This report reviews New Jersey educational system from 1992-95, showing the continuation and expansion of the gender equity set-aside programs. The review identifies barriers to female participation in the work force and proposes recommendations to eliminate those barriers and ensure equity and fairness to females who choose to enhance their…

The New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's statistics for average annual predicted job openings for program year 1989 are given in this report, along with the New Jersey Division of Vocational Education completers' statistics for the 1988-89 school year. The numbers of male and female completers of secondary programs for each…

The New Jersey Occupational Information Coordinating Committee's statistics for average annual predicted job openings for 1984-87 are presented, along with the New Jersey Division of Vocational Education's enrollment statistics for the same period. The number of males and females enrolled in secondary programs for each of the 29 job categories…

The FOCUS program provided career counseling and job placement assistance to pregnant or parenting teens and young adults as well as young females who are at high risk of an early pregnancy. The goals of the program were to (1) increase economic self-sufficiency among adolescent and young adult women, thereby reducing welfare dependency and…

One of four research projects designed to examine barriers to the entrance of women into nontraditional careers, the study summarized here examined the attitudes held by 638 New Jersey high school students, teachers, and other professionals at comprehensive and vocational-technical high schools toward sexual harassment. Study participants were…

One of four research projects designed to examine barriers to entrance of women into the workforce, the study described in this bulletin examined the relationship between knowledge of nontraditional careers and attitudes toward them. Questionnaires were administered to 1,755 students from 12 New Jersey school districts to determine their attitudes…

The New Jersey Sex Equity Leadership Council was designed to serve as a model leadership identification and training program. The primary objectives of the council were to develop a cadre of trained personnel within the state's vocational system and to increase student recruitment and retention in nontraditional curricula within individual…

This report provides an overview of programs and services in New Jersey for single parents and displaced homemakers. The first section contains a 3-year comparison of secondary and adult female and male occupational enrollment by cluster and gender. It shows enrollment patterns in selected program areas and highlights the occupational clusters…

Programs funded through the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act sex equity set aside are required to provide occupational education in high wage, high skill, and nontraditional careers. This bulletin, one of a series reporting on Perkins Act funding in New Jersey, reports on the effectiveness of displaced…

During 1996, a total of 806 New Jersey single parents and displaced homemakers participated in 21 programs that were funded with Perkins Act set-aside funds and designed to provide participants with the educational services and occupational training needed to obtain high-wage, high-skill and nontraditional occupational education training. The…

A study examined the relationship between selected demographic characteristics and attitude toward sexual harassment. The study population consisted of high school students and adults enrolled in traditional and nontraditional training programs and teachers in 12 New Jersey school districts. Sixty-three percent (638) of the 1,020 questionnaires…

A study examined the relationship between math anxiety and selected demographic characteristics. Surveys were administered to 1,152 students in vocational-technical and comprehensive schools in 13 New Jersey school districts. The survey instrument included an attitude scale and a brief math test designed to evoke feelings of math anxiety in…

Programs funded through the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act sex equity set aside are required to provide occupational education in high wage, high skill, and nontraditional careers. Equity standards in New Jersey have been developed by the Gender Equity Coordinator in conjunction with the three statewide…

The Carl D. Perkins Applied Vocational and Technology Education Act Amendments (Perkins Act) targets the single parent and homemaker populations for vocational education services and activities. This report presents enrollment statistics from New Jersey secondary and adult occupational enrollment and single parent/homemaker programs offered…

A study examined attitudes toward women in nontraditional roles among high school students and staff and identified the training strategies most effective in increasing acceptance of women in these roles. Participants in the study were 759 students (48 percent), teachers (35 percent), and counselors and administrators (17 percent) in 9 school…