(1982). The Apprenticeship and Blue Collar System. Putting Women on the Right Track. This guide provides a systems approach to increasing the numbers of women in apprenticeships and skilled blue collar jobs. Its components form the Apprenticeship and Blue Collar (ABC) System. This system was developed from the experiences of hundreds of employment and training professionals and from several targeted outreach programs currently assisting women to enter the trades. The chapters, each covering a single component, follow a typical woman's progress through the system, from the first step of outreach and recruitment, through orientation, individual counseling and tutorials, training, referral, job development, and follow-up. Throughout the chapters, advice is given to help employment counselors, women's advocates, and trades recruiters to recruit blue-collar women and conduct workshops and training sessions, with emphasis on overcoming sex stereotypic barriers to nontraditional occupations. A glossary and a list of resources are included in the publication. Appendixes…
(1982). Equal Employment Opportunity for Women: U.S. Policies. United States Report for the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Working Party Number 6 on the Role of Women in the Economy (Paris, France, June 1982). A study analyzed past and present United States initiatives for promoting equal employment opportunity and wage equality for women. It was determined that, during the past 20 years, the United States Government has established the legal procedures to combat inequities in educational opportunities and employment-related practices. While these procedures have effected some improvements, the problems of occupational segregation and its resultant lower earnings for women persist. Other issues affecting the full utilization of women in the work force include protective labor legislation, inequities in education, lack of adequate child care, lack of adequate alternative work patterns, the scope of unemployment, involuntary part-time employment, and limited unemployment assistance. Despite outreach efforts to groups with special needs, such as migrant and seasonal farmworkers and minority women, members of these groups continue to lag behind their white counterparts in most socioeconomic… [PDF]
(1985). Assist Clients with Equity Rights and Responsibilities. Module CG C-18 of Category C–Implementing. Competency-Based Career Guidance Modules. This learning module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel, deals with assisting clients with equity rights and responsibilities. Addressed in the module are the following topics: defining various terms related to equality of employment opportunity, analyzing major Federal laws and executive orders related to equality of employment opportunity, and understanding major Federal guidelines related to equality of employment opportunity. The module consists of readings and learning experiences covering these three topics. Each learning experience contains some or all of the following: an overview, a competency statement, a learning objective, one or more individual learning activities, an individual feedback exercise, one or more group activities, and a facilitator's outline for use in directing the group activities. Concluding the module are a participant self-assessment… [PDF]
(1978). On the Education of Guestworker Children in Germany: A Comparative Study of Policies and Programs in Bavaria and Berlin. This paper examines two programs for the education of immigrant (guestworker) children in Germany. The Bavarian model bases its program upon the assumption that most foreign children remain in Germany for only a short time, eventually returning to their native countries. Evidence largely discredits this assumption, however. Though providing options for those foreign children who speak German, its primary emphasis is upon maintaining skills in the mother tongue. Immigrant children are given their own schools and are encouraged to stay there. By establishing this type of system, Bavaria is perpetuating the isolation and segregation of its minority population. Conversely, the Berlin (West) model is aimed at the integration of the children of the foreign worker as quickly as possible into the German language classroom. In contrast to the Bavarian program, the Berlin model tends to overemphasize integration. Cultural integration is so strong that no recognition of the national background… [PDF]
(1978). Women in Nontraditional Jobs: A Program Model. Boston: Nontraditional Occupations Program for Women. Part of a project to expand and improve the occupational options of low-income women, this program model (one of thirty nationwide) describes classroom training and work experience in the building maintenance skilled trade areas (maintenance and repair of electrical machinery, construction carpentry, plastering, painting, and papering). Part I, an overview, discusses program components, eligibility, and benefits. Part II deals with budget and staff. Part III discusses recruitment, intake, and orientation. Part IV covers classroom training and occupational fitness. Part V deals with work experience. Part VI covers counseling and supportive services. Part VII consists of job development, placement, and post-placement. Part VIII deals with monitoring and evaluation. Appendixes include a screening interview form; a counseling orientation schedule; formative evaluation questionnaires; a weekly scheduling form; samples of a course outline, classroom assignments, and an evaluation form;… [PDF]
(1980). Public Policy and Planning for Nurse Education and Practice. This report focuses on nursing educational and practice issues that government officials may have to address in the near future. The report provides statistical information on nurses, compares statistics for white and black nurses, and recommends policies for the future. Data was gathered for the report during a three-year study of 5,175 registered nurses and 3,942 student nurses. The report is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 looks at the supply of nurses and discusses the registered nurses' labor force participation and work patterns. Chapter 2 addresses the nurse maldistribution problem. It investigates nurses' working patterns in the inner city, rural areas, and in services to the elderly. Chapter 3 discusses the importance of government intervention for the racial and economic integration of the nursing corps. Chapter 4 concentrates on the "1985 Plan" for requiring baccalaureate degrees for all professional nurses. Chapter 5 discusses the nurses' collective action…
(2001). Gender Perspectives on Vocational Education: Historical, Cultural and Policy Aspects. In addition to an "Introduction" (Gonon, et. al), there are these 18 essays: "Women and Men in Swiss Vocational Education (Borkowsy); "Women in Basic and Advanced Training" (Grossenbacher); "How Constitutional Change and Legal Reform Projects Foster Equal Opportunities in the Fields of Vocational Education and Higher Education in Switzerland" (Weber); "Young Women in Swiss Vocational Education and in Business 'Matura' (School Leaving Environment)" (Gonon); "16+ — Apprenticeship Project of the Swiss Conference of Gender Equality Delegates: Improving the Prospects of Young Women at the Start of their Professional Careers" (Spring); "A Long Way to Go Vocational Schools, Teachers and Teachers' Education as a Focus for Promoting Gender Equality and Issues" (Haefeli); "Higher Education for Women in Switzerland during the 19th Century or a History of Inequality" (Crotti); "The Swiss/Dutch Institution's Master…
(1977). Ethnicity and Bicultural Considerations in Psychology: Meeting the Needs of Ethnic Minorities. This paper summarizes the history, philosophy, and recruitment methodology of the American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program. The aim of the program is participation by ethnic minorities in the development of psychology, both as a practicing art and as a science. The APA received a training grant to provide fellowship stipends to ethnic minority students eligible for or attending graduate programs leading to a Ph.D. in psychology. From 1974 through 1977, stipend awards were made to 115 students from 44 institutions. In most cases, student support was cost-shared by the institution. Evidence suggests that even though minority admission is increasing, there continues to be a need to modify existing standards for optimal success of the program. Special student recruitment efforts must be considered; modified interpretation or exclusion of GRE scores for other predictive information is desirable; a support system consisting of a critical mass of ethnic minority… [PDF]
(1980). Bean Sprouts: A Television Series about Chinese-American Children. This teaching guide accompanies a series of five half-hour television programs for children 7 through 12 years of age that depict Chinese American children in a variety of situations that foster a sense of group and individual identity. The emphasis of the series is on affective learning. The following issues are dealt with: (1) the ramifications of stereotypic thinking, of ethnic and racial prejudice, and of sexism; (2) the negative results of parental pressures on a child to excel; (3) the conflict between the child's need to explore beyond the family unit and the parents' natural protectiveness; (4) the embarrassment of feeling \different\; (5) apprehension about people from a different culture; and (6) how being open about thoughts and feelings can help others understand us. The following information is provided for each of the programs: (1) a synopsis; (2) the learning goals for the program; (3) questions for class discussion; (4) a suggestion for role-playing that can carry… [PDF]
(2001). Stories Employers Tell: Race, Skill, and Hiring in America. A Volume in the Multi-City Study of Urban Inequality. This book, the sixth in a series, adds to debates about race, skill, and hiring with interdisciplinary, indepth, qualitative field research about employers' attitudes. Chapter 1 provides background to the research. Chapter 2 describes the three employer surveys from which data are drawn and provides a snapshot of the recent history of industrial and demographic change in the four cities where the employers were located–Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, and Los Angeles. Chapter 3 examines the skills employers seek and how those skill needs are changing. Chapter 4 explores managers' stated perceptions of racial groups, as well as to what extent negative perceptions translate into discriminatory actions. Chapter 5 undertakes a parallel investigation, reviewing the images employers hold of the inner city and tracing connections between these images and business location decisions. Chapter 6 probes the recruitment and screening procedures employers use and their impact on who gets hired….
(1995). Achieving Gender Equity in the Classroom and on the Campus: The Next Steps. AAUW Pre-Convention Symposium (Orlando, Florida, June 22-24, 1995). The 51 papers included in this symposium proceedings address gender equity issues in higher education, as well as some of the current research and programming designed to advance the education of girls and women in K-12 and higher education. Papers focus on six topics: (1) higher education curricula and classroom strategies that promote equity; (2) authority, policy, and empowerment in higher education; (3) strategies to effect change in higher education; (4) the roles of self-image and self-esteem in achieving equity; (5) ways to encourage girls in math and science; and (6) equity issues in K-12 education. Individual papers cover issues such as: faculty governance; dyadic interactions; women and authority; the campus living environment; the equitable workplace; school-college research and curriculum intervention; women in graduate school; maternity leave policies; gifted girls; mathematics and science education for girls; electronic intergenerational connections; gender equity;…