The Fallacies of Numerical Goals.

Lester, Richard A.

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Fallacies of Numerical Goals

Lester, Richard A.

Educational Record, 57, 1, 58-64, Win 76

Discusses the problems inherent in the federal government's statistical method of determining and enforcing goals for the hiring and composition of faculty of colleges and universities with federal contracts. Stress is on the need for revision of the program to correct flaws and eliminate red tape. (Editor/JT)

Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Government, Government Role, Higher Education, Labor Supply, Labor Utilization, Personnel Selection, Sex Discrimination

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