Recent federal legislative and executive actions on non-discriminatory processes in employment and promotion will have implications in the future for the hiring, certification, and admission of individuals into the teaching profession. Procedures for entry into teaching are in need of revision to assure that all applicants are treated in an…

This reports on a public school system's implementation of a new selection process for classes for the gifted, which was designed to increase the pool of eligible children and to minimize the impact of biases of opportunity, language, and cultural saturation. This study compares the new mode of selecting gifted children (based upon parent…

In order to learn more about the pattern and effects of fellowship competition on women, the Association of American Colleges undertook a survey of fellowship programs. Beginning in June 1972, 68 different fellowship programs sponsored by 28 government agencies, private organizations and foundations were asked to provide data on the numbers and…

The primary purposes of this project were to secure information concerning (a) administrative, supervisory, and other conditions which would be detrimental to girls' participation on boys' interschool athletic teams in noncontract schools, and (b) experiences and opinions of persons directly involved in the program. The participation of 100…

This article is a chronological summary of a three-day workshop conducted by the authors on combating sexism in schools. (Author)

This article describes initiatives taken recently by an English college of education, aimed at training teachers to be knowledgeable and skilled in providing equal educational opportunities for boys and girls. Other studies and theories of change are reviewed. Issues arising from the program are highlighted. (Author/MT)

Three misperceptions about sex equity in education are examined: (1)educational equity and excellence are not compatible; (2) women's equity diverts resources from other needs; and (3) sex equity has been achieved. Since most teachers are women, educators concerned with a predicted teacher shortage should not dismiss sex equity issues as…

Describes how several schools are studying sex discrimination and sex stereotypes. (Author/DN)

Several community colleges are offering child-care programs, workshops, career counseling, and study skills refresher courses to meet the needs of women returning to school or seeking new careers. (RN)

Findings from a student survey of male and female students in a junior high school show that 76.7 percent of the female students and 51.7 percent of the male students opt for mixed physical education classes. (LH)

Proposes a shared conversation curricular framework and two ways that diverse student populations can be brought into common curricular conversations: through the use of conceptually-related materials, and multiple communication systems. Argues that such a curriculum helps children who are in the process of acquiring English fully participate in…

Discusses the effect of the Macpherson Inquiry Report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, a black man, on efforts to reduce institutional bias in Great Britain, claiming that there has been much more institutional indifference than institutional change since the report was published. Notes the need to rid society of racism in education. (SM)

Responds to nine common arguments against affirmative action, providing facts about each one. The arguments are that affirmative action is not needed; it is not working; it is not fair; it is not merit; it is reverse racism; it is group-think; it is quotas; it lowers self-esteem; and it provokes race consciousness. (SM)

The study investigated how often and to what extent during a multifactored assessment 71 school psychologists used techniques for nondiscriminatory assessment and determined the level of their participation in developing educational programs for handicapped minority students. Results of the School Psychologists Use of Nondiscriminatory (SPUN)…