Using Taeuber's index of dissimilarity" it was found that, although the integration of instructional staff members has substantially increased, the segregation of students has been maintained at a high level, although whether these effects were planned is indeterminable. (Author/JM)

Describes a study examining the interplay of individuals with institutional culture and practices in a small, rural institution in the southeastern United States. Reports conflicts between traditionalists and iconoclasts with respect to minority representation, which reflected the tension between established forces of education and newly emerging…

Provides an annotated bibliography reflecting major issues involved in the recruitment and retention of community college minority faculty. Includes articles on state-level diversity plans, developing a pipeline for increasing minority faculty at two-year colleges, and the role of leadership in expanding diversity. (MAB)

Statistical data on student and faculty desegregation supplied by the Jefferson County (Kentucky) Board of Education for the 1978-79 and 1979-80 school years were analyzed. The number of schools not in compliance with school desegregation guidelines was reduced between 1978-79 and 1979-80. The inclusion of first graders in the desegregation plan…

Provides a case study of California's efforts to increase the racial/ethnic diversity of faculty and staff to reflect the diversity of the state's adult population. Indicates that, although the short-term goals of 30% new hires from underrepresented groups have been exceeded, numerous barriers still exist to the achievement of long-term…

Dealing with issues relating to creating and maintaining a diverse faculty at the community college level, this collection of articles focuses on African-American and Hispanic faculty and presents both theoretical and practical considerations for administrators and scholars. The following articles are included: (1) "The Status of Faculty in…

This chapter focuses on school desegregation litigation and attendant employment-related remedies decreed or rejected by the federal courts. The overarching remedial theory governing relief in school desegregation cases differs from that governing employment discrimination cases in that the central issue is equal educational opportunity, even…

To correct disparities between the racial and ethnic composition of its administrative and teaching staff and that of the state's population, the Hawaii Department of Education (which operates Hawaii's public school system) adopted an affirmative action plan in 1976. As shown by the department's progress reports for 1977-82, this plan has had…

This is a report on the failure of the desegregation plan adopted by the Louisville Board of Education in 1956 but never modified to meet changing conditions. The analysis, by staff members of the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, is based on statistical data supplied by the Board of Education for the years 1955 through 1971. Findings include…

The purpose of this paper is to describe the progress that Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD) has made in its affirmative action plan, and to outline the difficulties currently being faced in the recruitment of minorities in Texas and nationally. The status of the AISD is described, followed by statistics on the teacher supply in…

President Nixon's "purpose in this statement is to set forth in detail this Administration's policies on the subject of desegregation of America's elementary and secondary schools." Specific objectives of his statement are noted as follows: to reaffirm his personal belief that the 1954 Brown decision was right in both Constitutional and human…