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Age Discrimination in the US Higher Education and Employment
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Nikolaev, Boris; Pavlova, Nataliia – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The need to ensure equal rights to different age groups without discrimination in our country necessitates the study of international experience. One of the traditional and at the same time, urgent problems in the USA is the problem of age equality and the overcoming of discriminatory theory and practice. The goal of the study is to analyze the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Age Discrimination, Access to Education, Legal Responsibility
Older Workers and the Older Americans Act.
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Coberly, Sally – Generations, 1991
Examines the employment and retirement trends of older workers over the past 25 years in the context of the goals set forth in the Older Americans Act. (Author)
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Employment Patterns, Older Adults, Retirement
Compilation of the Older Americans Act of 1965 and Related Provisions of Law as Amended through September 30, 1985. Prepared for Use by the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
Included in this document are the texts of the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984, the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, and the Comprehensive Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978. The text of the Older Americans Act of 1965 contains seven titles: (1) Declaration of Objectives and Definitions; (2)…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Federal Legislation, Older Adults
Minority Elderly Services: New Programs, Old Problems. Part I. Report of the United States Commission on Civil Rights.
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Beserra, Frank; And Others – 1982
This book reports the results of a 1978 study of minority participation in programs under the Older Americans Act (OAA) in six communities: Cleveland, OH; Bridgeport, CT; Tucson, AZ; Tulsa, OK; San Francisco, CA; and Honolulu, HI. It focuses on programs funded under Title III of the OAA which provides meals and social services. Following the…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Civil Rights, Community Programs
Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984. Conference Report to Accompany S. 2063 from the Committee of Conference, 98th Congress, 2d Session, Report 98-1037.
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate. – 1984
These recommendations are made by a Committee of Conference to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965. The committee, composed of members of both the House of Representatives and Senate, recommends changes in the amendment proposed by the House to the Senate bill to extend the authorization of appropriations for, and to revise, the Act. (The Senate…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), American Indians, Community Programs
Active Older Americans and Opportunities for Employment. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Retirement Income and Employment of the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-Eighth Congress, First Session (Redding, California).
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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Aging. – 1983
This document is a transcript of a Congressional hearing on the employment opportunities and problems of older Americans. During the hearing, representatives from various social service agencies, local government agencies, and senior citizen groups, along with some employers of older workers, testified about the problems that older persons have…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Day Care, Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals)