statement issued by the Denver Board of Education shall be enacted; (2) bilingual and bicultural programs must be implemented…
(1973). Equal Employment Opportunity Pressures on Colleges and Universities–Present and Pending. Presented in this paper is a discussion of various federal demands and their ramifications concerning nondiscriminatory employment practices in higher education. These demands require that colleges and universities desiring or holding federal contracts eliminate all traces of discriminatory practices with regard to faculty recruitment, hiring, anti-nepotism policies, placement, job classification and assignment, promotion, termination, conditions of work, salary rights and benefits, leave policies and fringe benefits. A complaint of discrimination may be filed by or on behalf of an individual or by one of the Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Notice of the charge is forwarded to the employer within 10 days stating the date, place and circumstances of the alleged unfair employment practice. After an investigation, if a finding of discrimination is confirmed and the employer and complainant have failed to reach conciliation, the individual or the… [PDF]
(1972). Group Life in America: A Task Force Report. Contents of this book include discussions of the following topics: (1) issues for the 1970s (redefining American pluralism); (2) historic pattern of change (rise and fall of repressive movements); (3) unity in the post-war era; (4) breakdown in consensus (racial equality and black militancy; demand for group rights; anti-war and other protests; white ethnicity revitalized; failure of backlash politics; and attitudes toward political and social institutions); (5) the urban crisis; (6) decline of WASP provincial; (7) the democratic coalition: stable or broken (national coalitions; municipal and state coalitions; shifts in the Roosevelt-New Deal coalition; anti-Catholicism of upper class liberals); (8) crisis of liberalism and political situation of American Jewry (declining Jewish political influence?; Jews and blacks; Jews and conservatives; cleavages in the Jewish community); (9) economic issues and group tensions (income distribution in the U.S.; recomposing the GNP: changing…
(1975). The Farmington Report: A Conflict of Cultures. A Report of the New Mexico Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights….. In response to numerous complaints from Navajo leaders, the New Mexico Advisory Committee undertook this study of the complex social and economic relationships that bind the city of Farmington and the Navajo Reservation. This report examines issues relating to community attitudes; the administration of justice; provisions of health and medical services; alcohol abuse and alcoholism; employment; and economic development on the Navajo Reservation and its real and potential impact on the city of Farmington and San Juan County. From testimony of participants during a three-day open meeting in Farmington and from extensive field investigation, the Advisory Committee has concluded that Native Americans in almost every area suffer from injustice and maltreatment. Recommendations are addressed to local, county, State, and Federal agencies. They include: establishing a human relations committee in Farmington; developing a comprehensive alcohol abuse and alcoholism program; coordination… [PDF]
(1997). Setting Funding Priorities for Access: An American Perspective. This paper, presented at an international conference, tries to put the unique problems of providing access to postsecondary education in the context of the social, economic, and political climate of the United States. The paper notes that since 1979 students are assuming a growing share while taxpayers have reduced their relative contributions to the costs of financing higher education. Additionally, federal assistance has shifted from grants to loans. While the U.S. government funds only a portion of higher education, access to wealth in America is closely tied to access to college; the average income for a college graduate is $37,224, for a high school graduate it is $20,248. With funding priorities shifted away from assisting the neediest students, the current focus is on programs specifically targeting disadvantaged and first-generation college students. Such programs begin to assist students earlier in their lives and have been a successful access strategy, even as the…
(2001). The Status of Equal Opportunity for Minorities in Moorhead, Minnesota. This report contains information received at a public fact finding meeting held in Moorhead, Minnesota, in 1999. The meeting examined equal opportunity conditions for minority residents in Moorhead, noting possible disparities in four areas: income and employment, education, public safety, and housing and public accommodation. To buttress the data collected, researchers administered attitudinal surveys to white and minority residents. After an introduction to the study, data are presented on the four areas, offering background information, survey results, commentary from public and organization officials, and commentary from the minority community. Overall, there were significant differences between white and minority members' perceptions of equal employment opportunity. Whites perceived that there was equal opportunity in employment and earning, while minorities perceived barriers to equal employment opportunity. Minorities were disproportionately under-represented in the public… [PDF]
(1997). Valuing Diversity: Student Perceptions of Campus Climate in the Oregon State System of Higher Education. This report presents results of a campus climate survey which focused on student perceptions of issues related to race and ethnicity on campuses in the Oregon State System of Higher Education (OSSHE). Following a literature search and questionnaire development, questionnaires were mailed to 5,989 randomly selected students at all seven OSSHE campuses. Analysis of the 2,296 returned questionnaires indicated that: (1) financial aid was a concern for all groups of students, with significant differences among ethnic/racial groups regarding the amount and sources of aid or financial support received; (2) although students reported generally low levels of participation in extracurricular events or ethnic/cultural events, 73 percent said they would feel welcome at such events though 2.7 percent reported feeling rejected; (3) enrollment in diversity-related courses was widespread among all groups (43 percent), with African-American students the most likely to have enrolled in such courses;… [PDF]
(1996). Minority Achievement Report, 1996. In 1996 Howard Community College (HCC) (Maryland) developed three campus goals for the next 5 years for the enrollment, retention and graduation of minority students, and for the hiring of minority faculty and staff. These goals support the college's mission statement that guarantees all residents of its service area equal access, and its statement of beliefs that the college values the diversity of its student population. First, enrollment levels for minority students will reflect population percentages by race/ethnicity within the service area. Second, graduation and transfer rates for minority students will be equivalent to those rates for the student population as a whole. The college will reach parity in graduation and transfer for minority students in 5 years. Third, the college will meet its commitment to recruit, hire, and retain individuals who reflect the community's diversity. Specific objectives within each of these goals are also presented. College data related to… [PDF]