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Download full textBruyere, Susanne M.; Hoying, Joyce – 1995
One of a series of guides on implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this guide focuses on cultural diversity and the ADA. First, the major components of the ADA are summarized. This is followed by discussion of employer considerations in addressing cultural diversity issues and implications of the ADA, such as diversity…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Wang, Margaret C. – 1992
This essay discusses the prospect of utilizing well-confirmed knowledge to enhance the chances for the schooling success of every student in today's elementary schools through secondary schools. The paper begins with a brief discussion of the state of practice. The balance of the paper illustrates an efficient way to apply research and practical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Decision Making, Diversity (Student)
California State Postsecondary Education Commission, Sacramento. – 1988
In 1984 the California Legislature enacted Assembly Concurrent Resolution 83 (ACR 83), which established specific goals for enhancing the participation and success in postsecondary education of students from economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds historically underrepresented in higher education. The Postsecondary Education Commission was…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, College Admission
Rendon, Laura I.; Nora, Amaury – 1988
In response to concerns about the loss of effectiveness of the community college transfer function, this paper examines the steady decline in rates of minority student transfer from two- to four-year colleges and offers policy recommendations for facilitating transfer and baccalaureate degree attainment. Initial sections review data showing the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, American Indians, Black Students, College Transfer Students
New York Governor's Advisory Committee for Black Affairs, Albany. – 1987
There is a crisis in the black family; at its core is the inextricable linkage of low educational achievement, high unemployment levels, and limited opportunities for access to stable jobs at adequate wages. This report is directed at an examination of the causes and the consequences of this essentially economic crisis, providing a brief…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Family, Blacks, Community Role
Key Resources on Higher Education Governance, Management, and Leadership. A Guide to the Literature.
Peterson, Marvin W., Ed.; Mets, Lisa A., Ed. – 1987
Designed as a reference for both practitioners and scholars, this book describes the general development of governance, management, and leadership in higher education, and also outlines the evolution of particular issues, concepts, and literature within each of these three areas. Each bibliographic entry is numbered to provide cross-references to…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Affirmative Action, Annotated Bibliographies
