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Northcraft, Gregory B. – 1983
Attribution theory suggests that the existence of affirmative action programs may lead individuals to assume that a female or minority affirmative action appointee was hired for reasons other than legitimate qualifications for the job. This inference of incompetence could pose a tremendous barrier to competent women or minority individuals being…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Attribution Theory, Bias, Competence
Gray, Norma; Hall, Don – 1986
One of three training manuals developed for day care center staff, this administrative guide was written to assist day care center directors in developing policies and procedures aimed at improving all aspects of the day care program, and thus reducing the risk of child abuse. Four chapters focus on (1) selection of staff, including recruiting,…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Child Abuse, Conflict Resolution, Day Care Centers
Rudner, Lawrence M. – 1989
Although frequently attacked as invalid, demeaning, biased, illegal, and irrelevant, preemployment testing procedures appear to be increasing in popularity. Many prominent companies and organizations are making extensive use of tests. Part of the resurgence of testing is attributable to clearer definitions of acceptable practice. Legal precedents…
Descriptors: Adults, Employer Attitudes, Employer Employee Relationship, Evaluation
Florida State Postsecondary Education Planning Commission, Tallahassee. – 1990
Among 17 conclusions and recommendations of a study on current policies and procedures related to campus safety at Florida institutions of higher education are the following: (1) there is a need for an expanded definition or additional category of crime for recording incidents involving students, either as victims or perpetrators, that occur in…
Descriptors: Campuses, Crime, Crime Prevention, Higher Education
North Carolina State Dept. of Public Instruction, Raleigh. – 1990
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…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Practices
Grosz, Karen S. – CAPED Journal, 1989
With the increased funding made available by California Assembly Bill 1725, community college faculty members have the opportunity to inform themselves and make changes in policy regarding the disabled. The disabled are often overlooked as a special interest or underrepresented group in affirmative action plans. Individuals involved with the…
Descriptors: Administrator Selection, Affirmative Action, College Governing Councils, Community Colleges
Arnold, David W. – 1990
Legal issues at the state and constitutional levels and associated misconceptions related to written preemployment integrity tests are addressed. Common misconceptions include the beliefs that: (1) such tests fall within the purview of state antipolygraph statutes; (2) unfair discrimination doctrines are violated by integrity testing; and (3)…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Integrity, Legal Problems, Occupational Tests
Carfello-Walters, Cathy J. – 1987
The relationship between cumulative grade point average (GPA) and the time needed to secure employment in the field of study was studied with 108 business college graduates during 1982-1984. Information was obtained through a computer listing of graduates from Robert Morris College, a private Illinois institution that provides intensive career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Graduates, Education Work Relationship, Employment Patterns
Deskins, Donald R., Jr. – 1984
This book identifies institutions where significant numbers of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, and Native Americans receive their baccalaureate degrees. The information is provided in order to assist universities and businesses in recruiting minority candidates for professional positions, and to counter the prevelant idea that there is no available…
Descriptors: American Indians, Asian Americans, Bachelors Degrees, Black Colleges
Talbert, Joan E. – 1984
Based on an institutional-contingency view, this study focuses on ways in which public and private school sectors in six San Francisco area counties embody different organizational logistics and authority principles, including rational-legal, traditional, and local-market. Results suggest that, among other characteristics, nonreligious private…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance
Miguel, Richard J.; Foulk, Robert C. – 1984
A study examined the high school graduates' perceptions and employers' reports of hiring and job performance standards and employment outcomes one year after high school. Longitudinal data were collected from 522 students at the beginning and end of the senior school year and 325 of these students (62 percent) one year after graduation. Employers…
Descriptors: Career Education, Employee Attitudes, Employer Attitudes, Employment
Nosin, Jerry A. – 1983
This report describes the development of an Assessment Center for Deputy Wardens of Security of the Georgia Department of Offender Rehabilitation. The formulation of a complete job analysis based on extensive interviews, questionnaires, on-site meetings, and reviews of job descriptions is outlined, and assessment staff training is discussed. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Career Development, Correctional Institutions
National Education Association, Washington, DC. – 1988
Advice is provided to teachers and scholars entering the academic profession at a college or university. The report reviews the usual standards and practices governing faculty employment in higher education and offers candid suggestions about how untenured faculty members might protect their rights. This information is designed to inform the…
Descriptors: Adjunct Faculty, Collective Bargaining, College Faculty, Faculty College Relationship
Heilos, Lawrence J.; And Others – 1981
This handbook of procedures developed by the Committee on Professional Concerns (COPC) of the University of South Florida (USF) describes the process to be used in recruiting and hiring qualified candidates for positions on the USF library faculty. The publication is divided into six sections: (1) information on the USF equal employment…
Descriptors: Advertising, Advisory Committees, Affirmative Action, Check Lists
Beckham, Joseph C. – 1985
Legally sound assessment and selection processes in public schools must relate criteria to job requirements and must adopt procedures that are clearly articulated and uniformly applied to all candidates for a position. Legal challenges to school districts related to employment decisions can be grouped as allegations of (1) discriminatory practice,…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Dismissal (Personnel)
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