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Title:

TRANSPORTATION CAREERS FOR MINORITIES

Accession Number:

00468180

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0039039142

Abstract:

This paper discusses the participation of minorities in the transportation industry. Opportunities have been primarily at the entry or low level of the career ladder, and opportunities for professionals have been limited in all modes. Approximately 72 percent of all managerial, administrative positions are currently held by white males, and only 3 percent are held by blacks, a situation which is even more pronounced in the transportation industry. There is good potential for graduates throughout the transportation industry but the greatest number of positions are in motor freight, and the higher salaries are in physical distribution management, areas which must be included in academic programs for minorities. As the need for professionals in different transportation areas changes, these changes must be reflected in curriculum design. Historically black colleges enroll more than 60 percent of all black students. They provide points of access and offer better odds for retention and attainment for blacks than do other institutions. Few historically black colleges have transportation programs. Academic programs at minority campuses tend to overemphasize public sector training; however, graduates who accepted positions in freight transportation were given starting salaries twice that of graduates in the public sector. Because programs that assume advanced mathematical skills, such as engineering, will necessarily exclude the majority of students with average math skills and because business programs require competency in a wide range of skills, not to mention the marketability of their graduates, it is suggested that transportation programs for minorities be located in a school of business and emphasize carrier and physical distribution management. The alternative approach is a multidisciplinary one, which provides transportation courses from the outset.

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Monograph Accession #:

00468164

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Dorsett, Katie G
Benjamin, Julian M

Pagination:

pp 192-199

Publication Date:

1985

Serial:

Transportation Research Board Special Report

Issue Number: 210
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0360-859X

Conference:

Conference on Surface Transportation Education and Training

Location: Williamsburg Virginia, United States
Date: 1984-10-28 to 1984-10-31
Sponsors: Urban Mass Transportation Administration; Federal Highway Administration; U.S. Department of Transportation

ISBN:

0-039-03914-2

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (8) ; Tables (1)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Human resources

Subject Areas:

Administration and Management; Education and Training; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I10: Economics and Administration

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Apr 30 1988 12:00AM

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