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National Women's Law Center, Washington, DC. – 1997
Twenty-five years after it was enacted by Congress in 1972, Title IX of the Education Amendments (the federal mandate against sex discrimination in education) has opened doors previously closed to women and girls. This report by the National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education (NCWGE) celebrates the progress made to date but also identifies…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Athletics, Career Education, Educational Environment
Verheyden-Hilliard, Mary Ellen; And Others – 1978
A kit for parents and citizens' action groups who want to check up on Title IX progress in their local schools and to press for needed changes, gives information about the laws, detailed guidelines for finding the necessary information, strategies for change, and an annotated bibliography. Step-by-step instructions of how to review schools are…
Descriptors: Athletics, Change Strategies, Counseling, Elementary Secondary Education
Uhlir, Ann – 1981
This module presents information on the provisions of Public Law 92 318 (Title IX) that affect the teaching of secondary school physical education. Title IX ensures equal educational opportunities for both sexes in any federally assisted educational program. It is designed to enable teachers to identify educational practices inconsistent with the…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Access to Education, Compliance (Legal), Educational Legislation
Bond, Jean, Comp. – 1980
Addressed to teachers for use with students, this module contains material developed to encourage high school students to explore nontraditional education courses and become familiar with legal rights in schools and work. Preliminary materials include guidelines for effectively teaching about sex stereotyping, checklists, and list of definitions.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Careers, Civil Rights, Educational Legislation
Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC. Project on the Status and Education of Women. – 1978
The contents of this newsletter concern affirmative action and employment, education of women, women's studies, Title IX; medicine, sports, and international news. The following news items are included: increased part-time careers in academe, the status of women faculty in academe, new decisions on sex discrimination, HEW investigations of major…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, College Students, Court Litigation
Thomas, Stephen B.; White, Janet M. – 1987
This chapter--new to the "Yearbook"--discusses all court cases reported in 1986 that involved student athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, interscholastic sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels. It does not, however,…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
National Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Several federal laws that address the issue of sex equity in education and employment do so in part by placing personnel in official and advisory positions at the state and local level to effect equity. In vocational education, Public Law 94-482 mandates vocational education sex equity personnel (in most states entitled "sex equity…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Educational Discrimination
Mercer, James – 1978
The document presents a summary of major federal legislation affecting the policy and operation of educational programs and activities. The handbook is intended to help educators locate information on the constitutional aspects of anti-discrimination laws. The document is presented in four chapters. Chapter I discusses the constitutional aspects…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, Educational Problems
Scott, Michael L., Ed.; Annexstein, Leslie T.; Ordover, Eileen L.; Esters, Levon T.; Bowen, Blannie E.; Reeve, Edward M. – 2003
Students in career and technical education programs increasingly represent gender, racial, and cultural diversity. Students with disabilities from a wide range of backgrounds are entering the work force and career and technical education programs. This paper takes a critical look at equity issues in career and technical education. After a brief…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities
Ulrich, Celeste; Berlin, Pearl – 1978
This document is a supplementary component of a multicomponent workshop package designed for training and staff development efforts for postsecondary education personnel. The package was designed to assist college and university personnel to gain: (1) an understanding of the manifestations and the effects of sex discrimination and sex bias in…
Descriptors: Athletics, Attitude Change, College Faculty, Compliance (Legal)
Lockheed, Marlaine E. – 1976
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prescribes educational equity under coeducation (or sex desegregation). Equity of educational benefits is to include the entire range of educational outcomes: cognitive, affective, and behavioral. However, coeducational classrooms may not provide this equity. Research pertaining to the relative merits…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Coeducation, Cognitive Objectives, Competition
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1978
These guidelines, developed by a nine-member task force, were designed to help district administrators, curriculum planners, building principals/head teachers, vocational education directors, and teachers in small rural secondary schools in Alaska to plan, implement, and administer vocational education programs that are free of sex bias. The…
Descriptors: Community Resources, Educational Assessment, Equal Education, Federal Legislation
Astin, Helen S.; And Others – 1976
A study was undertaken to identify the kinds and extent of sex discrimination in access to postsecondary education. The study examined: (1) the participation of women in educational activities (secondary schools and postsecondary collegiate and noncollegiate institutions); (2) the effect of differential socialization and socioeconomic status on…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Aspiration
Shocklee, Georgia – 1981
This guide presents a model and plan to expedite implementation of sex equity in vocational education through the elimination of sex stereotyping and sex bias. Aimed at vocational education administrators, the guide is organized into the four steps of the plan. Step 1 provides a rationale for the decision to implement a model sex equity program,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Affirmative Action, Educational Needs, Educational Resources
Women's Educational Equity Communications Network, San Francisco, CA. – 1979
This compilation of over 2,000 document resumes contains abstracts or annotations of materials relevant to women's educational equity which were entered into computerized data bases from January 1975 through December 1976. Covering material produced from about 1973 to 1976, the citations relate to one of six subject categories which were the…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Affirmative Action, Career Choice, Career Development
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