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Dónde Están Mi Gente?: Perceptions of, and Support for, Professional Advancement among Latinx/a/o Mid-Level Higher Education Administrators
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Vanessa Gonzalez-Figuereo – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2025
Latinx/a/os have significantly increased in number in the US population. The advancement of mid-level Latinx/a/o professionals in higher education is not occurring at the same rate as the increase of the Latinx/a/o population in the country. This study aimed to examine the perceptions of mid-level Latinx/a/os administrators in their workplace…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Hispanic Americans, Administrators, Middle Management
The Workplace Discrimination Experiences of Americans with Disabilities: An Examination of Northeastern States
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Mykal Leslie; John Keegan; Brian McMahon; Phillip Rumrill; Eileen Bergthold; David R. Strauser – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2025
Background: The purpose of this study was to increase the body of knowledge regarding the workplace discrimination experiences of individuals with disabilities residing in the New England and Northeastern regions (NENR) of the United States by exploring their allegations filed under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) across the…
Descriptors: Work Environment, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Push, Pull, Tap and Switch: Understanding the Career Decisions of Charter School Leaders
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Torres, A. Chris – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2020
Most research focuses on principal mobility generally, but little assesses charter leadership specifically. This exploratory study examines how leaders in stand-alone and charter management affiliated schools in New York and New Jersey made their decisions to lead, stay, and transition to different roles. Leaders cited excitement about autonomy…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Principals, Administrator Role, Occupational Mobility
Transgender Discrimination and the Law
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Trotter, Richard – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2010
An emerging area of law is developing regarding sex/gender identity discrimination, also referred to as transgender discrimination, as distinguished from discrimination based on sexual orientation. A transgendered individual is defined as "a person who has a gender-identity disorder which is a persistent discomfort about one?s assigned sex or…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Gender Issues, Social Bias, Social Discrimination
The Engaged Organization: Corporate Employee Environmental Education Survey and Case Study Findings
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Gullo, Krista; Haygood, Leah – National Environmental Education Foundation, 2009
When the modern U.S. environmental movement began in the 1970s, it relied largely on regulation to reduce negative environmental impacts. Companies responded by creating centers of environmental expertise within their organizations. The major focus of a second wave of corporate environmentalism, which began during the late 1980s, was on…
Descriptors: Employees, Environmental Education, Case Studies, Surveys
Organizational Characteristics Associated with Staff Turnover in Nursing Homes
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Castle, Nicholas G.; Engberg, John – Gerontologist, 2006
Purpose: The association between certified nurse aide, licensed practical nurse, and registered nurse turnover and the organizational characteristics of nursing homes are examined. Design and Methods: Hypotheses for eight organizational characteristics are examined (staffing levels, top management turnover, resident case mix, facility quality,…
Descriptors: Costs, Nursing Homes, Nurses, Job Satisfaction