Bryce-Laporte, Roy S. (1977). Visibility of the New Immigrants. Society, 14, 6, 18-22, Sep-Oct 77. Notes that the presence of new immigrants will add emphasis to the tensions between two historic American traditions; the myth of open reception and equal opportunity for all peoples and the reality of the difficulties of acceptance and inequality of opportunities. (Author/AM)…

Travers, Tony (1977). Too Young to Govern?. Times Educational Supplement (London), 3229, 21, Apr 22 77. Believes the Department of Education and Science may be wrong in arguing that pupil governors under 18 are illegal. (Editor)…

Flygare, Thomas J. (1987). High Court Splits on Search of Public Employee's Office. Phi Delta Kappan, v68 n10 p792-94 Jun. Presents divergent opinions of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (for the plurality), Justice Antonin Scalia, and Justice Harry Blackmun in the Supreme Court decision to return the case of "O'Connor v. Ortega" (questioning the constitutionality of searching a public employee's office) to the district court. O'Connor rejected the notion that public employers need a warrant for searching employees' offices. (MD)…

Moisset, Jean (1987). Pour une education interculturelle au Quebec. Journal of Educational Thought, v21 n1 p1-9 Apr. Describes the multicultural nature of contemporary Quebec society. Discusses three major principles which serve as the foundation for the respect for the rights of others, arguing that a deep change in attitudes is necessary to guarantee the rights of ethnocultural minorities. Sees the role of intercultural education as promoting attitudinal change. (DMM)…

Molnar, Alex (1987). The Issue at Hand: Religious Challenges to Public Schools. Educational Leadership, v44 n8 p4 May. Two issues are important in the controversy over religion in the schools: whether or not the approaches being advocated by religious groups are educationally sound, and the constitutional issue of the public's right to control its schools. (MD)…

Richards, Thomas F. (1987). Teacher Freedoms and the Fifth Amendment. Social Education, v51 n6 p438-39 Oct. Reviews the recent history of the Fifth Amendment focusing primarily on its use by government officials during the Iran-Contra hearings and by teachers during the McCarthy era hearings. Concludes that social studies teachers must encourage discussion of the political and philosophical issues contained in the Iran-Contra hearings. (JDH)…

Fischer, Louis (1987). Voluntary Gender-Conscious Affirmative Action Plans: The Supreme Court Decision in Johnson v. Transportation Agency. Equity and Excellence, v23 n1-2 p85-8 Spr. Discusses background and decision of United States Supreme Court's first case related to affirmative action based on sex. Concludes that the majority of the Court support the principle of affirmative action when properly applied to overcome a history of both race and sex discrimination. (PS)…

Heid, Helmut (1988). On the Paradox of the Political Demand for Equal Opportunity in Education. Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, v34 n1 p1-17 Jan. Differentiates the various semantic levels and dimensions of the concept of equal opportunity and examines whether the demand for equal opportunity in education will help eliminate inequality. (Author/BSR)…

Halstead, J. M.; Khan-Cheema, A. (1987). Muslims and Worship in the Maintained School. Westminster Studies in Education, v10 p21-36. States that the presence of Muslims in British schools is being used to justify the secularization of assemblies and other school routines. Notes that such secularization is against the wishes of most Muslims. Argues that Muslims need to disseminate their views more widely and effectively to gain a more sympathetic hearing of their position. (GEA)…

Banfield, Beryle (1985). Teaching about Martin Luther King, Jr.: To What End?. Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, v16 n8 p9,12-13. Argues that the celebration of Martin Luther King's birthday provides an opportunity to reaffirm his principles of social justice and positive social change. Outlines a teaching-learning unit (G4-12) based on his writings and speeches. Describes materials needed; teacher preparation; objectives; concepts to be explored; skills to be developed and content development. (KH)…

Aberth, John; Bauman, Laurie J. (1986). Health Educators in the Workplace: Helping Companies Respond to the AIDS Crisis. Health Education Quarterly, v13 n4 p395-406 Win. This article identifies various dimensions of the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)-related issues emerging in corporations nationwide, including confidentiality, the right of patients to work, benefits and insurance, HTLV-III (Human T-Lymphotropic Type III) screening, fears of contagion among workers, needs of companies to avoid financial and legal exposure, and effects on worker productivity. (Author/CT)…

Vogel, Paul (1987). The Right to Parent. Entourage, v2 n1 p33-39 Win. Legal and ethical issues concerned with whether the mentally handicapped have a "right to parent" are considered in the context of Canadian and American Supreme Court decisions concerning sterilization, the role of the family, and the welfare of the child. (DB)…

Turner, Darwin T. (1987). Retrospective of a Renaissance. Black Scholar, v18 n1 p2-10 Jan-Feb. The events from 1955 to 1970 did not solve the problems of blacks in America. Rather than a second Reconstruction, this period was a Second Black Renaissance. Black artists and scholars were exuberant and optimistic and white Americans took significant interest in black culture. (LHW)…

Meyer, Howard (1986). The Importance of the "Second Constitution" to the Coming Celebrations. OAH Magazine of History, v2 n2 p3-4,43-45 Win. Warns against reinforcing what is called the "sacred mythology" of the "miracle at Philadelphia," and urges teachers to tell the full story of the flaws, fights, and decades of legal and political work required to bring the original constitution in line with the U. S. Declaration of Independence. Supports this argument with a chronology of events and numerous quotations. (JDH)…

Flygare, Thomas J. (1985). High Court Approves Searches of Students but Ducks Many Tough Issues. Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n7 p504-05 Mar. Reviews the United States Supreme Court's findings in "New Jersey vs. T.L.O.," a case hinging on the reasonableness of a school official's search of a student's purse. Cites several issues that remained unresolved after the decision and argues that the court could have been more helpful. (PGD)…

(1985). Picking the Right Ones: Good New Materials Abound. Update on Law-Related Education, v9 n2 p17-19 Spr. Instructional materials for use in elementary and secondary legal education courses are described. Included are materials on the rights of teenagers, tips on legal research, videotaped mock trials, and handbooks on new areas such as law about sports and the family. (RM)…

Cuddy, Dennis L. (1984). The Problem of Forced Busing and a Possible Solution. Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n1 p55-56 Sep. Since school busing has not desegregated schools, a plan is presented allowing students to transfer with free transportation within a school district. If this plan is not adopted, the need is cited for federal legislation that prohibits compulsory busing from placing a burden on any race. (MD)…

Wald, Pat (1976). Making Sense Out of the Rights of Youth. Child Welfare, 55, 6, 379-393, Jun 76. Assesses arguments traditionally advanced for keeping adult authority over children intact and points out the need for revision of the present status of children and youth with respect to legal and extra-legal or moral rights. (JH)…

Vontz, Thomas S. (2003). Teaching about Due Process of Law. ERIC Digest. Fundamental constitutional and legal principles are central to effective instruction in the K-12 social studies curriculum. To become competent citizens, students need to develop an understanding of the principles on which their society and government are based. Few principles are as important in the social studies curriculum as due process of law. This ERIC Digest traces the history and development of due process of law, contrasts procedural and substantive due process, and highlights three World Wide Web resources helpful in teaching and learning about due process of law. (BT)… [PDF]

Kaye, H. Stephen (1997). Disability Watch: The Status of People with Disabilities in the United States. This report presents data in text and graphs on the situation of people with disabilities in the United States in the context of requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. An introduction identifies four reasons for the observed slow pace to compliance with disability-rights laws: (1) ignorance about what constitutes accessibility and reasonable accommodation and the achievability of these objectives; (2) serious defects in federal laws and policies which hamper social integration of Americans with disabilities; (3) failure by local authorities to enforce legal requirements for access and accommodations; and (4) continuing prejudice against people with disabilities. The sections following the introduction provide data concerning demographics, employment, social integration, barriers to independence, and transportation. Individual sections provide key points, an analysis of the data, illustrative graphs, and a comparison/contrast of myths and facts. Data sources are…

Fertig, Gary (2000). Achieving Equity on the Great Plains: Women's Rights and the Homestead Act of 1862. Developed for fifth graders studying United States history, this lesson addresses the following National Council for the Social Studies thematic strands: Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; and Civic Ideals and Practices. The lesson is divided into three sections: engagement, investigation, and explain and clarify. The lesson suggests activities for each section, including the small-group creation of a homestead diorama. (BT)…

Wodon, Quentin T. (2000). Poverty and Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean. World Bank Technical Paper No. 467. Although the progress toward poverty reduction remains sluggish, other dimensions of social welfare in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region show signs of improvement. Adult literacy and school enrollment rates, life expectancy at birth, access to safe water, and nutrition indicators are improving. However, other factors demonstrate that many problems persist, especially the inequality between rich and poor. This report analyzes the evolution of poverty and inequality in the LAC region from 1986 to 1996 with projections to 1998. It reviews the policies which have been advocated or implemented to reduce poverty. The report combines: (1) the results of new empirical work using household surveys from 12 countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Republica Bolivariana de Venezuela); (2) short theoretical developments, some of which introduce new research techniques; and (3) a review of the…

Hunter, Jane; Koopman, Bevan; Sledge, Jane (2003). Software Tools for Indigenous Knowledge Management. Indigenous communities are beginning to realize the potential benefits digital technologies can offer with regard to the documentation and preservation of their histories and cultures. However, they are also coming to understand the opportunities for knowledge misuse and misappropriation of their knowledge which may accompany digitization. In this paper we describe a set of open source software tools designed to enable indigenous communities to protect unique cultural knowledge and materials preserved through digitization. The software tools described here enable authorized members of communities to define and control the rights, accessibility and reuse of their digital resources; uphold traditional laws pertaining to secret/sacred knowledge or objects; prevent the misuse of indigenous heritage in culturally inappropriate or insensitive ways; ensure proper attribution to the traditional owners; and enable indigenous communities to describe their resources in their own… [PDF]

Matheson, Kenneth (1973). Sources and Resources for Teaching about Justice in America: Fact or Fiction?. Social Education, 37, 7, 642-645, Nov 73. The purpose of this article is to indicate some of the more useful materials and training programs for teaching about the judicial process. (KM)…

Bereiter, Carl (1973). The Right to Make Mistakes. Intellect, 102, 2353, 184-90, Dec 73. In the struggle for human rights, author suggests that we must consider the right of a child to direct his own education. He also presents four conceptions of the child held, in general, by society. (Author/RK)…

Browning, R. Stephen; Perle, Linda E. (1974). Student Classifications and Equal Protection: Marriage and Sex. Journal of Law and Education, 3, 1, 93-100, Jan 74. The power of school boards to classify pupils for the purposes of admission to or expulsion from school and school activities was restricted in four recently decided federal court cases: two involving discrimination against new-wed students and two involving discrimination against female students. Decisions limit the power of school boards over participation in student activities. Discusses those and other cases. (Author/JF)…

Hamel, Dana B.; Miller, Andrew B. (1973). Virginia Sets Legal Framework for Faculty Rights. Community College Review, 1, 3, 31-6, F 73. The focus of this article was that community college administrators should be constantly alert to insure all employees are treated equally, especially in view of the hard reality that litigation is both costly and time-consuming. (Author/RK)…

Cornelius, H. C. (1973). The American Indian: A Non-Position Paper. Journal of Intergroup Relations, 2, 3, 59-66, Spr 73. The American Indian has no position in the present American society except that outlined by the United States Federal Government. (DM)…

Gruber, Murray (1973). Four Types of Black Protest: A Study. Social Work, 18, 1, 42-51, Jan 73. This article examines the allegiance of a sample of black youths to four types of protest–integrationist, nihilist, pluralist, and separatist. Preference for a type of protest was related to the individual's orientation to either an individual advancement or collective advancement ideology and to how powerless he felt to achieve social mobility. (Author)…

(1972). Metis and Non-Status Indians in Canada. Integrated Education, 10, 6, 64-72, Nov-Dec 72. The text of a statement presented to the Honorable Gerard Pelletier, Secretary of State Government of Canada, by the Native Council of Canada and its associated members, June 6, 1972. (Author/JM)…