Improving Sex Equity in Postsecondary Vocational/Technical Programs: a Resource Manual
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 366 769 CE 065 610 AUTHOR Teddlie, Jessie; And Others TITLE Improving Sex Equity in Postsecondary Vocational/Technical Programs: A Resource Manual. INSTITUTION North Texas Univ., Denton. SPONS AGENCY Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Austin. Div. of Community and Technical Colleges. PUB DATE Jun 93 NOTE 313p.; Updates ED 298 332. For a related report, see CE 065 609. PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Administrator Role; Annotated Bibliographies; Career Development; *Career Guidance; *Classroom Techniques; *Cooperative Planning; Coordination; Counseling TI:chniques; Curriculum Development; Educational Strategies; *Equal Education; Learning Activities; Linking Agents; Nondi-criminatory Education; Nontraditional Occupations; Postsecondary Education; Program Development; Resource Materials; *Sex Fairness; Teacher Role; *Vocational Education IDENTIFIERS Texas ABSTRACT This manual presents ideas and methods for vocational personnel to use in informing male and female students about future trends and nee.41 for equity in the work force through education and training. The following topics are discussed: the persistent equity challenge and changing labor force/family demographics; the gender equity awareness process (traditional attitudes, effects of gender bias, change agents/strategies); planning (understanding legislative intent;leeds assessment; suggestions for administrators, counselors, and inE .uctors; administrative support; identification of areas of desired impact; obtaining resources; coordination with contracted equity specialists); career development (roles of the gender-fair counselor and gender equity coordinator, resources, career assessment, instructor and administrator roles); strategies for improving sex equity in vccational-technical programs (counselor roles, curriculum development, strategies, curriculum materials/ideas, activities); esources; and joint planning (discrimination; coordinatior linkage, and joint planning; barriers to coordination; planning steps/processes). Included in the section on resources are a list of 24 agencies; contacts for 17 Texas sex equity projects; and annotated lists of 148 books/articles, 9 films, and 112 videos. A glossary, effective practices identified in a 1993 workshop, group workshop activities, and examples of strategies field-tested by a panel of experts are appended, and 28 references are listed throughout the manual. 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Mfddf changes Nowt TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ,e0,0m...ouoo Quaid), INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC1- ---- VINO in thliekaeu- BEST COPY AVAILABLE oo,m ot, o opmonsrooteNInt official ,want do nOt OEM Dovtoh mho, 2 IMPROVING SEX EQUITY IN POSTSECONDARY VOCATIONAL/TECHNICAL PROGRAMS: A RESOURCE MANUAL Jessie Teddlie Bill E. Lovelace Suzanne V. La Brecque Sponsored by: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Community ane Tezhnical Colleges Division Austin, Texas Conducted By: The University of North Texas School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management Denton, Texas June 30, 1993 FUNDING INFORMATION Project Title: Improving Sex Equity in Postsecondary Vocational/Technical Programs: A Resource Manual Funding Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Community and Technical Colleges Division Austin, Texas Coordinating Board Project Number: #3312005 Coordinating Board Staff Advisor: T. R. Williams Associate Program Director Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board P. 0. Box 12788 Austin, TX 78711 Project Staff: Dr. Susan LaBrecque, Administrator Dr. Bill E. Lovelace, Project Director Dr. Jessie Teddlie, Project Facilitator Ms. Shanna Scott, Clerk Typist School of Merchandising and Hospitality Management University of North Texas Denton, Texas Disclaimer: This publication was prepared pursuant to a contract with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Contractors undertaking such projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their judgement in professional and technical matters. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily reprc ,ent official Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board position or policy. Discriinination: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states: No person in the United States shall, on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participatiion in, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance. Therefore, the University of North Texas, like every program or activity receiving financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Education, must be operated in compliance with these laws. 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This resource manual is one product of the project. The project involveda number of individuals to whom the project staff is very gra`eful. The development of this resource manual would not have been possible withou :e suggestions given by the Advisory Committee and their careful critique of project m_terials. Special credit and gratitude is extended to the members of the Advisory Committee listed below. Dr. Yvonne Abatso Ms. Gina Starr Hill North Lake College Texas Department of Commerce Dr. Anna Auvenshine Dr. Jerry King Community and Technical Colleges Trinity Valley Community College Division Texas Higher Education Coordinating Ms. Mary Levandovsky Board Central Texas College Ms. Charlotte Bullard Mr. John McHugh Grayson County College Texas Employment Commission Ms. Debby Carey Dr. Sue Pardue Texas State Technical Odessa College College-Amarillo Mr. Ramiro Ramirez Ms. Nancy Davis Laredo Junior College Lamar University Mr. John "Jack" Eshelman Texas Department of Human Services Dr. T. R. Williams, Associate Program Director of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, served as an ex-officio member of the Project Advisory Committee and as the Texas Higher Education Coordinating r pard staff advisor. Our sincere appreciation goes to Ms. Darlene Morris with the Texas State Technical College-Waco who served as the Third Party Evaluator for this project. Her time and efforts are appreciated. The project is also a direct result of the hard work given by the Panel of Experts. Without their efforts each chapter would have been lacking. The project staffexpresses sincere gratitude to those people listed below. Secondary Panel Postsecondary Panel Ms. Charlotte Bullard Ms. Lynda Barksdale Grayson County College Amarillo College Ms. Margaret Lindsey Mr. Nick Cardenas Austin ISD Bee County College Ms. Nettye Med lock Dr. Vickie Geisel Wilmer Hutchins ISD Tyler Junior College Ms. Ruth Wingo ESC Region XII The project staff would also like to say THANK YOU to the teachers, counselors, and administrators who attended the workshops and recommended activities and strategies for this manual. A final and very special thank you is extended to Ms. Pat Weeks Stovall with the University of North Texas, for her patience through each revision of this manual and for the very professional manner in which she prepared this manual. Table of Contents Page I.Introduction 1 A. The Persistent Equity Challenge 3 B. Demographics: Changing Labor Force/Changing Family 5 C. Numbers 7 D. Bibliography 8 II. Awareness Process 9 A. Traditional Attitudes 9 B.Effects of Gender Bias 9 C.Agents of Change 10 D. Strategies for Change 11 E.Bibliography 13 III. Planning 14 A. Understanding the Legislative Intent 14 1. Funded Projects/District Plans 16 2.Staff 17 3. Developmental Guidance and Counseling 17 4. Student Services 18 B.Needs Assessment 18 C.Suggestions for Administrators 19 D. Suggestions for Counselors 21 iv E.Suggestions for Instructors 21 F.Admirtistrative Support 22 G. Identification of Areas of Desired Impact 22 H. Obtaining Resources 23 I. Coordination with Contracted Equity Specialist 24 IV. Career Development 25 A. The Role of the Gender-Fair Counselor 25 1. Recruianent Strategies 29 2. Identification of Barriers 31 3. Perceptions of Why Women and Men Do Not Enroll in Nontraditional Programs 32 4. Career Development for Women 34 5. Career Development for Men 36 B. Resources 38 C. Career Assessment 39 1. Combination Interest and Aptitude 41 2. Aptitude 42 3. Performance Aptitude 42 4. Interest 43 5. Work Samples 44 D. The Role of the Instructor 45 1. Appropriate Classroom Behavior 46 2. Materials and Instructional Techniques 46 3. Community and Agency Resources 48 4. Mentors or Role Models 48 5. Inservice for Instructors 49 E. The Role of Administrators 50 1. Examples of Positive Administrator Support 50 2. Attaining Administrative Support