Following a unit on black identity, students were subjected to varying degrees of discrimination through a role playing sequence. (JB)

The author discusses four counseling areas in which the secondary school counselor will be highly involved with handicapped students: academic advising; counseling for postsecondary education; career or vocational guidance; and counseling for athletics, recreation, and clubs. Under each heading, both legal concerns about discrimination and…

The article discusses the recent history of development in accountability in a variety of educational settings, focusing on the national standards for educational achievement and the complexity of problems in setting those standards. The article highlights student diversity, cultural pluralism, and the development of equitable systems of…

Describes a year-long elementary school program in Hull (England) designed to diminish sex stereotyping. Employed craft, design, and technology projects, caring jobs for boys, football for girls, and school visits by adults in nontraditional occupations. Improved behavior of boys resulted, allowing teachers to give equal attention to girls. (DM)

Raises questions about the education of girls in contemporary American education. Offers suggestions for teachers and parents to help make the schools good places for girls to study and grow. (SR)

Explores the development of the field of gender equity in education, discussing how practitioners have combined conventions, practices, and institutional features of research and activism. Examines how two national, grassroots advocacy groups for gender equity have contributed to the field while adapting the knowledge base, conventions, and…

Reviews the top 10 gender bias problems found in U.S. schools today, connecting them to a persistent issue facing educators: sexual harassment in the schools. Explains that too frequently, students of both sexes, but particularly female students, are affected by sexual harassment and sexism in some form within the educational system. (SM)

Intended for policymakers, the report examines the federal government's efforts to influence state and local governments on matters of education. Two agencies within the Department of Education are spotlighted: the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the Office of Special Education (OSE). Parallel case studies of OCR and OSE were conducted via more…

This article discusses the possible future need for a law, Title X, to guarantee equal opportunity to nonathletes. (RC)

More comments on the regulations covering equal treatment of the sexes under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. (Author)

The author offers concrete suggestions for implementing change in women's education programs through identifying stages in the adoptive processes, involving others, selecting techniques, and developing a plan. (Author/JR)

This article provides a section-by-section analysis of Title IX and suggests a legal framework in which to evaluate separate or different treatment of the sexes in the activities to which it applies. (Author)

Described is the development of an ethnologically unbiased test for proper classification of Mexican-American elementary students. It is explained that of the 14 subtests drawn from standardized and nonstandardized tests and administered to 122 Anglo and Mexican American children (7-9 years old), only five were found to be insignificantly…

To develop an approach for a nondiscriminatory identification model for gifted students in Rome (GA) City Schools, mean IQ scores on the Otis-Lennon Mental Ability test were compared for fourth, fifth, and tenth grade students divided into four groups: White advantaged, White disadvantaged, Black advantaged, and Black disadvantaged. A significant…

This evaluation form developed by the Los Angeles Unified School District is intended to encourage elementary and secondary schools in the district to comply with the 1975 regulations for implementation of the ESEA Title IX law forbidding discrimination on the basis of sex. The Title IX officer from the district office visits individual schools to…