The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction has made considerable progress in removing barriers that tended to preclude women and minority group members from competing for jobs on an equal basis. However, there remains a need to identify and remove those discriminatory practices that may still exist in the department's employment…

The lack of female representation in administration is a hindering factor for the nation as it attempts to achieve excellence in schools. The current inequality is a product of historical and societal patterns in the field of education that have determined the constraints women have faced and continue to face when entering school administration.…

This source book is designed to help educators at all levels to eliminate sex discrimination by identifying discriminatory practices and replacing them with practices guaranteeing equal opportunity. The book raises significant issues and summarizes pertinent information related to all types of sex discrimination in elementary and secondary…

Attitudes towards sex stereotypes can be changed by offering equal opportunities to both male and female students in vocational education. The programs undertaken by the New Pioneers Project used various strategies to increase student interest in areas of vocational education outside the traditional stereotype, hoping to eliminate sex bias. (EC)

This affirmative action (AA) guide is intended to identify and remove discriminatory employment practices that may still exist in the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (DPI). DPI extends equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, handicap, political…

This manual is designed to aid secondary school administrators and other school personnel in avoiding illegal discrimination--while sustaining educational standards--through proper planning and managing of vocational education programs. Chapter 1 concerns civil rights compliance in vocational education by superintendents and local directors…

Views of the deep-rooted assumptions and myths surrounding the role of women in academic institutions of the South are presented in scholarly articles, experience-based essays, and poems. Among the themes that are explored are the history of women's involvement in higher education, women's studies, women's status, racial stereotypes, alienation,…