The paper provides a framework for a nonbiased placement system for students with suspected handicapping conditions. The suggested approach is designed to help school districts determine whether the appraisal system is contributing to the disproportionate placement of minority group students in special education classes. Nineteen steps in the…

A delineated philosophy, a written curriculum that reflects that philosophy, and a practiced program that reflects sex equality in its design as well as in its teacher attitudes and behaviors are all crucial ingredients for the development of a nonsexist physical education program. This paper provides concrete suggestions for the most direct…

Designed to facilitate the ongoing efforts of Oregon colleges and universities in preparing educational personnel for the development and conduct of career education activities, this document recommends guidelines for sex equity in teacher education programs. Following a brief review of the literature documenting sex bias in public schools,…

In 1971 the California Supreme Court published America's most significant court decision in recent decades affecting a state's program of funding the operation of its public schools. This was followed by court decisions in Minnesota, Texas, and New Jersey. Lawsuits based on the California case of Serrano v. Priest are being filed in courts…

The purpose of this introductory unit is to examine the patterns of sexual stereotyping in children's books and the ways in which they reinforce inequality, to consider possible benefits and anticipate problems of change, and to examine the possiblility of an alternative children's literature supportive of sexual equality in education. The book…

This speech emphasizes a relatively new and important function of the university-equalizing educational opportunity. The need for education and its potential as human capital are examined in light of the rapid educational advancement. Universities must face this advancement and meet the needs of society. A review of Negro development reaffirms the…

This paper, which initially appeared in the journal Womanpower, uses the Cinderella fairy tale as a parallel to the present situation of women in their preparation for and participation in the labor market. The federally supported vocational education programs are preparing female enrollees for staying in the home, as illustrated by the fact that…

The school counselor is in a unique position to help provide equal education for all students particularly when it comes to high school girls choosing high level mathematics courses. The counselor should encourage young women to take courses in mathematics and the sciences throughout their high school careers and never, never raise an eyebrow!…

Discusses the stereotyped concept of male roles in our society and posits a new vision of masculinity wherein boys would express a full range of behaviors and emotions, and maleness and femaleness would be equally valued. The change can begin with a rethinking of how masculinity is taught. (MD)

Sexism in the home economics classroom is discussed and a model of competencies for guiding teachers in a nonsexist approach to teaching is outlined. (TA)

This document reports on the implementation of two bills adopted by the Washington State legislature in 1989 to achieve gender equity in higher education. The gender equity statute prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender against any student, and, in particular, it forbids discrimination in student assistance and services, academic…

An approach to ridding elementary school students of stereotyped notions about male and female work roles is described. The second component, role reconditioning, involves sensitization to the traditional sex stereotyping of roles. Subsequently new attitudes about sex roles and the world of work are developed. Specific classroom activities are…

Examines 22 recently published children's books with female protagonists in positive, nonstereotyped roles. (TO)