Global Perspectives on the Definition, Assessment, and Reduction of Bias and Unfairness in Employment Testing: (Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context)

The use of tests and assessments in employment-related decision making has the potential to benefit organizations and individuals. However, their use is frequently criticized because of their adverse potential for bias and unfairness. Although issues pertaining to employment testing, bias, and unfairness are extensively researched and written about, previous work has predominately focused on perspectives from the United States. Therefore, the goal of this handbook is to provide a global examination of ideas and issues pertaining to bias and unfairness in employment testing. Specifically, this text details perspectives from twenty-three countries spanning six regions of the globe, on the definition, assessment, and reduction of bias and unfairness in employment testing. In doing so, this work fills a critical gap in the knowledge and information available to employment testing scholars and practitioners who conduct research and practice in an increasingly globalized world.

Table of Contents:
1. An introduction to, and summary of global perspectives from twenty-three countries on the definition, assessment, and reduction of bias and unfairness in employment testing; 2. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Australia; 3. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Belgium; 4. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Canada; 5. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in China; 6. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in France; 7. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Germany; 8. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Ghana; 9. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Greece; 10. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in India; 11. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Italy; 12. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Japan; 13. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Mexico; 14. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in the Netherlands; 15. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Nigeria; 16. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Poland; 17. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Romania; 18. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in South Africa; 19. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in South Korea; 20. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Spain; 21. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Sweden; 22. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in Turkiye; 23. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in the United Kingdom; 24. Twenty questions about employment testing bias and unfairness in the United States.

Review :
'This book provides a fascinating description of how fairness in employment plays out across 23 countries. The chapters illuminate the cultural context, legal considerations, and psychometric analyses required to ensure fairness. The reader is left with a deep understanding of the similarities and differences across the diverse countries.' Fritz Drasgow, Professor of Psychology and Dean Emeritus, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 'Given fast-paced shifts in the global sociopolitical context, this volume by leading experts on reducing unfairness in employment could not be more timely. Those seeking to think more expansively about bias will uncover many insights from this examination of how unfairness is defined and considered in 23 different countries. For those engaged in talent acquisition practice across borders, this handbook will be an exceptional resource.' Ann Marie Ryan, Professor Emerita of Organizational Psychology, Michigan State University