The role perceptions and activities of seven individuals responsible for coordination of the efforts of their respective districts to comply with the requirements of Title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are described in this research report. All seven districts involved in the study complied at least with the letter of the law.…

Graphs and charts pertaining to testing in affirmative action are presented. Data concern the following: the predictive validity of College Board admissions tests using freshman grade point average as the criterion; validity coefficients of undergraduate grade point average (UGPA) alone, Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores, and undergraduate…

Increasingly those working with affirmative action efforts at the graduate and professional level are considering the importance of early identification of career and educational goals. They are also considering the importance of using those motivational factors that overcome academic handicaps that may arise from school and home environments.…

Introductory comments for a seminar on the Bakke decision and implications for the issue of equity of access are presented. It is suggested that before the Bakke case public support for affirmative action admissions programs was diminishing; and that if affirmative action had continued as it was being operated, its negative effects may have been…

Several problems regarding the desegregation process can be identified. First, the population shift of urban whites to surrounding suburbs has hindered urban school desegregation and metropolitan desegregation plans have proved politically unsuccessful. Second, the number of black administrators lags far behind the number of black students. In…

This document analyzes the Supreme Court decision in the Allan Bakke case. Primary emphasis is given to outlining the uncertainties and ambiguities remaining in the wake of the Court's findings that racial and ethnic quotas are not constitutionally acceptable, although race can be a valid factor in applying affirmative action remedies. Reference…

The materials contained in this annotated bibliography include films, slide shows, information resources, evaluation materials, sample workshop formats, and guidelines for sex-fair and race-fair materials and group activities. The bibliography is divided into four sections: (1) "General Resources" includes readings in sex role stereotyping,…

The purpose of this discussion is to examine the response of various organizations to Affirmative Action mandates, and to point up instances of practices which have met with both success and near failure. Since colleges and universities have seemingly grown more like big business and industry, they have become more political in their orientation…

In April 1980, a conference dealing with sex equity issues and employment was co-sponsored by Hagerstown Junior College and the Maryland State Board of Education. The first keynote speaker was Marian Lang, who works with Black and Decker, Inc. facilities nationwide on the issues and problems of affirmative action. Her presentation began with a…

This report presents an analysis and interpretation of responses from women administrators in higher education concerning influences on their careers, professional mobility, and self-perceptions. Issues discussed include the inadequacy of information concerning women administrators, influences on career growth, differences between academic and…

The inherent problems of affirmative action efforts have been compounded in recent years by new ones: increasing difficulty for administrators to take risks; severe problems in predominantly black colleges brought about by successful desegregation of predominantly white colleges; and divisiveness in minority communities. New opportunities also…

A model for increasing the participation of minority persons and women in research on education is described. The model involves an Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Education (IISE), located at Northeastern University, under whose auspices minority persons and women are recruited for positions as Postdoctoral Faculty Fellows. The…

This paper examines the issue of employment discrimination and the position taken by the Government in an attempt to stop discrimination in employment. Presented is a survey of seven appellate cases. Each of them represents a case in which the issue of the adequacy of test validity studies is questioned. In six of the seven cases, the use of tests…

This document presents the conclusions and recommendations of a study conducted to explain the inequalities faced by low-income women in job training, employment, and earnings. The study explored the dimensions of the problems such women face, possible solutions, and the extent to which a group of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) and HEW-related…

The role of professional associations in facilitating minority access to graduate and professional education is addressed. Information on minority applications, financial aid, recruitment, and support activities was requested from 29 associations; 16 responded. The general posture of the associations appears to be limited to expressions of support…