(1981). Academic Freedom, Excellence and the Defense of University Autonomy: The Dinnan Case Reconsidered. Educational Theory, v31 n3-4 p359-68 Sum-Fall. Legal arguments are summarized concerning the case of Professor James A. Dinnan, whose refusal to reveal his vote on a tenure review committee led to his jailing. The author argues that the case illustrates the need to reassess tenuring patterns that foster institutional discrimination, rather than an assault on academic freedom. (PP)…
(1982). Legal Rights of Women Seeking Administrative Positions in Local School Districts. Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, v2 n4 p253-59 Sum. Outlines legal provisions relating to sex discrimination in employment generally and in education in particular, and examines limitations of these laws for changing school systems. Evaluates the impact of antidiscrimination legislation on the organizational systems of incentives, supports, recruitment, sponsorship, and exclusion. (Author/GC)…
(1980). \An Answer to the 'Liberal' Objection to Special Admissions\: A Reply. Educational Theory, v30 n2 p149-50 Spr. Reward for achievement is rooted in our democratic social system. Special admissions policies create added hostility and prejudices between social groups. Achievement is the best means to break down barriers caused by sex and race. (JN)…
(1981). A Struggle for Academic Equity. Graduate Woman, v75 n6 p10-15 Nov-Dec. Five women ex-faculty members at Cornell University are suing that institution for sex discrimination. The plaintiffs argue that women faculty are more vulnerable to the negative impact of vague, subjective, and arbitrary criteria used in faculty evaluation because they must also face the pervasive unconscious bias against women. (MLW)…
(1979). Asian Women–Our Responsibility for Outreach in Sisterhood. Bridge, An Asian American Perspective, v7 n1 p36-38 Spr. Discrimination against Asian women is discussed in this article. Suggestions are made for self-development and social change so as to improve the status of Asian women in the United States. (MC)…
(1980). Social Studies with Equality and Justice for All: Toward the Elimination of Sexism. Journal of Research and Development in Education, v13 n2 p103-12 Win. The role of social studies in the study of women, their roles now and in the future, and the directions the social studies should take with regard to women in the next two decades are discussed. (JMF)…
(1979). Race Consciousness in Employment after Bakke. Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review, v14 n1 p215-63 Spr. Race-conscious employment programs are considered in two contexts: governmental measures designed to remedy governmentally identified past discrimination or underrepresentation of minority employees; and voluntary implementation of remedial, race-conscious measures by private employers. (Author/MC)…
(1979). The Challenge of Leadership. Black Scholar, v10 n5 p2-8 Jan-Feb. The challenge is still before Black people to give the kind of moral leadership that would help this nation to see what it is that the poor are struggling with. Black people who become successful must not forget the sufferings of those who made it possible for them to get where they are today. (Author/WI)…
(1978). The Carter Administration and Civil Rights. Integrated Education, v16 n6 p9-19 Nov-Dec. President Carter has made a strong verbal commitment to civil rights and commendable appointments to important positions, but there has not been uniform implementation of this policy. (Author/EB)…
(1979). Women's Depiction by the Mass Media. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, v4 n3 p528-42 Spr. The distorted representation of women and other minority groups in the media is the subject of this essay. It is argued that underrepresentation of women, including their stereotypic portrayals, reflect a woman's real lack of power in society. Suggestions are made for improving the media's depiction of women. (EB)…
(1979). Sex Stratification, Technology and Organizational Change: A Longitudinal Case Study of AT&T. Social Problems, v26 n5 p539-57 Jun. Recent technological displacement in AT&T affected workers differentially by sex. This longitudinal analysis of changes in AT&T's organizational structure addresses the tendency of organizational research to ignore the variable of sex in the study of change. (Author/RLV)…
(1976). Employment Discrimination Litigation: The Availability of Damages. UMKC Law Review, 44, 3, 497-516, Spr 76. The focus of this comment is on the availability of damages under both Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and section 1981 with an analysis of the decisional law and theoretical rationales used by federal courts in allowing or disallowing damage awards. Consideration is given to compensatory versus punitive damages as well as those for mental distress. (LBH)…
(1995). Concept Formation in Educational Reform. International Journal of Educational Reform, v4 n1 p65-71 Jan. Proposes a set of questions to help educational planners develop clear, coherent concepts in policy proposals. Guidelines must be used discerningly, depending on the degree of lucidity politically feasible for particular policy situations. Planners might want to formulate deliberately ambiguous policy concepts and let precise meanings evolve out of partisan discussions and changing political conditions. (11 references) (MLH)…
(1989). Solving the Black Medical Faculty Shortage. Black Issues in Higher Education, v6 n17 p1,12-13 Nov. Discusses the problem of lack of Black faculty members at medical schools, how this affects minority student enrollment, what can be done about the problem, and what is presently being done to reverse the trend. Suggests implementation of incentive programs to attract Black faculty to academic medicine. (JS)…
(1989). Future of the Black Student Athlete: Ethical Issue of the 1990s. Educational Record, v70 n2 p32-35 Spr. Recommendations to help Black student-athletes are discussed covering: coaches' hiring practices, recruiting process, academics, special programs, support services, monitoring, conducive social environment, scheduling policies, post-eligibility support, and better representation. (MLW)…