(1981). The Handicapped in Society. A Curriculum to Foster Understanding of People with Disabilities. The third in a series of volumes designed to foster understanding of handicapped students is intended for junior and senior high school teachers. Lesson plans, discussion guides, and fact sheets are presented on the rights of the disabled, in separate sections tailored for high school and junior high levels. The high school section includes a review of the definitions and conceptualizations of the handicapped, employment rights, accessibility, and the rights of the mentally retarded. The section designed for junior high instruction touches on such topics as constitutional and legislative guarantees, and accessibility surveys. Resources and references are listed throughout. (CL)…

(1978). National Conference on Asians in America and Asian Americans. Sponsored by the Asian American Assembly for Policy Research. In this report, the activities of a conference on Asian Americans and Asians in America are summarized and papers presented are reprinted. Topics considered in the papers include education, employment, affirmative action, identity, pluralism, Chinese cultural background, teaching of English, cross-cultural situations, development of comprehensive services, problems of Chinese immigrant children, and normalization of U.S. foreign policy as it affects Asian Americans. The conference agenda and listing of participating panelists is appended. (WI)…

MUSE, BENJAMIN (1964). LOUISVILLE. IT IS REPORTED THAT LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, HAS MADE NOTABLE PROGRESS IN THE ELIMINATION OF RACE DISCRIMINATION WITH A MINIMUM OF TURMOIL AND WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SUBSTANTIAL MAJORITY OF ITS CITIZENS OF BOTH RACES. OF ITS FOUR MAIN DESEGREGATION HURDLES–PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS, EMPLOYMENT, AND HOUSING–THE FIRST TWO HAVE BEEN PRACTICALLY SURMOUNTED. THE THIRD IS BEING APPROACHED WITH SOME VISIBLE SUCCESS, AND THE FOURTH IS THE OBJECT OF AN INTENSIVE, IMAGINATIVE, AND HOPEFUL EFFORT. THE SITUATION IN LOUISVILLE HAS MANY SHORTCOMINGS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF HUMAN UNDERSTANDING AND INTERRACIAL JUSTICE. RACE PREJUDICE IS STILL PRESENT, IN VARYING DEGRESS, AMONG A MAJORITY OF THE WHITE POPULATION. IT IS VIEWED BY THE COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP AS AN EVIL TO BE COMBATED, AND IT IS BEING COMBATED STEADILY AND WITH INCREASING EFFECTIVENESS. BASIC IN THE LOUISVILLE EFFORT IS AN AWARENESS THAT THIS SOCIAL CHANGE CANNOT BE ACCOMPLISHED BY A FEW DRAMATIC STEPS, BUT DEMANDS A MASSIVE AND…

(1963). TEACHING HUMAN RIGHTS–A HANDBOOK FOR TEACHERS. UNLIKE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION IN THE TRADITIONAL DISCIPLINES, THE TEACHING OF HUMAN RIGHTS DOES NOT INVOLVE THE MEMORIZING OF TEXTS OR ACQUISITION OF PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS, IT IS RATHER A MATTER OF CREATING BASIC ATTITUDES OF TOLERANCE AND GOODWILL IN THE RECEPTIVE MINDS OF CHILDREN. AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE EXPERIENCES AND PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED BY DEDICATED TEACHERS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THEY TRY TO TEACH HUMAN RIGHTS WILL HOPEFULLY INSPIRE TEACHERS IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO DEVISE THEIR OWN EXPERIMENTS IN THIS IMPORTANT FIELD OF ENDEAVOR. A 2-YEAR PROJECT WAS ENACTED IN A GIRLS' SECONDARY SCHOOL IN ECUADOR TO DRAW ATTENTION TO THE LOCAL AND NATIONAL SCENE IN THAT COUNTRY AS A MEANS OF DEVELOPING KNOWLEDGE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND A CONCERN FOR THOSE WHOSE RIGHTS WERE BEING DENIED. THE THEME OF THE PROGRAM WAS "THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN." FIELD WORK AND INQUIRIES WERE MADE AS TO THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY. EVERY OPPORTUNITY WAS ALSO TAKEN TO STUDY…

Gee, E. Gordon (1980). Constitutional Rights: A View from Mt. Healthy. In their 1977 decision, "Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle," the Supreme Court held that if a government employee who had a reasonable expectation of continued employment is dismissed and can show that his dismissal was motivated by his taking actions that are constitutionally protected, the employing agency must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the employee would have been dismissed in any case for causes not constitutionally protected. The Supreme Court grappled with the conflicting interests of the state in protecting itself from the actions of its employees and with the interests of the individual in expressing himself and in maintaining employment. The case, decided unanimously, serves as an important milestone in the Court's progress from an absolute interpretation of First Amendment rights to one requiring balancing of the legitimate interests of all parties concerned. (Author/PGD)…

(1980). Affirmative Action Plan. Fourth Edition. The aim of this plan is to provide the reader with an outline of the New York State Education Department's commitment to equal employment opportunity and its obligation to comply with various anti-discrimination laws. These laws include the New York State Human Rights Law, the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Federal Title IX Regulations implementing the Education Amendments of 1972, and other appropriate Federal and State legislation. Areas covered in the plan are: policy and purpose, organization of the Department, officials in charge of affirmative action, dissemination and goals of the plan, employment data, employment and promotion policy and activities, employment interviewing, appointment monitoring, separations, affirmative action reference file and related reports, employment of persons with handicapping conditions, maternity leaves, training and career development, handling employee complaints of…

Shusterhoff, Jay (1980). Rights of the Residents in Developmental Centers. The manual is designed to acquaint parents and friends of developmentally disabled persons in New York residential treatment facilities with the manner in which a developmental center should be maintained and staffed, the services which should be provided to the residents, and the basic legal rights of the residents. A short summary of rights is provided along with a descriptive list (including addresses) of organizations and agencies dealing with the legal rights of developmentally disabled individuals. Admissions and retention procedures are outlined and the right to an individualized program of habilitation is explained. Particulars of the living environment of residents, including acceptable methods and appropriate circumstances of restraint and seclusion, are explored. Other aspects considered include visitation and correspondence rights, vocational programs, maintenance and confidentiality of records, transfer procedures, community placement, medical treatment, and protection…

Sullivan, Cheryl Granade (1979). Classroom Management in the Social Studies Class. How to Do It Series, Series 2, No. 7. Classroom management is discussed in terms of effective instruction, successful group management, maximum use of space, time, and resources, meaningful discipline, student rights, and change strategies. The discussion of effective instruction stresses appropriateness, completeness, clarity, and a variety of lessons. Techniques for successful group management include the teacher's ability to attend to several issues at once and to achieve smoothness in ongoing academic activities, group focus, student accountability, and a variety of activities. Suggestions for maximum use of space, time, and resources refer not only to the teacher who has his/her own classroom but also to the floating teacher. Measures for assuring effective handling of routine matters include learning students' names immediately, providing activities during roll call, returning papers efficiently, making available enrichment materials, and developing standard operating procedures. Classroom discipline is discussed…

Hammer, Ronald P.; Hartley, Joseph M. (1978). Procedural Due Process and the Welfare Recipient: A Statistical Study of AFDC Fair Hearings in Wisconsin. In 1970 the United States Supreme Court held in "Goldberg v. Kelly" that recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) had a constitutional right to an evidentiary hearing before a local welfare agency could terminate benefits. In order to determine the effects that the "Goldberg" requirements have had on the outcomes of AFDC appeals, a sample of 2000 hearing requests filed with the Wisconsin Department of Health and Social Services between 1965 and 1976 was examined. The data gathered showed a decrease in client success and an increase in hearing non-shows following the change in procedures. It also indicated that the present haphazard manner of attorney representation has not been helpful. However, the data also indicate that AFDC clients can become more effective adversaries if they are provided with adequate support and information about their claims. It can be concluded that if the goals desired by the courts and commentators are ever to be…

Bowie, Nolan A.; And Others (1976). Public Broadcasting and Equal Employment Opportunity Regulation–Where Does the Buck Stop?. This study seeks to identify those governmental and nongovernmental agencies that should ensure that all recipients of funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting comply with equal employment opportunity laws. A report of the study comprises the following sections: introductory comments and background material about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; the role of Federal entities in ensuring that public broadcasters comply with equal employment and antidiscrimination laws; the history of public broadcasting at the Federal Communications Commission; a statistical review and analysis of public broadcasters' 1976 employment profiles; conclusion; and appendixes containing textual data. (RL)…

Tiernan, Robert J. (1975). New York's Access to Records Law. During the last two years, New York State has made considerable progress toward opening its government to public inspection. This report discusses New York's open-records law and the creation of the Committee on Public Access to Records, a group of individuals who "interpret the law, oversee its implementation, establish procedures, and propose revisions." Research into the laws of other states reveals that the New York committee is the only one of its kind in the nation. The history of access in New York, the formation and actions of the Committee on Public Access, cases under the new law, criticism of the Freedom of Information Law, and proposed revision of the Freedom of Information and Open Meetings laws are discussed. An appendix provides the text of article six of the Freedom of Information Law. (KS)… [PDF]

Hunsaker, David M. (1975). The Print Media and Equal Time. This report explores the implications of the Supreme Court's decision in the case of "'Miami Herald' v. Tornillo" concerning the "right of reply," the Florida mandate that allowed a candidate for nomination or election whose personal character or official record is assailed to publish a response at the expense of the newspaper in which the charges were made. The Court reasoned that, in the case of the print media, the "right of reply" constituted a compulsion to print and was thus unconstitutional. Two tenable solutions to the problem of access to the print media are discussed: application of an antitrust theory to the press and the implementation of a "public utility theory," in which newspapers are made socially responsible through the addition of a provision for equal time. A model right-of-access statute details the specifics of this latter procedure. (KS)…

Rauth, Marilyn (1978). The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142): Preserving Both Children's and Teachers' Rights. Common problems and questions raised in implementation of P.L. 94-142 are dealt with in this pamphlet. The purpose of this publication is to help teachers and other school employees use the law to protect the interests of all children and their own rights as professionals. The following areas of concern are discussed in question-answer format: (1) basic requirements; (2) Individualized Education Programs (IEPs); (3) less restrictive environment placements; (4) due process; (5) state and local regulations; and (6) noncompliance. (JD)…

Rauth, Marilyn (1978). A Guide to Understanding the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (P.L. 94-142). This pamphlet, through questions and answers, provides information on the requirements of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, referred to as P.L. 94-142. States receiving funds under this legislation must follow specific procedures for providing handicapped children a \free appropriate public education in the most appropriate least restrictive environment.\ The purpose of this pamphlet is to acquaint the reader with federal requirements only. Both state and local education agencies may have additional regulations related to the education of handicapped children. (Author)…

Graham, Peter J. (1975). Title IX: Human Rights in School Sport. This paper focuses on Title IX, a part of the Federal Education Amendments of 1972, and its effect upon human rights in school sport. The paper is divided into three sections. The first section reviews the purpose of Title IX and the historical developments which led to its establishment. It states that Title IX was enacted to eliminate sexual discrimination in educational programs and activities, since until recent years few opportunities for women to engage in sport and athletics had been provided by society. The next section deals with the implications of Title IX as it relates to educational institutions. It states that application of Title IX to secondary school sport will take time, continued effort, and patience. The paper mentions that the generalities of the law, the lack of specific guidelines, and the hesitancy of many administrators to respond to the need for change will undoubtedly contribute to its slow implementation. In the final section Title IX is reviewed from a… [PDF]

Donelson, Ken, Ed. (1975). Censorship and the Teaching of English. Arizona English Bulletin, v17 n2 Entire Issue February. Ideas, facts, and techniques about censorship and fighting censorship are the subjects of the articles in this extensive issue. Some of the topics discussed are censorship in other states, censorship in the elementary school, rational censorship, racism and censorship, the North Dakota book-burning incident, student rights in high school journalism, a publisher's attitudes toward censorship, film censorship, the role of the school board in protecting students' and schools' rights, the role of students in fighting censorship, and the history of censorship. A lengthy bibliography lists scholarly and pedagogical articles and books about censorship. (JM)… [PDF]

Stanley, Charles J.; And Others (1975). The Impact of the Pratt Decision on Black Public Colleges: Florida's Commitment. This recital of the status of the several components of the Florida Plan for Equalizing Educational Opportunity in Public Higher Education is descriptive of some of its developments to about March 1975. The plan projected its greatest impact on desegregation as occuring within the first two years of its five-year course, but with the continuing deterioration of Florida's and the national economy, the effectuation of the parts of the plan dependent on greatly increased revenues is not likely. The prospects for a turnabout in state appropriations in the next year or two for the implementation of desegregation are not good. The import of these developments on the enhancement of educational opportunity for black post-high school students, whether at the community college level, or the level of the senior colleges and universities with their graduate and professional schools is, at this point, problematic, because of the exigencies of a faltering economy. (Author/KE)… [PDF]

Friesen, Barbara; And Others (1974). Is Child Advocacy for Children?. Assessed is the functioning of the Metropolitan Child Advocacy Committee established by the Oregon State Children's Services Division to provide evaluative and arbitrative services for children who did not fit easily into the normal social service framework. Case studies of two disturbed children whose cases came before the committee are presented. Conclusions such as the following are said to be supported by the committee's experiences: (1) when 'no decline' options are enforced and backed by proper legal and fiscal sanctions, some vicious destructive discontinuities in child placement can be avoided; (2) system and institutional goals are often in conflict with those of implementing the least detrimental course for the child; and (3) unless the child is a party (usually through an attorney) to proceedings which involve him, his best interests may not be served. (GW)… [PDF]

(1973). Non-Sexist Education for Survival. This collection of 11 articles focuses on sexism in education. \The Socialization Process\ refers to schools which, intentionally or not, reinforce cultural and sexual stereotypes, and maintains that schools should provide a model of nonstereotypic education. \Sex Role Stereotypes\ discusses certain educational conventions which still stereotype women and minorities by limiting interaction and by reinforcing beliefs about their lesser ability and value. \Education for Survival\ proposes some changes necessary for non'sexist education. \Education and Economic Survival\ maintains that groups without power or secure prospects of economic survival cannot effect change. \Counseling for Careers\ interviews the directors of seven college placement centers to discover where they are sending women graduates. \Schools and Physical Survival\ discusses women and physical activity. Many of the pluses of being a woman are described in \The Female of the Species.\\Sexual Stereotypes-Psychological… [PDF]

Bussel, Alan (1974). In Defense of Freedom: Horace L. Traubel and the "Conservator.". Philadelphia poet and journalist Horace L. Traubel's work as biographer of Walt Whitman has overshadowed his role as crusading editor. Traubel (1858-1919) devoted 30 years to publishing the "Conservator," a monthly newspaper that reflected its editor's idiosyncratic philosophy and crusaded persistently for libertarian principles. He made the "Conservator" a champion of academic and artistic freedom and attacked those who sought to constrain liberties. Although the "Conservator" had a limited circulation, its readers–and Traubel's followers–included a number of noteworthy individuals. Among them were Socialist leader Eugene V. Debs, soap magnate and reformer Joseph Fels, iconoclastic lecturer Robert G. Ingersoll, and William E. Walling, the reformer who helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Traubel and the "Conservator" deserve recognition for their contributions to the tradition of dissent in America…. [PDF]

Moller, Darlene A. (1973). Social Research with Minorities: Some Rights and Responsibilities. Minority groups seeking self-determination have a need for and a right to participate in and contribute to a growing body knowledge of human development and human relationships generated by social science research that is not only scientific, hence \unbiased,\ but which does not perpetuate damaging stereotypes. It is the purpose of this paper to propose and describe a series of mutual rights and responsibilities of the minority community and the social researcher toward each other, and to discuss various difficulties in fulfilling such rights and responsibilities. Specific suggestions are delineated in charging Federal funding agencies with the responsibility of protecting and promoting the rights of both the minority group and the social researcher. A working model which is being used successfully in a minority (American Indian) community research and development project is described. Participatory decision-making, from the initial stages of a research project until its completion,… [PDF]

(1973). Action for Foster Children: Community Self Evaluation Chart. This chart is a tool with which communities can rate themselves on the care of foster children. It is based on a ten-article Bill of Rights for foster children. The ten articles are: (1) the right to be cherished by a family; (2) the right to be nurtured by foster parents who have been specially selected; (3) the right to receive help in understanding and accepting the reasons for his own family's inability to take care of him; (4) the right to receive loving care and respect; (5) the right to grow up in a neighborhood of people who understand and accept him; (6) the right to receive help in overcoming deprivation in his emotional, physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual growth that may have resulted from his early experiences; (7) the right to receive education and career guidance; (8) the right to receive preparation for citizenship and parenthood; (9) the right to be represented by an attorney with access to fair hearings and court review of decisions; and (10) the right to… [PDF]

(1973). Affirmative Action Program Manual. Guidelines relating to the affirmative action program of the Ventura County Community College District are provided in this manual. Affirmative action is defined as, \A set of specific and result-oriented procedures to which a contractor commits himself/herself to apply every good faith effort. The objective of those procedures, plus such efforts, is equal employment opportunity.\ The chapters of the manual are: 1. Introduction II. Definition of Terms; III. Policy Statements, Objectives, Timetables; IV. Duties and Responsibilities of the Affirmative Action Officer; V. Procedural Implementation Relating to Personnel Practices–(A). Classified, (B). Certificated, and (C). Student; and VI. Contract Compliance Guidelines for Contractors–(A). Federal Funds, (B). State Funds, and (C). District Funds. Appendixes provide: Channels of Recruitment; Statement Required of District Contractors Under Section 1735 of the California Labor Code; Advisory Committee Charges. (Four… [PDF]

(1970). English and Federal Government. Federal Textbook on Citizenship–Home Study Course. Section 2, for the Helper. Course arrangement, specific helper instructions, and terminology are covered in this helper's handbook for home study candidates for naturalization who speak English to learn to read and write English. It is intended to be used to give a limited amount of help provided by a family member or neighbor, and accompanies the booklet \English and Federal Government–For the Student (Section II).\ The 29 lessons teach vocabulary necessary to understanding representative democracy, freedoms and rights, the Constitution, and the three branches of United States government. Examinations included at the end of the text are to be sent in, with helper evaluations, to the correspondence teacher for the Immigration and Naturalization Service. (BM)… [PDF]

(1971). Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity of the United States Senate, Ninety-Second Congress, First Session on Equal Educational Opportunity. Part II–Status of School Desegregation Law. Hearings Held Washington, D.C., June 15, 1971. The hearings on the status of school desegregation law called several witnesses to testify: Mr. Julius Chambers (NAACP); Prof. Alexander M. Bickel (Yale Law School); Prof. Charles Hamilton (Columbia University); Prof. Owen Fiss (University of Chicago Law School); and, Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. The appendixes of the report contain pertinent legislation and important supreme court decisions, two of which concern the Charlotte-Mecklenburgh Board of Education, as well as U. S. District Court opinions and relevant newspaper articles. (CB)…

Sullivan, Neil V. (1971). Desegregation Strategies–the Classroom and the Courtroom. Bulletin Series in School Desegregation. This essay attempts to assist the educational administrator with race relations problems. By tracing the legal implications, judicial support for school desegregation is placed in perspective. Potential financial incentives for communities desegregating their school system are then discussed. Illustrations of communities' transportation and school construction programs are offered. A discussion of school desegregation plans or methods that have been used throughout the country concludes the essay. (Author/JW)… [PDF]

Henry, Jeanette, Ed. (1972). The American Indian Reader: Education. Analyzing American Indian education, the book is the second in a series designed for classroom use, teacher preparation, and the general reader. A collection of the most important articles published in \The Indian Historian\ during the last 7 years, the book also introduces new materials prepared specifically for the series. The contents cover 7 educational areas: approach and philosophy; lessons of history; problems of today; critique and evaluation; film and book reviews; \relevant\ education; and a curriculum sampling. Subjects have been arranged for resource use and suggest a guide to study in each area. This book attempts to present ideas as well as information. Certain ideas are offered to stimulate discussion and to develop more student participation, i.e., teachers must recognize that identity with one's heritage is natural, usually a cherished possession that cannot be demeaned, discredited, or devalued. (FF)…

Steinbach, Sheldon Elliot (1973). Equal Employment Opportunity Pressures on Colleges and Universities–Present and Pending. Presented in this paper is a discussion of various federal demands and their ramifications concerning nondiscriminatory employment practices in higher education. These demands require that colleges and universities desiring or holding federal contracts eliminate all traces of discriminatory practices with regard to faculty recruitment, hiring, anti-nepotism policies, placement, job classification and assignment, promotion, termination, conditions of work, salary rights and benefits, leave policies and fringe benefits. A complaint of discrimination may be filed by or on behalf of an individual or by one of the Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Notice of the charge is forwarded to the employer within 10 days stating the date, place and circumstances of the alleged unfair employment practice. After an investigation, if a finding of discrimination is confirmed and the employer and complainant have failed to reach conciliation, the individual or the… [PDF]

(1972). Minority Access to and Participation in Post-Secondary Education. In order to ascertain that integration of minority group persons has been and is being taken care of by its institutions, the Regents of the University of the State of New York prepared the present statement of policy and proposed action. Further, the Regents request in this document that each institution of postsecondary education in the State prepare a comprehensive institutional plan for its campus. This plan should include: (1) plans for the integration of any currently segregated facilities to be effective by the fall semester, 1973; (2) plans for the recruitment of minority group facility; (3) plans for the enrollment of minority group students; (4) plans for the sensitization of faculty, professional and nonprofessional staff, and students to the diverse life-styles of the increasing numbers of minority group students being admitted; and (5) data on faculty and students, including the number of minority group faculty and staff and their rank or position, and the number of… [PDF]

Rivera, George, Jr. (1972). Theoretical Perspectives on Integration in Chicano Communities. The paper first proposes a general model for the study of acculturation in the Chicano community and then presents developing trends which are viewed as important to understanding la raza. In generating a theory of acculturation a (+) or (-) value was assigned to each link (for example, lower, middle, or upper class family background) of the model. From the model, 5 possible types of acculturating individuals can be conceptualized– the acculturated individual with no disadvantaged background, from the middle or upper class; the principal structural acculturator, who overcame a disadvantaged background mostly through education or through high motivation and hard work; the intervening acculturator, who is a member of the subordinate community and who has been acculturated through intervening media sources and is aware of a better tomorrow; the deviant acculturator, who is acculturated but shows no signs of positive influences; and the unacculturated individual, who is unacquainted… [PDF]