Elimination of the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE) : Suspension of Testing for Many Federal Positions.

Discusses Federal guidelines that set standards for preventing discriminatory use of employment tests, and traces development and validation of the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE). Presents pro-con arguments in controversy surrounding PACE; describes agreement to eliminate...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1986.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Discrimination in employment. Educational tests and measurements. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses Federal guidelines that set standards for preventing discriminatory use of employment tests, and traces development and validation of the Professional and Administrative Career Examination (PACE). Presents pro-con arguments in controversy surrounding PACE; describes agreement to eliminate PACE, in light of allegations that it denied equal opportunity; and considers implications.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.