The Use of Application Blanks in Public School Districts: An Assessment of Legal Compliance and Equity Issues.

Autor/in	Bredeson, Paul V.
Titel	The Use of Application Blanks in Public School Districts: An Assessment of Legal Compliance and Equity Issues.
Quelle	(1988), (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Civil Rights; Civil Rights Legislation; Compliance (Legal); Elementary Secondary Education; Employment Practices; Employment Qualifications; Equal Opportunities (Jobs); Job Application; Occupational Information; Personnel Selection; Public Schools; School Districts + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bürgerrechte; Grundrechte; Zivilrecht; Private law; Bürgerliches Recht; Berufspraxis; Employment qualification; Vocational qualification; Vocational qualifications; Berufliche Qualifikation; Equal opportunity; Equal opportunities; Job; Jobs; Chancengleichheit; Beruf; Bewerbung; Berufsinformation; Personalauswahl; Personalentscheidung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; School district; Schulbezirk
Abstract	Application blanks being used as pre-employment screening selection devices in public schools were studied to determine compliance with federal legislative guidelines (i.e., the 1972 Equal Employment Opportunities Act) and to assess personnel selection activities. Over 200 application blanks from 65 school districts from northeastern states were coded and classified. Remnants of bias were found in the standardized application blanks. Illegal requests for background information violating equal employment opportunity guidelines were found in 51.7% of the professional and 59.7% of the non-professional application blanks. A sex bias was not readily apparent in this sample of application blanks. Relevance of the data collected should be the major criterion in designing application blanks. Compliance with guidelines to avoid discrimination is necessary. (SLD)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC