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Simi, Demi; Matusitz, Jonathan – Interchange: A Quarterly Review of Education, 2016
This paper examines ageism among older students in U.S. higher education. Ageism involves any uncalled-for reaction to any age and does not require racism and sexism to exist. Social closure theory is the research framework used in this analysis. The theory posits that specific parties (i.e., in-groups) gain benefits by closing off favorable…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Discrimination, Undergraduate Students, Adult Learning
Zirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2013
This article addresses legal issues arising from a district's decision not to renew the employment contract of a 61-year-old school psychologist after 9 years of service. The case focuses on the issues of age discrimination and whistleblowing, although it raises other questions of current relevance to school psychologists, such as the…
Descriptors: School Psychologists, Personnel Management, Court Litigation, Age Discrimination
Vagins, Deborah J.; Gatta, Mary – American Association of University Women, 2019
Sexual harassment has long been a significant problem for women workers. But with the emergence of the #MeToo movement, there has been a renewed public, cultural and academic focus on workplace harassment. "Limiting our Livelihoods: The Cumulative Impact of Sexual Harassment on Women's Careers" investigates the compounding impact of…
Descriptors: Sexual Harassment, Females, Work Environment, Experience
Office for Civil Rights, US Department of Education, 2015
For decades, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has enforced civil rights in our nation's preschool through 12th grade (P-12) and post-secondary schools, which now serve almost 80 million students annually. In Fiscal Year 2015, the OCR promoted excellence in education through conducting investigations and monitoring schools under resolution…
Descriptors: Presidents, Civil Rights, Educational Opportunities, Equal Education
Greslé-Favier, Claire – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2013
This paper analyses abstinence-only education programmes and discourses within the frame of theories of adult discrimination against children. To begin with, a definition of abstinence-only programmes and of the political context in which they were created will be provided. These programmes will then be analysed through the lens of children's…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Age Discrimination, Politics of Education, Childrens Rights
Candia-Bailey, Antoinette Bonnie – ProQuest LLC, 2016
Since the 1800s African-American women have been involved in educational processes in meaningful ways despite challenges to their efforts and advancements. African-American women have made significant strides in breaking the glass ceiling within higher education. This qualitative research study explores and compares the perceptions of challenges…
Descriptors: African Americans, Women Administrators, Promotion (Occupational), Sociocultural Patterns
Evans, Stephanie Y., Ed.; Domingue, Andrea D., Ed.; Mitchell, Tania D., Ed. – SUNY Press, 2019
"Black Women and Social Justice Education" explores Black women's experiences and expertise in teaching and learning about justice in a range of formal and informal educational settings. Linking historical accounts with groundbreaking contributions by new and rising leaders in the field, it examines, evaluates, establishes, and…
Descriptors: African Americans, African American Teachers, African American Students, Females
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
Whitford, Denise K.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Counts, Jennifer – NASSP Bulletin, 2016
Discriminatory discipline has been widely documented for decades, yet little progress has been made to narrow the gap. Due to the long-standing history of discriminatory discipline, current nationwide data, and recent federal initiatives, there is a need for a comprehensive examination of this critical issue. Therefore, we discuss populations…
Descriptors: Discipline Policy, Discipline, Racial Discrimination, School Statistics
Green, Gareth P.; Jones, Stacey; Bean, John C. – Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, 2015
Our assessment research suggests that quantitative business courses that rely primarily on algorithmic problem solving may not produce the deep learning required for addressing real-world business problems. This article illustrates a strategy, supported by recent learning theory, for promoting deep learning by moving students gradually from…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Statistics, Problem Solving, Audience Awareness
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Ageist and Sexist Double Jeopardy Portrayals in Children's Picture Books
Hollis-Sawyer, Lisa; Cuevas, Lorilene – Educational Gerontology, 2013
Bandura's Social Learning Theory purports that early exposure to this social information may have an impact on children's schema development (e.g., Bandura, 2001), which may influence how children and later adults think about what it means to age and get older (e.g., what it means to be an aging woman in society). By extension, if the…
Descriptors: Gender Bias, Age Discrimination, Childrens Literature, Social Bias
Crawford, Patricia A.; Bhattacharya, Sharika – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2014
This exploratory study examined children's picture books as a source of socialization messages, specifically regarding ageism. Thus, the appearances, cultural backgrounds, and roles of grandparent characters were examined in a sample of 220 books published over a 20-year span. Findings indicate that grandparent characters have come to…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Picture Books, Grandparents, Socialization
Nazarov, Zafar E.; von Schrader, Sarah – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2014
Purpose: We explore whether certain employer characteristics predict Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charges and whether the same characteristics predict receipt of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act charges. Method: We estimate a set of multivariate regressions using the ordinary least squares…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Employment Practices, Comparative Analysis, Employers
Levaque, Susan F. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The number of U.S. citizens ages 65 years and older is steadily increasing, and members of this cohort are redefining what it means to be an older adult. As members of the Baby Boom generation reach older adulthood, many of them are seeking educational opportunities to help them to meet their needs and desires as lifelong learners. Several factors…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Adult Education, Lifelong Learning, Teacher Attitudes
Clayton, Pamela M.; Greco, Silvana; Sanchez, Maria Jose Lopez – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2013
Despite still widespread unemployment in Europe, there is a growing shortage of labour, due to the ageing of the population and discrimination against old people both in and out of employment. Following the long history of human rights legislation, such discrimination is now outlawed but many third-agers have become discouraged or do not know how…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Social Sciences, Foreign Countries, Social Psychology