The Limits of Outcomes Analysis; A Comment on "Sex Discrimination in Higher Employment: An Empirical Analysis of the Case Law.".

Lee, Barbara A.

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Publication Date: 1990

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The Limits of Outcomes Analysis; A Comment on "Sex Discrimination in Higher Employment: An Empirical Analysis of the Case Law."

Lee, Barbara A.

Journal of Law and Education, v19 n4 p623-26 Fall 1990

Questions assumptions by Schoenfeld and Zirkel in a study reviewing gender discrimination cases against institutions of higher education. Critiques the methodology used in that study, cautions about the overall utility of "outcomes analysis," and reports more promising routes of empirical legal research. (15 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Court Litigation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Higher Education, Legal Problems, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sex Discrimination, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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