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The Impact of Title IX on Group Representation in Athletic Administration: A Trend Analysis of NCAA Institutions.
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Gaston, Joy L. – National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal, 2003
Study focused on underrepresentation of African Americans in athletic administration at predominantly White institutions. Issue was examined through secondary analysis of national data on demographic trends of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) member institutions. Lack of gains experienced by African Americans was juxtaposed to…
Descriptors: Administrators, Blacks, College Athletics, Disproportionate Representation
Title IX: Does Help for Women Come at the Expense of African Americans?
Greenlee, Craig T. – Black Issues in Higher Education, 1997
Federal law that forbids sex discrimination in educational institutions receiving federal funds (Title IX) has created opportunities for women athletes, but some say men's sports have lost ground. Since athletics provide major educational opportunities for black men, less so for black women, critics are concerned blacks may be losing. (MSE)
Descriptors: Athletes, Blacks, College Athletics, Competition
Women and Blacks in College Sports.
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McCabe, Robert; Tuthill, Catherine – New England Journal of History, 1995
Examines the effects of racism, market forces, and structural changes on the status of women and blacks in college sports. Discusses the formation of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and its controversial consolidation within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (MJP)
Descriptors: Athletes, Blacks, Civil Rights, College Athletics
Failing in School? Yes; Victims of War? No.
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Riordan, Cornelius – Sociology of Education, 2003
Discusses effects of Title IX. Argues that, at this point in time, females possess a significant advantage, on average, on most central indicators of educational outcomes. Addresses other factors such as sexual harassment and failure of educational outcomes to transfer immediately to changes beyond the classroom. (CAJ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Athletics, Blacks, Cognitive Structures
Girls' Education in the United States and Ghana
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Davenport, Elizabeth K.; Sutton, Lenford; Agezo, Clement Kwadzo – International Journal of Educational Reform, 2006
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (2000) delivered a speech at the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, stating that, of the 110 million children in the world who should be in school but are not, two-thirds are girls. The lack of equality is contrary to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted in 1948, in which governments committed to…
Descriptors: Blacks, African Americans, Females, Educational Attainment
On Campus with Women, Number 32.
On Campus with Women, 1981
News concerning developments affecting women at colleges and universities is presented. Among the issues are the following: a court case involving West Texas State University and six female students in which it was held that athletics was not covered by Title IX because it does not receive federal funding; a court case involving Temple University…
Descriptors: Awards, Blacks, Court Litigation, Employment Opportunities
On Campus With Women, Number 26, Spring 1980.
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1980
This issue of the "On Campus With Women" newsletter includes the following topics: a federal court case decision that student aid constitutes federal assistance, but that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare cannot compel Grove City College to sign a legally defective Title IX compliance form; a Department of Justice move to…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Athletic Coaches, Blacks, Civil Rights