Warren, Earl (1977). Inside the Supreme Court. The Momentous School Desegregation Decision. Atlantic Monthly, 239, 4, 35-40, Apr 77. Adapted from his memoirs, this article offers a view of the school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, from the perspective of the Supreme Court chief justice. (LBH)…

Gordon, Sue (1976). Up Against the Accommodation Rule. UMKC Law Review, 45, 1, 56-74, F 76. The perplexities of the accommodation rule in Title VII's religious discrimination cases grown with each decision. The author suggests that if the rule is to survive, the Supreme Court must resolve the conflicts by supplying definitions for key terms and guidelines for uniform application of the rule. (LBH)…

Mithun, Jacqueline S. (1977). Black Power and Community Change: An Assessment. Journal of Black Studies, 7, 3, 263-80, Mar 77. Explores some of the positive aspects of black power, discusses what the concept of black power suggests about the future direction of the black struggle and future U.S. race relations. Also speculates about the results of black power used as a vehicle for social change at the community and national level. (Author/JM)…

Wells, Gwendolyn M. (1975). Sex Discrimination and Title VII. UMKC Law Review, 43, 3, 273-95, Spr 75. Implications of Title VII for dealing with sex discrimination are discussed. It is suggested that the impact should not be assessed purely in terms of visible change but in the changed perspectives that women have begun to assume as to their own potentials. (LBH)…

(1977). The Teacher and the Law: What Are Teacher Rights?. Today's Education, 66, 1, 16-7, Jan-Feb 77. Teachers should seek the help of local or state associations in questions of unfair treatment, since constitutional rights do not cease to exist when signing a teaching contract. (MB)…

Tierney, William G. (1997). The Parameters of Affirmative Action: Equity and Excellence in the Academy. Review of Educational Research, v67 n2 p165-96 Sum. Provides a historical, philosophical, and theoretical analysis of affirmative action in higher education. Also evaluates the success of affirmative action and considers alternatives. Although affirmative action has not created great improvements, it has been consistent with assumptions about the meaning of academic community. (SLD)…

Abdussalam, Ahmad Shehu (1998). Human Language Rights: An Islamic Perspective. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p55-62 Jan. Argues that Islam considers language a human right that must be guaranteed for all people due to language's advantageous effect on sociocultural relations. Denotes "right" as any action whose fulfillment might cause advantage or prevent damage to individuals or societies; and emphasizes that it is natural for individuals to use the language of their traditional environment. (36 references) (Author/CK)…

Rassool, Naz (1998). Postmodernity, Cultural Pluralism and the Nation-State: Problems of Language Rights, Human Rights, Identity and Power. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p89-99 Jan. Argues that language provides not only a central identity variable but also constitutes a key means by which people can either gain access to power or be excluded from the right to exercise control over their lives. Argues that, if language is materially and culturally rooted, issues of language rights cannot be addressed outside of social policy. (22 references) (Author/CK)…

Chang, Jeff (1996). Local Knowledge(s): Notes on Race Relations, Panethnicity and History in Hawai'i. Amerasia Journal, v22 n2 p1-29. Examines the emergence and fragmentation of the panethnic Local in Hawaiian interracial relations. It explores, within the fractious debate over affirmative action in the 1970s and 1980s, the underrepresented island minorities' challenging of the privileged Local elite that intensified inter-Asian-Pacific tensions and fragmented the panethnic Local in the process. (GR)…

Opotow, Susan (1996). Affirmative Action, Fairness, and the Scope of Justice. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p19-24 Win. Examines the justice claims made by opponents and proponents of affirmative action and argues the need to consider the scope of justice embedded in the affirmative action debate. It describes the scope of justice, factors causing its change over time, its application to the affirmative action controversy, and presents a table clarifying the justice claims within the affirmative action debate. (GR)…

Nacoste, Rupert W. (1996). How Affirmative Action Can Pass Constitutional and Social Psychological Muster. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p133-44 Win. Explores U.S. Supreme Court rationale in judging the constitutionality of affirmative action cases and why the theory used in its decisions is at odds with the formal theory and research on social psychology of affirmative action procedures. The scientific work indicates procedural conditions that the Court would find social psychologically acceptable and thus constitutionally acceptable. (GR)…

Loury, Glenn C. (1997). How To Mend Affirmative Action. Public Interest, n127 p33-43 Spr. Argues that, as a matter of social ethics, the government should undertake policies to mitigate the economic marginality of those languishing in the ghettos of America and that affirmative-action policies are necessary and justified. Presents a new model for affirmative action and explores various moral and political considerations. (GR)…

Parker-Jenkins, Marie (2002). Equal Access to State Funding: The Case of Muslim Schools in Britain. Race, Ethnicity and Education, v5 n3 p273-89 Sep. Reviews the struggle by British Muslim communities to receive funding for their schools, discussing the development of Britain's education along denominational lines, the establishment of Muslim schools, and attempts to receive public funding. Examines issues emerging from the decision to award funding (e.g., construction of identity, concept of rights, and control, funding, and categorization of Muslim schools). (Contains references.) (SM)…

Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A. (2003). Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: What We Know So Far in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era. Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, v18 n2 p132-36 May. This paper synthesizes empirical studies from the past 12 years concerning the realities of the workplace for adults with learning disabilities (LD). Employer perspectives address awareness and knowledge, productivity, training, self-advocacy, and reasonable accommodations. Employee perspectives cover advocacy, disclosure, self-knowledge, and reasonable accommodations. (Contains references.) (DB)…

Williams, Charles F. (2002). Supreme Court's New Term. Supreme Court Roundup. Insights on Law & Society, v3 n1 p24-25 Fall. Discusses the issues addressed in the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court term, such as the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, cruel and unusual punishment, sex offender registries, fair housing, cross burning, jury selection, affirmative action, abortion protests, and copyrights and the public domain. (CMK)…

Gibson, Rich; Pang, Valerie Ooka (2001). Concepts of Democracy and Citizenship: Views of African American Teachers. Social Studies, v92 n6 p260-66 Nov-Dec. Presents the results of a study in which four African American teachers were interviewed. Focuses on what experiences and attitudes they take into their social studies classrooms. Concentrates on the ideas of democracy and citizenship. Emphasizes six themes that were uncovered in the research. Includes references. (CMK)…

Autry, James (1990). People with Disabilities: Free at Last. Exceptional Parent, v20 n7 p22-24 Oct. The father of a boy with autism reports on the events and emotions accompanying the presidential signing of Public Law 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act. A chart outlines the law's titles (employment, public service, public accommodations, telecommunications, and miscellaneous provisions); effective dates; regulatory deadlines; and enforcement jurisdiction. (JDD)…

Gordon, Jennifer L. (1989). Out of the Spotlight and into the Shadows. Migration World Magazine, v17 n5 p10-7. Discusses the effects of the employer sanctions provisions of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 on employers and undocumented immigrants. The following steps toward a just policy are considered: (1) repeal of employer sanctions; (2) fair treatment of Central Americans; and (3) recognition of the effect of U.S. foreign policy on immigration. (JS)…

Smith, Arthur A. (1988). Human Subjects and Informed Consent. Research Management Review, v2 n1 p1-4 Spr. The doctrine of informed consent has been enumerated to protect the rights of human subjects involved in biomedical research. The elements of informed consent are summarized along with the changes of emphasis that have evolved. The issue of liability and means for minimizing its impact are discussed. (Author/MLW)…

James, Michael D. (1990). Demystifying Literacy: Reading, Writing, and the Struggle for Liberation. Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v23 n1 p14-26. Literacy by itself cannot change oppressive conditions. It can only be an instrument in the struggle against social, economic, and political oppression. Examples of literacy as a political act may be found in the work of Paulo Freire and in projects that follow the tradition of the Highlander Folk School. (SK)…

Underwood, Julie K. (1989). The Right to Privacy and Unwed Pregnancy. Journal of Law and Education, v18 n4 p537-46 Fall. In response to Professor Sacken, contends that a person's decision to conceive and bear a child is within the constitutionally protected zone of privacy. This would not prohibit a district from dismissing an unwed pregnant teacher, but would require evidence of immorality based on constitutionally acceptable criteria. (MLF)…

Conway, Claire (1989). Death Row Lawyers. Update on Law-Related Education, v13 n1 p35-39,65 Win. Discusses the issue of providing adequate legal representation for persons condemned to death. Asks if the rights of a poor capital defendant charged with a capital crime in the South enjoys fewer rights than one in Los Angeles and whether this creates a dual system of justice. Suggests that state action for improvement may be slow in coming. (KO)…

McCabe, Robert; Tuthill, Catherine (1995). Women and Blacks in College Sports. New England Journal of History, v52 n1 p54-62 Spr. Examines the effects of racism, market forces, and structural changes on the status of women and blacks in college sports. Discusses the formation of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) and its controversial consolidation within the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). (MJP)…

Davila, Robert R. (1994). Technology and Full Participation for Children and Adults Who Are Deaf. American Annals of the Deaf, spec iss v139 p6-9. This article reports on implications of recent legislation and initiatives for the application of assistive technology to meeting the needs of deaf children and adults. A proposal to establish a national center on uses of technology in special education is discussed, as are advances in telecommunications devices for the deaf. (PB)…

Simich-Dudgeon, Carmen (1993). Review of "Hold Your Tongue: Bilingualism and the Politics of English Only," by James Crawford. Bilingual Research Journal, v17 n3-4 p163-67 Sum-Fall. Reviews a book that documents the rise of the English-only movement in the 1980s and examines historical and sociocultural factors shaping the movement, potential effects of an official language on constitutional rights of language minorities, anti-immigrant sentiments and America's obstinate monolingualism, and the ongoing battle for equal rights and equal education by Mexican Americans in the Southwest. (SV)…

Conway, Robert N. F. (1992). Disability and Legislation: The Relationship between Changing Policy and Changing Practices. Australia and New Zealand Journal of Developmental Disabilities, v18 n2 p65-73. Australian laws and regulations such as the Disability Services Act reflect the importance of ensuring that persons with disabilities receive appropriate services. A tension exists, however, between policy formulation and service provision, which is influenced by disagreements on government's role in service funding, lobby groups, and the tendency to move disability services into generic services. (JDD)…

Lane, Jane (1993). What Role Has the Law Played in Getting Rid of Racism in the Lives of Children?. Children & Society, v7 n2 p164-82. Attempts to identify the roles of two British laws, the Race Relations Act of 1976 and the Children Act of 1989, in getting rid of racism in children's lives. Britain is the only European country to have comprehensive legislation about racial discrimination, but mere passive acknowledgment has little effect. (SLD)…

(1991). Let Freedom Ring. Instructor, v101 n2 p42-44,46 Sep. Presents ideas from the Center for Research and Development in Law-Related Education for lesson plans to celebrate the Bill of Rights. The article offers projects, resources, and reproducibles that describe the Bill of Rights and how to teach elementary and secondary students about the subject. (SM)…

Norman, Ralph V. (1992). To Be Blind in Granada: Notes on Moral Intelligibility and the Academy. Soundings, v75 n4 p443-64 Win. A discussion of the place of religion in higher education begins with the Vanderbilt University (Tennessee) chapel's history of controversy and looks at the role religious philosophy can play in intellectual and social evolution, drawing on a broad range of world literature. (MSE)…

Pierce, Patricia A. (1991). ADA Self-Evaluation. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v17 n4 p56-62 Win 1990-91. This questionnaire is designed to assist corporations and businesses in evaluating their own policies and procedures in preparation for the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations and their implementation. The questions cover recruitment, job advertising, the application process, the conditions and benefits of employment, and accessibility to transportation, facilities, and telecommunications. (CJS)…