A critical reveiw of research on the occupational and educational opportunities in this country indicates that the social and economic structure of American society limits the opportunities along both these dimensions for Whites and especially for Blacks. (EB)

Appeals for ethnic pluralism have a long history in education. However, an ideological commitment to cultural homogeneity has created a bureaucratic administrative structure which has made public education highly resistant to ethnic pluralism. (Author/EB)

A family practice center, independently controlled and staffed, but located within a major university medical center, is proposed. Such a location allows for patient care and education as well as for resident training. Other advantages include access to the university center's services. Possible disadvantages are also discussed. (JMD)

Advocates that "the principal goal of education become the training of culturally pluralistic individuals....From our point of view, equality in terms of education will be measured by the student's relative awareness of the range of possible statuses and roles, and by the student's relative ability to effectively compete for those statuses and…

A general discussion of the types of academic programs presently available in the field of aging: Gerontology, social gerontology, and geriatrics at the bachelor's, master's, and associate degree levels as well as continuing education opportunities. Brief summary of career opportunity outlook. (JT)

The research summarized and reported contradicts the view that schooling makes little difference and that its improvement in quality and equality of opportunity lies beyond our reach. (Author)

Fordham's College at 60 is open only to adults who are at least 50 years old. It does not issue baccalaureates but does provide its 150 students with some of the credits and a lot of the incentive they need to earn degrees. An admission interview is usually sufficient for entry, and students attend freshman-level seminars. (LBH)

"Some currently proposed strategies for educational and employment selection are based on a group-parity concept of fairness towards groups of persons... We suggest that a socially desirable and constitutionally acceptable selection strategy can be fashioned more readily by the formalism of statistical decision theory."

Reviews the historical roots of affirmative action, its intended purposes, and actual outcomes. Suggests that its original goal of neutralizing race has been broadened to the advancement of it. Reviews arguments for and against the broadened interpretation, arguing that it represents only part of the solution for achieving equality. (16…

Describes referral lists created by the Education, Job and Computer Center at the Brooklyn Public Library to help patrons with employment, job training, or educational opportunities. Highlights include the creation process, distribution, use, and an appendix that includes referral list procedures. (Author/LRW)

Outlines the process for creating an effective environmental health and safety training presentation for both regulatory-driven required training and for non-required training. Discusses conducting a training needs analysis, creating a training design, course materials design, and evaluating the training process. (DDR)

Cross training from a variety of organizations can provide camp professionals with new ways of doing things and with proven methods used by others in related fields. The training needs of camp professionals can be met by organizations in the areas of outdoor education, environmental education, experiential learning, and recreation. Certification…

Massachusetts' Employment and Training (ET) Choices Program--a work-incentive demonstration--assumes that recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) would choose work over welfare if given genuine opportunities for economic improvement. Models for estimating caseload without the ET Program indicate that the program had only…

Examines patterns of enrollment, choice, and degree attainment of undergraduate students attending college between 1975 and 1986 in five metropolitan areas with private institutions as well as public systems enlarged during the postwar period. Finds that minority access as well as achievement have diminished considerably since the mid-1970s. (DM)

Reports a study on the Women's College founded in Hamburg, Germany, in 1850. Describes the college as an outgrowth of numerous reform-oriented forces present in Germany around 1848. Examines the impact of the college on higher education for girls in Hamburg; particularly in the establishment of further schools for poor women. (RW)