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ERIC TITLE NUMBER: ED196600 AUTHOR: Velez, William Yslas; Fernandez, Celestino
TITLE: Underrepresentation in the Sciences: Chicanos and
Native Americans.
YEAR PUBLISHED: 1978
NOTE: 27 p.; Paper presented at the Conference on the
Status and Issues of Chicanos and Native American
Participation in the Sciences (Boulder, CO, February 24-25,
1978).
ABSTRACT: The study documented the college and university
hiring practices in California, Colorado, and Texas between
1970 and 1977 and documented the experiences of Chicano and
Native American scientists with respect to employment. Data
were gathered through mail surveys--31 (a 62% return rate)
for the first part of the study and 82 (a 55% return rate)
for the second part. The analyses were performed separately
for Chicanos and Native Americans, although in many cases
the findings were quite similar. The findings indicated
that few Chicanos and Native Americans were hired between
1970 and 1977. Furthermore, it appeared that those
individuals who were hired were not hired due to
Affirmative Action. Thus, it was concluded that Affirmative
Action plans at colleges and universities were not working
to provide equality of opportunity for the minorities and
that the following would help to provide that equality: (1)
stricter goals and time tables regarding Affirmative Action
plans should be implemented; (2) the federal government
should take a more active role in enforcing Affirmative
Action at every level; (3) Affirmative Action officers at
colleges and universities should be independent of the
schools and should be more active; (4) openings should be
advertised widely including through minority organizations
and publications; and (5) serious consideration should be
given to retention, promotion, and tenure. (AN)
KEY DESCRIPTORS: Colleges-; Employment-Opportunities;
Employment-Practices; Higher-Education; Minority-Groups;
Questionnaires-; Universities-
KEY DESCRIPTORS: *Affirmative-Action; *American-Indians;
*College-Faculty; *Equal-Opportunities-Jobs; *Hispanic
Americans; *Physical-Sciences
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