The Training Institute for Desegregated Education (TIDE), initiated as a response to requests for services from the Detroit public schools, has as its main purpose the reduction and elimination of problems related to discrimination by race and sex and the desegregation of Detroit schools. This purpose is to be accomplished through inservice…

Civil Rights compliance is the subject of this technical assistance module. It is a guide for trainers who seek to familiarize education personnel with the legal intent, the procedural requirements, and the employment practices requirements contained in Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Ten…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to reiterate for guidance counselors the requirements of sex fairness legislation in education and to reaffirm the necessity for making young people aware of the expanding options open to them in…

This workshop session is designed to assist educators responsible for the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the attainment of sex equity in postsecondary settings. Topics addressed by these materials include the following: (1) assessing the extent of sexism; (2) the legal context of Title IX; and (3) the…

The disproportionate enrollment numbers of males and females in various classes in the Hayward, California Unified School District were investigated. A needs assessment was conducted to identify the subject, teacher, total enrollment, and sexual composition of the classes. Results indicated that 39 classes were disproportionate in their sexual…

This workshop package is designed to assist those persons responsible for the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in elementary and secondary school settings. The objectives of this second workshop session include helping participants to: (1) review requirements of the regulation to implement Title IX; (2) assess their…

This workshop package is designed to assist those persons responsible for the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 in elementary and secondary school settings. Objectives of this third workshop session include helping participants to: (1) examine conditions and strategies for change necessary to implement Title IX; (2)…

Describes how the University of Tennessee-Southeast Sex Desegregation Assistance Center (SSDAC) provided services to meet the desegregation needs (eliminating sex bias in textbooks, training an equity task force, responding to an Office for Civil Rights' investigation, self-evaluating Title IX compliance, establishing equity in vocational…

This workshop package is designed to assist those persons responsible for the implementation of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the attainment of sex equity in elementary and secondary school settings. The objectives of this first workshop session include providing participants with: (1) an opportunity to assess personal awareness…

Discusses the benefits of sex equity programs, sex equity legislation, and what Wisconsin is doing to achieve sex equity. Includes a list of resources. (JOW)

Massachusetts's Chapter 622 and U.S. Title IX regulations both prohibit discrimination by educational institutions. This guide is designed to assist administrators, particularly in Massachusetts, in complying fully with the spirit and letter of these regulations. The guide is divided into thirteen chapters, seven of which use parallel format to…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to reiterate the necessity for careful examination and evaluation of testing materials to determine the degree to which they are free of sexual discrimination, bias, and stereotyping. The applicable…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to develop an understanding of the provisions of federal legislation that affect sex equity in vocational education. Legislation covered is Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments and relevant…

One of a series of instructional packets to aid schools in reducing sex stereotypes, this inservice guide for use with school personnel is designed to assist vocational schools and programs in evaluating their site for sex fairness. Covered are evaluations required by legislation and additional evaluations that may be added because of local…

This learning module, one in a series of competency-based guidance program training packages focusing upon professional and paraprofessional competencies of guidance personnel, deals with providing career guidance to girls and women. Addressed in the module are the following topics: society's influence on shaping differential roles and behaviors…