(1992). "Father Is out Shopping Because Mother Is at Work…" Greek Primary School Reading Texts as an Example of Educational Policy for Gender Equality. Gender and Education, v4 n1-2 p67-79. Evaluates the Greek governments' gender equality educational policy; new reading books that the Greek government presented in 1983 as solving previously reading books' sexism; and views of the educational establishment, women's organizations, and teachers concerning old and new books and new books' efficacy in light of textual analyses. (RLC)…
(1990). Doing the Right Thing: The Critical Role of Students in the Tenure Campaign. Amerasia Journal, v16 n1 p109-17. Describes the role of university students in professor D. Nakanishi's three-year battle for tenure at the University of California Los Angeles. Details the development and importance of a plan, outreach, and networking; and describes the campaign's connection with larger issues of justice and equal representation for Asian Pacific Americans. (JB)…
(1990). Victory on the Tenure Front: A Summary of Lessons. Amerasia Journal, v16 n1 p131-38. Reviews details of the campaign for tenure for an Asian Pacific American University of California Los Angeles professor, D. Nakanishi. Describes key issues, three rallies, the students' role, the importance of a unified effort, and the movement's effect on other issues and campuses. (JB)…
(1991). Revitalization Efforts. New Directions for Community Colleges, n74 p109-116 Sum. Reviews the efforts of the American Council on Education, Education Commission of the States, American Association of Community and Junior Colleges, and the Quality Education for Minorities Project to revitalization minority participation in higher education. Highlights encouraging enrollment trends. (DMM)… [Direct]
(1999). Recruitment & Retention: Special Report, Part II. Black Issues in Higher Education, v16 n18 p30-43 Oct 28. Articles on Black college faculty recruitment and retention and student financial aid examines these issues: senior Black faculty and diversity issues, recruiting Black faculty to small towns, the supply of doctorates, doctoral fellowship programs targeting minorities, financial aid information on the Internet, and an online college tuition-bidding system. (MSE)…
(1996). Life After Hopwood. Black Issues in Higher Education, v13 n12 p8-10 Aug 8. The federal court decision in Hopwood versus the State of Texas, in which the court ruled that race could not be used as a factor in law school admission, is forcing universities to reexamine their reliance on standardized tests as admission criteria. Reduced use of test scores can then allow more active recruitment of top minority students. (MSE)…
(2000). Hopwood in Doubt: The Folly of Setting a Grand Theory Requiring Race Neutrality in All Programs of Higher Education. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, v n29 p60-84 Aut. Suggests that banning all racially sensitive programs and practices in higher education is unacceptable, presenting a history of black admission to higher education and examining: minority student recruiting; athletic departments; race sensitive programs sponsored by foundations; reducing black student dropout rates; race sensitive faculty appointments; recruiting faculty for black studies; racial diversity in faculty appointments; and scholarships for black students. (SM)…
(1982). Career and Lifestyle Aspirations of Boston College Undergraduates. Lifestyle and career plans of Boston College undergraduate students were studied, along with the influences of family and religious background, the college academic environment, and the college social environment. A total of 298 male and 634 female students completed a study questionnaire in 1981. Although both men and women expected to have families and careers, there were clear differences between the sexes in the parental responsibilities they envisioned and in the specific occupations they hoped to enter. Women respondents tended to select careers traditionally defined as acceptable for women and expressed somewhat less confidence that they would be successful in their work than did the men. Students' work and lifestyle goals were shaped primarily by family and friends. While most students held positive views of the college, they credited the academic environment with little influence upon their aspirations. It was found that women tended to use career advisement services later…
(1993). Making Good on Our Promises…Moving beyond Rhetoric to Action. A Report. The Commission to Improve Minority Education (CIME) was established in 1990 to address problems hindering the education of ethnic minorities at community colleges. This report features the CIME action agenda for the national community college system for improving recruitment, retention and transfer rates of minority students. Part I features a prefatory message from the Commission, while part II includes a foreword from the Commission chair. Part III, "The Challenge that Words Alone Cannot Solve," is divided into five sections: (1) "The Nation's Community Colleges: Shouldering the Challenge," highlighting the role of the community colleges in providing access to education for minorities; (2) "Mandate for a Community College Action Agenda," detailing the foundations of the agenda in terms of the needs for improving minority opportunities; (3) "Making the Commitment: It's in Our Best Interest," describing the benefits of diversity for…
(1991). Gender Equity: Educational Problems and Possibilities for Female Students. Although most women are now working outside the home, gender equity in the labor force has not been achieved. Women are still concentrated in low-paying, traditionally female-dominated occupations (such as clerical and retail sales), while most jobs in the higher paying, more prestigious professions are held by men. Despite attempts to reduce discrimination in the workforce, the occupational structure seems unlikely to undergo any substantial change. The continued segregation and underutilization of women in the workforce can have serious consequences in terms of women's psychological and physical well-being; it also has direct economic and income-related implications for women. A large wage gap between men and women still exists, and female-headed households are among the poorest in the country. Cultural expectations and gender-role stereotypes, self-esteem and self-confidence, family and life planning, parental influence and fear of success, and problems and solutions are… [PDF]
(1991). Department of Education's Race-Specific Scholarship Policy. Hearings before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (March 20 and 21, 1991). This document presents testimony and prepared statements concerning the legality of race specific student financial aid, the change in federal policy initiated by the Department of Education when, in December 1990, it declared such aid illegal, and the process used to change the policy. The questions addressed included how the policy change came about, who was behind it, and how it will affect the way U.S. colleges and universities conduct business. Among those presenting testimony during the first session of the hearing were the following: Lawrence Gladieux, Washington director, the College Board; Richard Rosser, president, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities; Dr. Ted Shaw, University of Michigan; Hon. Ted Weiss, House of Representatives, who chaired the hearing, and Michael L. Williams, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education. The second day's session was entirely given over to questioning by chairman Weiss of two Department of… [PDF]
(1992). Civil Rights, Diversity, and Accreditation. Hearing before the Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, First Session (June 26, 1991). A congressional hearing was held concerning the Department of Education's failure to grant recognition to the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, a higher education accrediting agency, because of that agency's approach to promoting diversity on college campuses. Following opening statements by the committee members, the hearing's only witness, Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander, testified. He began by noting that the review of Middle States was in process and by addressing the question of using diversity as a criterion for accrediting colleges and universities. He addressed the nature of the original charge to accreditation agencies, which was to assure academic quality standards, and not to check on the racial, ethnic, or gender mix of an institution. Secretary Alexander questioned the appropriateness of Middle States enforcing diversity standards. He also noted the power of these agencies as accreditation is linked to student and institutional federal funding…. [PDF]
(1992). Impact of School Desegregation in Milwaukee Public Schools on Quality Education for Minorities… 15 Years Later. This publication reports on the effects of school desegregation in Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Public Schools 15 years after desegregation was introduced and focuses on the quality of education available for minorities. In particular, the report looks at desegregation and educational outcomes, interracial and human relations, the effect of housing patterns on school desegregation, and strategies such as school choice and the development of black male academies. Information for the report was gathered during field investigations and a day and a half community forum. Report sections cover the context in which the desegregation plan was implemented, educational outcomes, human relations, other strategies to improve education, and the effect of housing patterns on school integration. A final section offering conclusions and recommendations observes that desegregation has not been fully accomplished, grades and scores for black children have declined, disciplinary actions and dropout rates… [PDF]
(1991). Active Citizenship & Adult Learning In Inner London. Research Paper in Continuing Education Number 2. The impact of the abolition of the Inner London Educational Authority (ILEA) on adult education in London (England) was explored. Specifically, the impact of abolition, that might support the concept and practice of active citizenship, was studied on three areas of adult education: environmental education, antiracist work, and work with voluntary organizations. Information was gathered from issues of the annual publication "Floodlight," a questionnaire sent to all 18 adult education institutions in London, and follow-up interviews were conducted. Respondents identified four ways in which adult education institutions encouraged people to be active citizens: (1) adult education as a positive social experience; (2) participation in student associations and committees; (3) the curriculum; and (4) priority groups. A generalized funding crisis in Inner London was found to be due to the abolition of ILEA and the implementation of the poll tax. The study also found increasing…
(1987). On Campus with Women. Fall 1986 and Winter 1987. On Campus with Women, v16 n2-3 Fall 1986, Win. Developments in education, employment, and the courts concerning the status of women are covered in two newsletter issues. Topics include the following: the struggle for sex equity in higher education for women faculty; differences in pay for men and women workers; different treatment of men and women students in the classroom; the decline of women's colleges; women's studies programs and the integration of women's studies into the college curriculum; men's studies programs; reentry and older women students; sexual harassment of female staff and students; campus acquaintance rape, date rape, and rape prevention; pornography on campus; concerns and problems of Black and Mexican American women students; low-cost filmstrips on minority women; nontraditional careers; new publications on women in Asia and the Pacific; a teaching kit to broaden the secondary school and college curriculum to include information on the status of women from around the world; and resource publications. (SW)…