The Supreme Court decision in "Johnson v. Transportation Agency" supports affirmative action in principle. However, the types of affirmative action the courts will allow will continue to vary significantly. Questions and answers provide guidance for educational institutions. (MLF)

A special committee to boost the hiring of blacks in coaching and sports administration was formed by the NCAA. The committee will collect data on minority employment and identify ways to increase the pool of black coaches and administrators. (MLW)

Reviews United States Supreme Court decisions regarding the correction of racial and sexual discrimination. Concludes that individuals must make up their own minds concerning whether the Supreme Court has contradicted constitutional guarantees against racial discrimination represented by the fourteenth amendment in deciding its recent cases in…

Provides an overview of three significant Supreme Court decisions involving challenges to affirmative action plans. Considers their implications for affirmative actions in public employment. (LHW)

Outlines the development and use of a role-playing exercise formulated to help students understand issues related to affirmative action and the controversy surrounding that debate. (Author/BSR)

Introduces this special issue, which initiates a dialogue on Black employment opportunities in an effort to redress the racial imbalance and the weaknesses in the data often brought to bear on social problems. (PS)

Questions whether racism by individuals plays as large a part in job discrimination as Pettigrew and Martin suggest. Disagrees with Braddock and McPartland's recommendation that new federal regulations are needed to force employers to improve their employment practices. (PS)

The authors present solutions, gathered from a survey of over 100 large cities, to recruitment problems centering on women and minorities for jobs that have traditionally been dominated by White males. They also offer ideas to aid in the elimination of artificial barriers that have traditionally hampered affirmative action progress in the fire…

Excerpts from five Supreme Court justices' opinions (Powell, O'Connor, White, Marshall, and Stevens) in a decision striking down an affirmative-action agreement protecting the jobs of minority-group teachers with less seniority than some white teachers during layoffs are presented. (MSE)

This paper looks at six theoretical approaches for understanding the underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and examines the theories' implications for affirmative action. The theories are as follows: (1) motivational and attitudinal models; (2) sex-role socialization; (3) sex-typed jobs and internal labor markets; (4) the constraint…

Discusses the impact of federal regulation (primarily that of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) in the area of personnel selection. (IRT)

Suggests modifications to seniority systems that would eliminate those aspects that have not served women and minorities fairly. (IRT)

While still leaving some questions unanswered, the guidelines provided in the "Weber" case have clearly helped to clarify the legal status of race-conscious employee selection procedures. (Author/IRT)

Describes the Oakland (California) school district's affirmative action program as it affects the hiring of school personnel, the purchasing of supplies, and the letting of contracts for school construction. (IRT)