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Peer reviewedRamirez, Genevieve M.; Evans, Rebecca J. – NACADA Journal, 1988
As part of the campus concern with retention, California State University at Long Beach developed intervention strategies to work with students on academic probation. The students who participated in this mandatory, long-term, comprehensive program made more significant and steady progress compared with control populations who used other services.…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Academic Persistence, Academic Probation, Affirmative Action
Management's Rapacious Quest for Control: A Case Study of Affirmative Action Programs for Academics.
Download full textO'Connor, M. E. – Australian Universities' Review, 1989
Since December 1983 universities and colleges in New South Wales are required to research the extent of discrimination and prepare an equal opportunity management plan. The objectives of this legislation and whether they are being realized within the academic structure of one university are assessed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Case Studies, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1981
This report is a response to a congressional mandate to study racial and ethnic discrimination in federally-assisted programs for older persons. The two-phase study includes a case study analysis of selected cities to assess whether minorities are employed in federal programs for older persons and the extent to which older minorities receive…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Case Studies, Civil Rights
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1980
Established to provide leadership in educational research and development in the United States, the National Institute of Education (NIE) encourages the participation of minorities and women in its research activities. NIE increased representation of minorities and women in its work force between 1973-79. Minority representation rose from 36% to…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Blacks
Arkansas State Dept. of Higher Education, Little Rock. – 1976
This document is the third status report concerning the desegregation of higher education in Arkansas. It is narrative in nature and contains a summary of desegregation activities from each Arkansas institution of higher education. Chapter one summarizes those desegregation activities initiated and/or coordinated by the Arkansas Department of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Community Colleges, Desegregation Methods
Justus, Joyce Bennett; And Others – 1987
This study examined affirmative action policies at the campuses of the University of California (UC) and other universities to determine effective approaches to increase opportunities for women and minority faculty and promote faculty diversity. Using a qualitative, ethnographic approach, project staff interviewed faculty and administrators about…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Affirmative Action, Change Strategies
Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, Berkeley, CA. – 1980
Work of the Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education, which began in 1974 and concluded its work in January 1980, is reported. The Council's 15 policy reports and 38 sponsored research and technical reports are summarized. A paper entitled "The Carnegie Policy Series, 1967-1979: Concerns, Approaches, Reconsiderations,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Collective Bargaining, College Curriculum, College Faculty
