Offsetting Racial Disadvantage in Employment: Enhancing Performance on Personnel Selection Tests through Access Training.

Thomas, Ken; Tolley, Harry

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ERIC Number: EJ514335

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Publication Date: 1995

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Offsetting Racial Disadvantage in Employment: Enhancing Performance on Personnel Selection Tests through Access Training.

Thomas, Ken; Tolley, Harry

International Journal of Lifelong Education, v14 n5 p348-64 Sep-Oct 1995

A study of police recruits in England showed significant improvement in ethnic minority performance on personnel selection tests can be achieved through access training. Such training should aim to develop underlying skills and abilities and as a consequence improve test scores. (SK)

Descriptors: Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Foreign Countries, Occupational Tests, Personnel Selection, Police Education, Race, Training

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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