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Woody, Elisabeth L.; Bae, Soung; Park, Sandra; Russell, Jennifer – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2006
Achievement gaps have real consequences for students, particularly those facing the challenge of passing the California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE), now a requirement in order to receive a high school diploma in California. The combined 2005 CAHSEE passing rates reveal significant discrepancies between White and Asian students and their African…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, African American Students, Hispanic American Students
Fisher, Margaret – 1995
Providing legal perspectives on equal protection with a focus on access to public education, this curriculum guide assists lawyers making classroom presentations and teachers at all levels. The elementary school curriculum provides students with a working knowledge of the concept of discrimination. It also introduces the differences between…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights
Texas Tech Univ., Lubbock. – 1992
A study was conducted to identify those behaviors and practices of Texas secondary school teachers that perpetuate gender bias and stereotyping. A panel of 26 experts identified, selected, and prioritized sex bias and stereotyping issues prevalent in Texas through a two-round Delphi procedure. Together with information gathered from historical…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Equal Education
Clark, Elmer J. – 1983
Adult educators face a challenge if they are to aid in the improvement of the status of women in the Third World. Women in developing countries, especially those in rural and poverty areas, are often restricted to second class educational and work opportunities. Adult educators could contribute to the reduction of such discrimination in the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators
Dahlberg, Maurine – 1984
This manual is designed to assist vocational educators in meeting the needs of students preparing for careers in nontraditional occupations. Discussed first are the effects of sex bias and stereotyping on employment and earning patterns, barriers to nontraditional training, and the role of vocational education in equal access. Discussed in a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Career Counseling, Classroom Techniques, Counseling Techniques
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Arlington, VA. – 2002
This publication presents 11 standards, which represent a professional consensus on the characteristics of accomplished practice and provide a profile of the accomplished health education teacher. The standards are organized around student learning and divided into three categories. The first category, "Preparing for Student Learning,"…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Ashcroft, Kate; Bigger, Stephen; Coates, David – 1996
This book examines issues in studying equal opportunity in colleges and universities, especially those in the United Kingdom, and methods for conducting research into equal opportunity issues. It is intended to provide a framework of ideas and starting points for research. Most of the techniques suggested are forms of participant research on a…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Affirmative Action, College Admission
Clark, Pat, Ed. – 2000
The three two-page briefs in this packet focus on ways that teachers and administrators can improve student achievement through emphasizing higher-level skills and improving learning conditions and school climate. "How Can We Use Effective Teaching Methods to Boost Student Achievement?" suggests enhancing students' questioning skills and expecting…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change

Massey, David R.; Christensen, Carol A. – Educational Studies, 1990
Examines 461 Queensland, Australia, teacher education students' attitudes concerning sex role stereotypes and gender equity. Chi-square analyses produced significant effects for gender, showing females more egalitarian. Considers attitudes resistant to change, instances where self-interest may influence attitudes, and theory and practice…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Feminism
McGrath, Mimi; Pekelo-Bielen, Rhonda – 1983
This volume, the second in a two-volume guide designed to provide vocational educators in Massachusetts with some practical tools for planning and implementing student recruitment strategies in their local areas, offers step-by-step instructions for implementing specific recruitment strategies. The first chapter examines the benefits of holding…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advertising, Bilingual Students, Communication Skills
Money, Marilyn; Smith, Armenia – 1984
This guidebook consists of a model and strategies for teachers and counselors to use in recruiting nontraditional and other special needs students into vocational education programs. Provided in the first section are guidelines for fair recruitment of male and female students into vocational programs as well as for recruitment of learning…
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Classroom Techniques, Conferences, Counseling Techniques
Chronicle of Higher Education, 2004
"Chronicle of Higher Education" presents an abundant source of news and information for college and university faculty members and administrators. This September 17, 2004 issue of "Chronicle of Higher Education" includes the following articles: (1) "Just Deserts: A New Assistant Professor Wonders About the Price of…
Descriptors: Career Development, College Faculty, Higher Education, Historians
Vocational Curriculum Resource Center of Maine, Fairfield. – 1995
This curriculum guide provides instructional materials that offer suggestions and strategies to change mindsets and remove barriers in order to pave the way for a gender-equitable, technically trained work force. A DACUM (Developing a Curriculum) chart forms the basis for the task performance guides provided for five audiences: students,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education, Career Exploration
Mewhorter, V. Carolyn – 1994
This document contains the materials required to present two courses that were developed during a project to increase the recruitment/retention of women in technical education programs. Presented first is Developing Mechanical/Electrical Aptitude, a 30-hour course to improve students' (primarily women's) mechanical and electrical aptitude and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Competency Based Education, Electrical Occupations, Equal Education
Workers Educational Association, London (England). – 1997
This training pack contains materials to help embed the principles of equal opportunities into the practice of part-time tutors and voluntary members of the Workers' Educational Association (WEA), a national voluntary organization dedicated to giving adults in the United Kingdom access to organized learning. Part 1 describes the rationale for the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Attitude Change, Change Strategies