The purposes of this stud y were to test the dependability of stated employee selection criteria, to ascertain the degree of congruence between stated and actual selection criteria, and to determine the degree of change in criteria due to "looseness" or "tightness" of the local labor market. Seven test labor market areas representing a variety of…

This study seeks to identify those governmental and nongovernmental agencies that should ensure that all recipients of funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting comply with equal employment opportunity laws. A report of the study comprises the following sections: introductory comments and background material about the Corporation for…

Perhaps the most fundamental question before administrative boards and the courts is the meaning of terms and conditions of employment. The Academic Collective Bargaining Information Service has analyzed state laws, reviewed board and court decisions, and has read numerous reports to provide a preliminary, yet comprehensive, picture of the scope…

Directed toward off-campus faculty of Los Angeles City College, this handbook contains information about policies, procedures, facilities, and services in the following areas: emergency procedures, communication channels, employment conditions, instructional policy, records and reports, student personnel services, and the use of facilities…

Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 requires all institutions (and others) receiving federal education funds to undertake a self-evaluation of policies and practices concerning both students and employees. This short checklist that follows is aimed at those institutions that have not been covered by the affirmative action requirements of…

This booklet is intended to acquaint faculty and staff members with general information about the University of Kentucky community College System, and to explain some of its policies affecting them. The booklet is organized into five sections. Section I contains general information about the system, gives its history, purpose, and a map of the…

This publication presents and explains Part 86 of the regulations of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Part 86 was added to the regulations in order to effectuate title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX is similar to title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, except that title IX applies only to sex discrimination, is…

An investigation of the hiring policies of Iowa businesses and industries with respect to the employment of blind persons was one purpose of this study. A second purpose was to determine the opinions of blind clients of the Iowa Commission for the Blind concerning the industrial arts program at the Commission. Some findings are: (1) Over 97…

To investigate the basic goal of the junior college as the preparation of students for future employment, especially for minority experiences, this study was conducted at three San Diego community-junior colleges. Data for the investigation were provided by graduates who answered two questionnaires: the first, after their graduation with an AA,…

There is widespread belief that those in charge of selecting and promoting college teachers of English discriminate against women, either deliberately or unwittingly. An investigation of professed policies and actual practices of departments across the country revealed however, that the woman's lot is no longer simply that of a persecuted…

This document was an attempt to distill in a readable form some of the highlights of seminars and institutes sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews in Los Angeles for the purpose of studying the effect of social labelling of persons with an arrest record on their chances of being employed and earning an honest living. Some of…

The purpose of this report was to determine if sex discrimination exists at the University of Washington, to identify the problems in this area and to facilitate change. This report examines: (1) the numbers and location in the academic ranks and departments of faculty women; (2) their availability for hiring, meaning the presence of trained women…

In this study survey data from a national sample representative of the United States work force were used to compare 1,092 members (one who works for someone else who employs ten or more other persons) and 183 nonmembers (self-employed workers who employ no more than nine others). The study aimed at ascertaining whether or not membership in work…

Prepared by the State Department of Vocational Education, this handbook is for school administrators, coordinators and teachers to use in planning, establishing and conducting cooperative vocational education programs. The basic purpose of the cooperative program is to provide occupational training through the use of business and industrial…

This revised guide to the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act contains general information useful to employers and coordinators of cooperative and work experience programs involving employment of youth under 18 years of age. Included in the document are provisions relating to: (1) age standards, (2) coverage of the act, (3)…