Alternative work schedules can help parents of young children. They are also attractive to students, older workers, handicapped persons, couples desiring to share work and home responsibilities, persons wishing to upgrade skills or switch careers through a return to school, and employers needing to serve the public outside the traditional workday,…

Retirement policies and possible effects on teacher shortages were examined. Information was obtained concerning: a 5-year summary of faculty retirements by age, the age distribution of each institution's full-time faculty by academic area, and changes over the past 5 years in personnel policies and procedures in response to anticipated faculty…

This document contains an inventory of innovative human resource management (HRM) practices in federal departments and major independent agencies. To develop the inventory, the General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed 71 federal organizations having 5,000 or more employees. The GAO used a questionnaire that asked agency officials to identify their…

In this article, the author traces the evolution of Title VII and the Griggs precedent, looking at their implications for education in two ways: first, the employers view of the law in terms of employment practices and second, educational changes in schools as a result of court action. (Editor/RK)

Overviews Rule 23 (Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) governing class actions in the federal courts and analyzes the issues raised in class determinations for employment discrimination suits under Title VII (Civil Rights Act 1964). Discusses damage claim immunity for public institutions and limitations on evidence offered to prove discrimination.…

The Director of Policy Communications, Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) makes suggestions for implementing affirmative action plans: identify employment patterns and practices that discriminate against minorities and women, taking necessary steps to stop them, and monitor the effectiveness of the…

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, focuses on the National Civil Service League: essential elements of the League's program for achieving equal employment opportunity include outreach recruitment, accurate job descriptions, valid job-related examinations, and aggressive…

This survey was conducted to determine what policies and practices are currently used on a national level in the selection of teachers and supervisors and what are the differences in selection procedures between New York City and other large city school systems. The population for the survey was based on the 62 largest cities in the United States…

A study examined the impact of sex composition of occupation on women's earnings and the structure of wage determination in "masculine" and "feminine" occupations. Data--a national sample of women--came from the Project Talent Data Bank. Results indicated that, overall, women in "masculine" occupations earned approximately 42% more annually than…

In 1978 a study was initiated to determine the use and importance of foreign language proficiency in Pennsylvania businesses. Two hundred eighty-four respondents represented the commercial, health, and municipal domains. Positive responses (indicating employment of personnel skilled in languages other than English) were received from 41% of…

The Oregon Network, a research and service activity of the Sex Equity in Educational Leadership Project, was created in 1977 to perform four functions: 1) to document job vacancies and the processes of administrative hiring in Oregon; 2) to help school districts find qualified female applicants; 3) to affect hiring practices that stand as barriers…

In order to examine whether the relationship between Spanish speaking Americans in five southwestern states and Spanish language commercial radio stations reveals evidence of media colonialism, a survey of 41 Primary Spanish Language Radio (PSLR) stations was conducted. The survey focused on ethnic identity of the station owner, percentage of…

This document has four major objectives: (1) to synthesize and summarize the relevant literature on the employment of paraprofessionals; (2) to present the insights and impressions gained from experiences in a limited field investigation; (3) to relate both the literature and the field investigation to a conceptual framework; and (4) to discuss…

Part I of this report presents data on the position of women at the University of Oregon. Most of the data concerns women on the faculty, with some information about female graduate students and administrators. The report describes: (1) the current position of women on the faculty: 10.5 percent of the full-time, 9-month teaching faculty; (2) time…

This report investigates the employment and status of women faculty and women graduate students at Brown University. Four different questionnaires designed to elicit factual and attitudinal information were addressed to departmental chairmen, male faculty members in general, women faculty members, and women graduate students. Statistics were also…