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Equal Opportunities in Colleges and Universities

Equal Opportunities in Colleges and Universities

by Farish (Author)

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    Paperback 1995

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Synopsis

This book is the first attempt to consider the effectiveness of equal opportunities policies for staff (in colleges and universities) after the policies have been passed and implemented. It suggests future strategies for policy-makers and equal opportunities 'activists' in the light of the findings which concern structure, policy coherence and policy contradiction. It provides an account, through the detailed case-studies of three educational institutions (one further education college, one 'new' and one 'old' university) of how equal opportunities policy-making has developed over the last decade and what gains have been made. It also examines the complexity of trying to judge the effectiveness of such policies by viewing policy from a number of standpoints including those of managers and policy-makers, those charged with implementing the policies (for instance, equal opportunities or women's officers), and those at the receiving end. In trying to unravel the complexity, what emerges is the importance of institutional history and context as well as policy structure and content.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 224
 Publisher: Open University Press
Published: 01 Sep 1995
ISBN 10: 0335194168
ISBN 13: 9780335194162

Media Reviews
The four researchers must be congratulated for conductingthis complex research into EO policy and practice in FE and HE with such obvious care and integrity. Undoubtedly they have achieved their stated aims; the findings of their study will develop our understanding of the effectiveness of EO policies and practice and will encourage their wider implementationand evaluation. - AUT Woman The book's value is in the stimulus it gives readers to find their own ways to equal opportunities. - Managing HE ...a useful resource for those wishing to develop equal opportunities policies and procedures, and tries to suggest positive strategies for the future. - The New Academic ...will be useful not only to those interested in research into higher education and qualitative research methods but also to all students and academics with an interest in issues of social justice in education. - British Educational Research Journal
Author Bio
The Authors Maureen Farish is a tutor at South Bank University (following a spell as Equal Opportunities Co-ordinator for the Faculty of the Built Environment) and associate researcher on the ESRC Equity Management Project. Her doctoral research is on the relationship between equal opportunities policy and outcomes for women in Built Environment Higher Education. Joanna McPake is currently a researcher at the Scottish Council for Research in Education. Trained as a teacher of English as a Second Language, she has worked as a teacher and researcher in this field, in England (at the NFER) and in Scotland. She is currently engaged on a book reviewing the debate on non-sexist language. Janet Powney is currently Senior Researcher at the Scottish Council for Research in education. She trained as a primary teacher and psychologist and worked for many years in teacher training. She has worked as an independent researcher and consultant on a range of research projects and has produced a number of publications on issues in management education and a textbook on interviewing in educational research. Gaby Weiner is currently Professor of Education and head of department at South Bank University. Formally a primary teacher, researcher at the NFER and project co-ordinator on the Schools Council Sex Differentiation Project, she worked at the Open University (in particular on the M. A. module: Gender and Education) before coming to South Bank. She has written widely on gender and social justice issues.