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Soft Affirmative Action Lacking Traction? An Early Qualitative Exploration of the RecruitAbility Scheme Performance within the Australian Public Service
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Mellifont, Damian – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2018
Politicians are challenged to increase economic opportunities for citizens with disabilities. Today, the employment of persons with disabilities within the Australian Government is being supported through a RecruitAbility Scheme. With full implementation of the Scheme underway, it is a timely research exercise to critically explore early progress.…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Program Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Public Service
Comparable Worth: Individual, Interpersonal, and Structural Considerations.
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Lowe, Rosemary Hays; Wittig, Michele Andrisin – Journal of Social Issues, 1989
Integrates the major conclusions of the papers on comparable worth in this special issue, and identifies additional relevant issues. Covers the following major topics: (1) history and conceptual issues; (2) social psychological aspects to pay equity; (3) job evaluation issues and applications; and (4) policy implementation and implications. (JS)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Comparable Worth, Employed Women, Employee Attitudes
Breaking the Barriers: Helping Female and Minority Students Succeed in Mathematics and Science. Jossey-Bass Education Series.
Clewell, Beatriz Chu; And Others – 1992
This book provides an in-depth examination of the strategies, structure, and operation of intervention programs for minority and female students in mathematics and sciences in grades 4 through 8. In Part 1, Chapter 1 discusses the barriers to female and minority participation in mathematics and science and the need for intervention. Chapter 2…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques