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Download full textGuichard, Gus; Cepeda, Rita – 1986
A specific action plan for increasing the enrollment, retention, and transfer of minorities in California's community colleges is presented, as developed by the participants at a December 1985 invitational symposium. Introductory material explains the goals and objectives of the symposium and identifies the five major recurrent themes raised…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, College School Cooperation, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1999
This report discusses how to safeguard affirmative action on college campuses. Section 1, "Threats to Affirmative Action," discusses Congressional action; state actions; and anti-affirmative action studies and reports. Section 2, "Affirmative Action Works," includes research findings; leaders' beliefs about affirmative action…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Diversity (Student)
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1980
This paper presents guidelines designed to provide assistance to school districts, county offices of education, and other educational agencies in carrying out the requirements of California law S.B. 179. The law was passed in 1977 by the State's legislature and required each public education agency to develop and implement an affirmative action…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Board of Education Role, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
California Community Colleges, Sacramento. Office of the Chancellor. – 1989
These guidelines for California's community colleges specify required elements of a staff diversity/affirmative action plan, recommend sound practices and activities that will maximize the likelihood of success, and provide information on, and required elements of, related issues such as sexual harassment, handicap discrimination, and AIDS in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Affirmative Action, College Faculty, College Planning
Lundin, Janet, Ed.; Smith, Theodore, Ed. – 1984
Information about college preparation programs, opportunities for leadership experiences, funding sources, and resource organizations is presented to help schools develop preparatory programs for youths currently underrepresented in higher education. The following qualities of an effective university and college opportunities (UCO) program are…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Ancillary School Services, Career Planning
Lebrato, Mary T., Ed. – 1986
This manual provides an overview of sexual harassment and what can be done about it. Although it deals with laws in California, its general sections and sections of federal laws could be used by persons in any state. The guide contains 12 chapters. Chapter 1 includes a discussion of what sexual harassment is and how it affects society and the…
Descriptors: Adults, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Snyder, Vivian C.; Huttula, Janet D. – 1983
This handbook provides answers to questions that state department program access coordinators most frequently ask when involved in evaluating for accessibility for handicapped persons and when developing changes to ensure that departmental programs and activities are equally effective and accessible to persons with disabilities. The handbook…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Legislation
