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Gold, Bertram (1978). Bakke: Some Views. Both Sides Won. Civil Rights Digest, 10, 4, 12-3, Sum 78. Those on both sides of the Bakke case have escalated the rhetoric and predictions of doom if the Supreme Court failed to support their particular view. Now that the Court has spoken, in a way that upholds the tradition of the American promise, both sides must come together to make that promise a reality. (Author/MC)…

Kohn, Janet (1978). Bakke: Some Views. Two Rulings. Civil Rights Digest, 10, 4, 14, Sum 78. What the Court did in the Bakke case was to demonstrate that, like the society around it, it is deeply split on the issues presented and unable to formulate a clear approach to the affirmative redress of our heritage of racial discrimination. (Author/MC)…

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Higgins, James M. (1977). A Social Audit of Equal Employment Opportunity Programs. Human Resource Management, 16, 3, 2-7, F 77. This audit identified, in specific details, the socially responsible actions of businesses. (Available from Office of Publications, Graduate School of Business Administration, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104; $2.50 single copy.) (Author/IRT)…

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Cameron, Catherine (1987). Adult Education as a Force toward Social Equity. Adult Education Quarterly, v37 n3 p173-77 Spr. The author challenges the assumption that social equality should be the fundamental role of adult education. She also explores reasons for nonparticipation of disadvantaged adults and suggests new roles and research that may improve the ability to serve this population. (Author/CH)…

Dingerson, Michael R.; And Others (1985). The Hiring of Underrepresented Individuals in Academic Administrative Positions: 1972-1979. Research in Higher Education, v23 n2 p115-34. Data relating to the hiring of academic administrators are presented, showing substantial changes in the hiring process, but little evidence to support the intent of legislation to involve more minorities in academic leadership and management. (Author/MLW)…

Jerdee, Thomas H.; Rosen, Benson (1977). On-the-Job Sex Bias: Increasing Managerial Awareness. Personnel Administrator, 22, 1, 15-18, Jan 77. Use of an experiential learning approach in which participants learn from data generated in exercises, cases, and role-playing has a lasting impact when participants return to their jobs. (Author)…

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Leigh, Pamela (1982). The Managerial Woman in Parks and Recreation. Parks and Recreation, v17 n10 p40-46,71 Oct. Interviews of 30 women in the parks and recreation field centered on: (1) how their careers developed; (2) whether and how they have been discriminated against; and (3) advice they have for other career-minded women. Experiences and perceptions these women share and other aspects of their careers are presented. (CJ)…

Emig, Janet (1980). Journal of a Pessimist: Prospects for Academic Women in the Eighties. Journal of Education, v162 n3 p50-56 Sum. Recounts some of the author's observations and experiences as a professor of education in a large university. Discusses the unequal social and professional status of women in academia. (GC)…

Burnell, Jerrold B. (1979). What Can Public Education Learn from Civil Service?. Teacher Educator, v15 n3 p7-9 Win 1979-80. The advantages of employing civil service-type personnel policies in the field of education are outlined. (JMF)…

Barrow, Robin (2001). Inclusion vs. Fairness. Journal of Moral Education, v30 n3 p235-42 Sep. Argues that inclusion is not an inherently moral principal. Proposes that on occasion, inclusion may clearly disagree with the principles of fairness. Explains it is critically important to distinguish between empirical arguments for inclusion and would be moral arguments. Concludes there are no compelling arguments for widespread policies of inclusion. (CAJ)…

Schmidt, Peter (2003). Behind the Fight over Race-Conscious Admissions. Chronicle of Higher Education, v49 n30 pA22-A25 Apr. Describes how several key advocacy groups, working together, have played key roles in bringing the issue of race in college admissions to the Supreme Court. (EV)…

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