Cites studies showing women to be as good as or better than men as school principals, and calls for affirmative action to include more women in school administration. (CD)

Presents informational background for college and university administrators who are shaping new programs necessary to meet the broadened and strengthened Civil Rights Act. (Editor)

More than 400 institutions have been charged with sex discrimination, none of which have been refuted by HEW investigations. (Editor)

Discusses the residence requirements controversy at state institutions for higher education with examples citing the ramifications of court decisions. (PG)

Despite the fact that the institution has never had a policy of racial discrimination in hiring and admission procedures, the University of South Florida (USF) was one of the first institutions of higher education in the southeast to adopt an affirmative action plan. This revised edition of the program contains: a description of the Equal…

This book presents an in-depth look, from entry to retirement, at all aspects of the administrative career. It uses the case-method teaching approach to discuss critical issues in education, specifically, cases of entry, equity, and endurance dilemmas. A total of 133 fictional cases are presented, based on interviews with school administrators and…

Three areas of court litigation pose challenges to the administration of higher education. First, developments in equal protection and related areas promise reassessment of the distribution of educational finances. Both federal and state court cases suggest a shift from a requirement of equal educational opportunity to equal educational effects.…

Outlines how school policies can unintentionally perpetuate gender discrimination in student computer use and access. Describes four areas of administrative policies that can cause inequities and provides ways for administrators to counteract these policies. Includes discussion of a program to balance computer use, and an abstract of an article…

Supreme Court Justice Lewis F. Powell's interest in balancing the rights of the individual with those of the community through a flexible, pragmatic, case-by-case approach is revealed in his opinions in education cases involving racial integration, equal protection, the separation of church and state, and educational management. (PGD)

Because courts have required that selection tests be job-related, this study was undertaken to provide a practical means of performing a job analysis of teaching. Several court decisions are discussed, including Griggs v. Duke Power Company and Chance v. Board of Examiners, with respect to both Fourteenth Amendment and statutory issues. In the…