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Mitchell, Maxine R., Comp.; And Others – 1977
This teaching guide, developed by the Los Angeles (California) Unified School District, supports the concept that the benefits of technology should be available to all Americans regardless of ethnic background or sex. The instructional activities described here are designed to reflect the positive changes and to increase student awareness of the…
Descriptors: Economic Change, Economic Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Practices
Clark, Bob Thompson, Ed. – 1981
Areas of concern related to grievance arbitration in higher education are examined. Selected arbitration awards, court and National Labor Relation Board rulings, and related literature are reviewed, and probable patterns and trends in arbitration are identified. Potential conflicts between collective bargaining and collegiality (self-governance)…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, College Governing Councils
Ishler, Richard E. – 1981
Policies and procedures for retrenchment used at Emporia State University, Kansas, are identified to serve as a model for other colleges and the universities. The procedures are as follows: When a formal, institution-wide program of retrenchment appears necessary, the president will inform the faculty senate when such action is to be initiated and…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Faculty, College Governing Councils, College Presidents
Burgar, Paul S. – 1979
A study was commissioned by a large petrochemical concern in order to validate professional degrees as a job entry requirement. The investigations considered two issues: (1) "Are activities performed by professionals (chemists and engineers) measurably different from the activities of subordinate technical personnel?" and "What…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Comparative Analysis, Critical Incidents Method, Curriculum
FERMAN, LOUIS A. – 1966
TO STUDY THE APPLICATION OF EQUAL EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES IN COMPANY SETTINGS AND TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF THESE PRACTICES ON MINORITY GROUP EMPLOYMENT, 20 COMPANIES WITH VARYING EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURE, INDUSTRY, SIZE, NUMBER OF BRANCH UNITS, GEOGRAPHICAL SPREAD, AND PRODUCT OR SERVICE WERE STUDIED. ALL WERE TRYING TO PROMOTE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES IN…
Descriptors: Black Attitudes, Black Employment, Blacks, Desegregation Methods
Stier, William F., Jr. – 1979
The way in which Cardinal Stritch College, a small liberal arts college, attempted to implement the Title IX self-evaluation requirement of the Education Amendments of 1972 is outlined. Procedures for filing a grievance for alleged discrimination in educational or employment policies and practices are listed, and checklists for determining…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Access to Education, Administrators, Affirmative Action
Moots, Philip R.; Gaffney, Edward McGlynn, Jr. – 1979
A study on government regulation of religiously affiliated higher education was conducted for the Sloan Commission on Government and Higher Education. The following two questions were addressed: What legal problems arising from governmental regulation have religiously affiliated colleges experienced at least partially because of their religious…
Descriptors: Church Related Colleges, Civil Rights, College Admission, College Housing
Nebraska State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. – 1979
This report examines the state of employment opportunity for women and minorities in Omaha, Nebraska. The economic setting of Omaha is described. The two key segments of affirmative action in Omaha, recruitment and career ladder opportunities, are discussed. The role of pre-employment programs such as the job service, schools, apprenticeship…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Business, Community Organizations, Employment Opportunities
Atelsek, Frank J.; Gomberg, Irene L. – 1978
A survey was undertaken to explore how changes in the faculty job market, and the uncertainties they produce, are reflected in one limited aspect of institutional behavior: the hiring of new faculty members. The survey focused on the attitudes and expectations of administrators at two- and four-year colleges with respect to the educational…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, College Faculty, Community Colleges, Degrees (Academic)
McCune, Shirley; Matthews, Martha – 1976
The regulation to implement Title IX became effective July 21, 1975. It establishes criteria to which education institutions or agencies receiving federal funds must adhere in eliminating sex discrimination from their education programs and their employment policies and practices. This handbook describes the five general requirements that must be…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Check Lists, Discriminatory Legislation, Educational Legislation
Goldstein, Harold M.; And Others – 1974
The general objectives of the study were to determine whether one can motivate users of health personnel, such as hospitals, to modify their hiring-in-requirements to the actual needs of the job, to restructure health occupational skills, and to develop inservice training programs which permit upward job mobility. Five hospitals, representing a…
Descriptors: Employment Potential, Employment Practices, Health Occupations, Health Personnel
Taines, Beatrice – 1973
In the fall semester, 1972, a Women's Re-entry Program was initiated at Diablo Valley College. The program was devised to provide a supportive and encouraging atmosphere and convenient physical arrangements so that women could return to the classroom. All classes were scheduled during elementary school hours, and child care was made available for…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Colleges, Curriculum Development
Prowitt, Marsha O'Bannon – 1971
The Federal Communications Act of 1934 states that broadcast stations must operate "in the public interest, convenience, and necessity." Seeing that they do so is largely the responsibility of citizen groups. The purpose of this guide is to show how to counter broadcaster violations concerning extremist propaganda, commercials, personal…
Descriptors: Broadcast Industry, Broadcast Television, Citizen Participation, Citizen Role
Kane, Roslyn D. – 1976
The current status of women employed in professional positions in educational institutions from preschool through the universities is reviewed to determine their relative employment status in comparison to men, and to identify discriminatory employment practices that have limited women's opportunities. Material for the study was gathered from a…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation
Lindstrom, Duane – 1975
This is a report prepared by the Illinois Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. It deals with how local, state and federal officials, as well as private individuals and groups, have dealt with Cairo, Illinois' racial and economic problems. The areas addressed are employment, housing, health, and law enforcement. It…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Black Education, Black Employment, Black Housing
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