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McGuigan, Dorothy, Ed. – Newsletter, Center for Continuing Education of Women, 1978
This collection of papers deals with various aspects of the black female experience in America. "The Black Woman in Transition" discusses the effects of sexism and racism on black women with particular reference to employment and education; it is noted that black women, in comparison with other groups in society, suffer a proportionately higher…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Blacks, Educational Discrimination, Employed Women
California Univ., San Francisco. – 1979
Proceedings from a conference on minority women in the health sciences are compiled. The conference participants included social scientists, nurses, health educators, physicians, and academic administrators representing institutions and programs throughout the United States. The role of minority women as health care providers was addressed as well…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Employed Women, Females, Feminism
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1989
This hearing transcript concerns the current status of the Federal enforcement of laws providing for equal opportunity in education. In December 1988, the Committee on Education and Labor issued a report on the civil rights enforcement activities of regional offices of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR). Its findings indicated that there was a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Educational Discrimination
Rutkowski, Edward, Ed. – Journal of the Midwest History of Education Society, 1986
The papers of this proceedings are presented in 5 parts. In part 1, "Education in Nineteenth Century Europe," the two papers describe the inception of the Ragged School Union in England and the educational opportunities in Naples. The titles are: "The Ragged Schools of Victorian England and Their Contribution to Child…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Children, Compulsory Education, Consolidated Schools
Montana State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Helena. – 1979
The findings and recommendations of a two-day conference on the civil and human rights of inmates of Montana's correctional institutions are contained in this report. The views of private citizens and experts from local, state, and federal organizations are presented in edited form under seven subject headings: existing prison reform legislation,…
Descriptors: American Indians, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Correctional Institutions
Grengg, Dolores A., Ed.; Thompson, Mary B., Ed. – 1982
These proceedings consist of a summary of the presentations, recommendations, and outcomes of a conference held to assist minority women and men and nonminority women achieve leadership positions in Wisconsin's vocational, technical, and adult education (VTAE) system. Following a brief introduction and copy of the conference agenda, summaries are…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Qualifications, Adult Education, Affirmative Action
Golden, Susan, Ed. – 1978
The volume presents five research papers and sixteen reports of research in progress which examine the relationship of women to work, family roles, and support systems. The papers examine internal factors influencing women's goals, racial differences in why women work, how work and family roles are integrated, class differences as determinants of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Education Work Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education
Garth, Phyllis Ham, Ed. – 2002
This document contains 14 papers from an annual symposium on research in adult education for African Americans and Latin Americans. Representative papers include the following: "Congressman Adam Clayton Powell Jr., Keeping the Faith and Representing the Race--From the Pulpit to Politics" (Roudell Kirkwood); "Religious Education and…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, African Culture, Afrocentrism
Hoeschler, Parki, Comp. – 1981
Five papers, three panels, and descriptions of six technical assistance workshops are presented from a national conference for sex equity coordinators and directors of vocational education for each state. The first section contains the five papers addressing the topics of vocational education's role in reindustrialization from one of five…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Planning, Employed Women, Evaluation Criteria