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Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1987
This report summarizes a seminar organized by Great Britain's National Union of Students for Afro-Caribbean and Asian students in nonadvanced further education (FE). The seminar was designed to facilitate a discussion about various aspects of participants' experiences in further education. An introduction provides background, discusses the…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Minority Groups, Postsecondary Education
Download full textBarbarin, Oscar A., Ed.; And Others – 1981
This is a collection of papers and research reports presented at a conference that focused on mental health issues and on individual, organizational, and community competence in relation to institutional racism. The report is divided into five sections. Section 1 discusses theoretical models of racism and community competence (community…
Descriptors: Community Role, Cultural Pluralism, Human Services, Institutional Environment
Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Community Relations Service. – 1979
This report presents the proceedings of a conference held to examine the relationship between the police and minority groups with a focus on the problem of police use of excessive force. Successful community-police efforts to increase safety and reduce the use of force are described in case studies from four cities. Also presented are the texts of…
Descriptors: Black Community, Hispanic Americans, Law Enforcement, Minority Groups
Walker, Sylvia, Ed.; And Others – 1988
This conference was the first nationwide meeting focusing on issues concerning the employment of black Americans with disabilities. These issues are significant because one working-age black in seven has a disability. The conference goal was to explore ways to reduce or eliminate barriers to employment preparation services and to identify methods…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
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
Carter, George E., Ed.; And Others – 1978
The conference papers presented in this volume focus on the urban experience as reflected in minority literature. The essays deal with the works of contemporary Afro-American, Chicano, and Puerto Rican writers. The central theme of these papers is the struggle for survival and cultural identity in American cities. Particular attention is given to…
Descriptors: Black Literature, Blacks, Conference Reports, Cultural Influences
Herr, Edwin L., Ed.; McFadden, John, Ed. – 1991
This document presents the proceedings of the first international conference sponsored by the American Association for Counseling and Development (AACD) and the British Association for Counselling (BAC). The document contains a foreword by Robert Nejedlo; a preface by Edwin Herr and John McFadden; an overview of the language of counseling in the…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Battered Women, Blacks, College Environment
Saiki, Patricia; And Others – 1978
A collection of papers and programs from a series of regional seminars conducted in 1978 and entitled "Bakke and Beyond" are presented. Cosponsored by the Education Commission of the States, the Aspen Institute, and the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, the programs focused on various impacts of the Bakke decision.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission (School), Affirmative Action, College Students
Lincoln Inst. for Research and Education, Washington, DC. – 1983
The central theme of the papers presented in this symposium is that the labor market for minorities and youth does not appear to function properly because of structural impediments (often caused by government regulations meant to help minorities) and that these impediments must be identified and effective remedies proposed. Following an…
Descriptors: Black Employment, Civil Rights Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
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
New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, MA. – 1989
The proceedings of a regional working conference on educational and employment equity for Blacks and Hispanics in New England is presented. The purpose of the conference was to address the nine findings and 20 recommendations set forth in a recent New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE) report, "Equity and Pluralism," which warns…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Blacks, Change Strategies
1981
A seminar was held to examine the merits and feasibility of a subminimum wage for youth. Throughout the seminar panelists expressed general agreement on the fact that most youth want to work as well as on the value or potential value of employment and training programs, including the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs. In…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Employment Opportunities, Employment Potential, Employment Practices
ERIC Clearinghouse on Urban Education, New York, NY. – 1977
This volume contains speeches made by educators, civil servants and administrators who attended a conference devoted to redefining the problems of education in the context of urban life. Edmund W. Gordon's presentation provides a basic framework of urbanicity, its environmental and social characteristics, and three broad categories which have…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Educational Resources, Educational Strategies, 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
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1979
Information on eleven conferences focusing on post-Bakke policy and sponsored by the American Council on Education for administrators of high-demand programs is presented. An introductory report by Todd Furniss ("Professional Education After Bakke") discusses the rationale for the conferences and examines some of the implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, Admission Criteria, Admission (School)
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