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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED198963 AUTHOR:
TITLE: Indian Employment within State Government. Document
No. 10750057.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 72 p.
ABSTRACT: The basic purpose of the project was to study and
determine the nature of the "inadequate ratio" of Indian
employment in Arizona's State agencies. The survey study
was based on personal interviews and questionnaires
furnished to 153 Indian State employees, 71 agency
officials, and 25 ex State employees. Findings indicated
that in 1976, while Indians constituted approximately 5.5%
of the Arizona population, only 1.49% of a total work force
of 32,853 State employees were Indians; they were perceived
as being underrepresented at all levels. Of those
interviewed in the area of career progression, only 33.8%
agreed that Indians had been successful in terms of career
advancement; the average stay of State employment for all
Indian workers interviewed was only 2 1/2 to 3 years. To
implement policies and procedures within State government
that will enhance hiring, upward mobility, and retention of
Indian employees, the Commission of Indian Affairs
recommendations included provisions that employment
information and job announcements be distributed to all
segments of the Arizona population including Indian
reservations; State agency heads inform all
new employees about basic civil rights which include
grievance and appeals procedures; job training and
promotional programs be provided for Indian employees; and
Indian employees be placed in job categories until parity
objectives are attained. (NEC)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Affirmative-Action; Civil-Rights;
Employment-Patterns; Government-Employees; Occupational
Mobility
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *American-Indians; *Employment-; *Equal
Opportunities-Jobs; *Occupational-Surveys; *Promotion
Occupational; *State-Government
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