Bergman, Jerry (1980). Peer Evaluation of University Faculty: A Monograph. College Student Journal, v14 n3 pt2 p1-21 Fall. Analyzes the process of making peer evaluations. Factors on which peer evaluation is based are extremely subjective and unconscious. Concludes that until peer rating systems are developed that are reliable and valid, their use should be strictly supplementary, or on an experimental basis. (Author)…

Green, Thomas F. (1980). Weighing the Justice of Inequality. Change, v12 n5 p26-32 Jul-Aug. Issues of equal educational opportunity are seen to be transformed into issues of effectiveness, efficiency, or cultural pluralism. It is suggested that issues of equal educational opportunity are likely to be resolved only by reducing the capacity of the educational system itself to determine the future and the value of individuals. (MLW)…

Jones, Rebecca (1996). Courting Controversy. American School Board Journal, v183 n10 p26-30 Oct. Filing a lawsuit against a school district often means challenging the core values of a community. Cases discussed include a suit to prevent the broadcasting of morning prayers in school (\Herdahl\), a suit over the singing of a religious song (\Bauchman\), and drug-use testing for student athletes (\Acton\). (MLF)…

Scott, Daryl Michael (1996). Justifying Equity: Damage Imagery, Brown v. Board of Education, and the American Creed. Educational Foundations, v10 n3 p47-67 Sum. Examines the concept of damage imagery (as related to damaged black psyches), which was incorporated into strategies for overturning educational segregation. The article argues for a different interpretation of damage based on race, and it raises questions about the contributions of social science to the collective thinking about race and schooling. (SM)…

Palmer, Paula (1997). Rigoberta Menchu Tum: Nobel Laureate Leads International Movement for Peace and Indigenous Rights. Winds of Change, v12 n2 p34-39 Spr. Profiles Rigoberta Menchu Tum, a Maya-Quiche woman from Guatemala who in 1992, was the first indigenous person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize's youngest recipient, Menchu Tum is using the prize money and prestige to promote the international movement for peace and the rights of indigenous peoples and to contribute to indigenous community development. (LP)…

Grant, Carl A. (1990). Barriers and Facilitators to Equity in the Holmes Group. Theory into Practice, v29 n1 p50-54 Win. Examines equity within the Holmes Group, noting problems faced by one regional committee in trying to ensure that the group effectively addresses race, class, and gender. Recommendations are made on how to institutionalize equity into organizational structure. (SM)…

James, Bernard (1990). Religious Speech in Public High Schools. Social Education, v54 n5 p261-63 Sep. Discusses the "Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v Mergens" case that was recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court stated that refusal to allow the student Bible club to meet on school property violated the federal Equal Access Act. Presents the constitutional issues raised and the case's significance. (SLM)…

Loiacono, Stephanie (1989). Blacks and the Women's Movement. Crisis, v96 n9 p26-27,45-46 Nov. Although Black female leaders were influential in creating the modern women's movement, feminism has evolved differently for both Black and White women. Suggests that, although Black women have struggled largely against racial and economic inequalities, women of all colors and backgrounds should embrace their diversity and unite to oppose racism and sexism. (AF)…

Wiley, Ed, III (1989). Educators Call for Fairer, More Effective Means of Discipline in Schools. Black Issues in Higher Education, v5 n21 p3,16 Jan 19. Discusses distribution of corporal punishment in schools. Data indicate that Black students are more than twice as likely as Whites to be hit by their teachers. Reasons for this disparity and possible solutions to the problem are considered. (JS)…

Wilson, Reginald (1989). Affirmative Action: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. CUPA Journal, v40 n3 p1-6 Fall. Congress and collegiate institutions should be in the forefront of the struggle for new laws to diminish the restrictions of the Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, and for new affirmative action plans. As leading intellectual institutions, colleges and universities must have the moral courage to do what is right. (MLW)…

Carter, Robert L. (1995). The Unending Struggle for Equal Educational Opportunity. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p619-26 Sum. Forty years after "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas" mandated equal education for black students, racial discrimination thrives in public schools. Educators must lead the fight for quality education for black students in racially isolated urban schools and for monitoring the educational offerings provided for minority students to determine their quality and sufficiency. (SM)…

Grant, Carl A. (1995). Reflections on the Promise of Brown and Multicultural Education. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p707-21 Sum. Examines the dual meaning of promise (hope and vow) in relation to "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," discussing how the two conceptions are implemented in a desegregated school and explaining how multicultural education can help meet the dual expectations of "Brown" as promise/vow and promise/hope. (Author/SM)…

Vargyas, Ellen (1992). Title IX: Q and A. Strategies, v5 n6 p9-12 Mar-Apr. Title IX protects individuals from sex discrimination in any educational activity receiving federal funding. A lawyer from the National Women's Law Center answers questions about Title IX from coaches, teachers, and administrators at all levels. The questions focus on women and athletics. (SM)…

Brown, William H., III (1990). Will America Be Competitive in the Work World of A.D. 2000?. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v17 n3 p3-7 Fall. The greatest challenge for American industry will be to have management at all levels that is representative of the diversified workforce that is anticipated. Business must ensure fair compensation, healthy working conditions, growth and personal development opportunities, progress in the company, and pride in the value of work itself. (AF)…

Robertson, Marjorie J. (1991). Homeless Women with Children: The Role of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. American Psychologist, v46 n11 p1198-1204 Nov. Considers alcohol and other drug abuse among homeless women and the impact of public policy decisions on this group, their dependent children, and the family unit. Examines barriers to treatment including legal rights conflicts (women's versus children's), criminalization, and treatment approaches. (JB)…

Rittenhouse, Robert K.; And Others (1991). The Black and Deaf Movements in America since 1960: Parallelism and an Agenda for the Future. American Annals of the Deaf, v136 n5 p392-400 Dec. This paper traces the political and educational movements of both African-American and hearing-impaired U.S. individuals since 1960 and compares their common as well as disparate experiences in terms of social and political background, social attitudes, family relationships, education, and employment. Four suggestions are offered for advancing the agenda of African-American hearing-impaired individuals. (Author/JDD)…

Weiss, Joan C.; And Others (1992). Ethnoviolence at Work. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v18 n4 p21-33 Win 1991-92. The National Victimization Project of the National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence attempted to understand violence motivated by prejudice in the United States. Interviews with 1,372 employed people confirmed the prevalence and costliness of ethnoviolence in the workplace. Human rights agencies need to address this problem. (SLD)…

Scanlin, Margery M. (1992). Better Camping for All: A Beginning Look at the Americans with Disabilities Act. Camping Magazine, v64 n3 p28-34 Jan-Feb. Provides a brief overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and schedule for phasing in the law. Discusses general features of the law that apply to camps including provisions of employment and public accommodation and requirements for making camp facilities and programs accessible. Provides key definitions included in the ADA and guidelines for reviewing staff and camper applications. (LP)…

Kershaw, Terry (1992). Afrocentrism and the Afrocentric Method. Western Journal of Black Studies, v16 n3 p160-68 Fall. Attempts to define a paradigm that helps shape the African-American studies discipline, and argues that emphasis must be placed on generating practical and emancipatory knowledge. African-American studies is a necessary discipline if Afrocentric scholars are to be generated who have a commitment to being scholar activists. (SLD)…

Raimo, Angela M. (1991). Fourth Amendment Challenges: The Legality of Searching Children. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v36 n2 p73-81 Win. Focuses on the recent application and interpretation of the Fourth Amendment to school children. Discusses the amendment in regard to the relationship between school authorities and children, students' legitimate expectation of privacy, reasonableness in justification of a search, issues of mass mandatory screening, and requirements of due process and individualized suspicion. (Author/PVV)…

Rogers, David; Rogers, Elisabeth Lodge; Yell, Mitchell L. (1998). The Legal History of Special Education: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been!. Remedial and Special Education, v19 n4 p219-28 Jul-Aug. Discusses the legal history of special education. The exclusion of students with disabilities and the early efforts to ensure a free appropriate education for students with disabilities are examined up to and including the enactment of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 1997. (Author/CR)…

Haynes, Charles C. (1999). Religion in the Public Schools. School Administrator, v56 n1 p6-10 Jan. There is now remarkable agreement on religion's proper constitutional and educational place in public education. A 1995 statement issued by 24 religious and educational groups reaffirms Americans' commitment to First Amendment principles, envisioning civil public schools that neither inculcate nor inhibit religion. Sidebars list resources for building policy and common ground. (MLH)…

Robertson, Heather-jane (2001). The Right to Rights. Phi Delta Kappan, v82 n9 p719-20 May. When Canada signed the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1990, all government levels became responsible for adopting and implementing a set of entitlements considered too radical for Americans. Critics claim the Convention subverts absolute parental and institutional authority over children. Implementation problems and progress are discussed. (MLH)…

Robertson, Brian S. (2001). British Antidiscrimination Legislation and Wayfinding in Buildings in Scotland. Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v95 n2 p69-79 Feb. A study investigated the impact of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1995 on the provision of wayfinding aids in local authority buildings in Scotland. Results indicate that although the DDA has raised awareness, it has not necessarily led to the incorporation of wayfinding aids in new or refurbished buildings. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)…

Cortes, Carlos E. (1996). Beyond Affirmative Action. MultiCultural Review, v5 n1 p16-21 Mar. Makes the distinction between vertical and horizontal multiculturalism and discusses five elements that will carry multiculturalism into the future with or without affirmative action. These elements include the continued growing diversity in the population, forced intermingling of diverse groups, creation of smaller group affinities, continued growth of multicultural education, and adjustments of the marketplace into a multiculturally responsive free market. (GR)…

Torres, Carlos Alberto (1998). Democracy, Education, and Multiculturalism: Dilemmas of Citizenship in a Global World. Presidential Address. Comparative Education Review, v42 n4 p421-47 Nov. Outlines problems in reconciling tensions among theories of citizenship, democracy, and multiculturalism in the context of capitalist societies, and resulting implications for comparative education scholars. Discusses the Enlightenment as foundation of citizenship, feminist criticism, postcolonialism, critical race theory, and social movements. Focuses on the opposition of canon and culture and the role of education in identity and citizenship formation. (SV)…

Bell, Derrick; Delgado, Richard; Dorf, Michael C.; Kehlenberg, Richard D.; Stefancic, Jean; Tushnet, Mark V. (1999). Race-Sensitive Admissions in Higher Education: Commentary on How the Supreme Court Is Likely To Rule. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n26 p97-101 Win 1999-2000. Six legal scholars suggest possible outcomes of a future Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in student admissions to higher education. The scholars examine other Supreme Court decisions and look at the impact that different justices and different presidents would have on an affirmative action ruling. (SM)…

Berson, Michael J.; Cruz, Barbara C. (2001). The American Melting Pot? Miscegenation Laws in the United States. OAH Magazine of History, v15 n4 p80-84 Sum. Explores miscegenation in U.S. history, some motivations for anti-miscegenation policy, and the landmark decision of the 1967 case of \Loving v. Virginia.\ Includes three recent examples of miscegenation policy in the United States with questions for class discussion. (CMK)…

McConaghy, Cathryn (2005). Bringing Knowledge to Truth: The Joke and Australian (In)Humanities. Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, v34 p132-142. In the formulation of new humanities–knowledge, truth and social action brought together in the defence of what makes us human in this place and time–there is also the need to identify the obstacles to honouring our humanity. This paper continues the task of critically examining contemporary forms of inhumanity, in this instance as perpetuated by a liberal Australian government against its citizens and others. Liberalism, by nature, enables the co-existence of contradictory practices that both protect and deny human rights and dignities. In psychoanalytic terms, the defence of liberties and its repressed other, the denial of them, are both present in such states. Because of their links with both the conscious and the unconscious, an analysis of jokes provides insights into these contradictory processes. The paper explores how both the humanities and the inhumanities are manifest variously in the joking behaviours of social groups…. [Direct]

Chang, Mitchell J. (2005). Reconsidering the Diversity Rationale. Liberal Education, v91 n1 p6-13 Win. The concept of diversity has come a long way in U.S. higher education, and its impact has been far reaching. Over the last three and a half decades, diversity and its related interventions have evolved to encompass a broad set of purposes, issues, and initiatives on college campuses. The earliest initiatives to increase minority access on predominantly white campuses, and later to enhance gender equity, were prompted by desegregation mandates as well as social justice concerns grounded in the democratic principles of equal opportunity and equality. Although the issue of equitable access remains of paramount interest, since the mid-1980s concerns about the persistence and academic success of underrepresented students of color have become another important thrust of diversity efforts in higher education. Additionally, addressing ongoing incidents of racial and ethnic hostility directed toward students of color and the evolution of what historian Lawrence Levine (1996, 171) termed… [Direct]