Kane, Peter E. (1973). Teaching Freedom of Speech through the Case Study Method. The use of case studies or case histories of Supreme Court cases concerning freedom of speech often provides the \real world\ dimension that is too often lacking in the teaching of this area. The case study or case history is a coherent narrative of the historical events designed to illuminate the issues involved in a specific situation. Such studies or narratives are particularly useful when referring to the following cases: Finer v. New York, 340 U.S. 315 (1951); the \New York Times\ v. Sullivan 376 U. S. 254 (1964); and Sheppard v. the Maxwell, 348 U. S. 333 (1966). (LL)… [PDF]

(1976). Instructional Materials: Selection and Purchase. Revised Edition. The purpose of this book is to chart procedures for the selection and purchase of instructional materials and related services for the public schools. Recent developments cited as having a significant bearing on the selection process are (1) the struggle of minority groups toward new status; (2) the increased political power of parents, students, and teachers; (3) individualized instruction; (4) the development of new teaching tools; (5) groups that want to return to fundamentals and basics in curriculum and content; and (6) the change of the position of women in society. Guidelines are given concerning legal and administrative factors, expenditures, organizing for selection, and the selection process. Selected references are organized by topic. (Author/MLF)… [PDF]

Klobusicky-Mailaender, Elizabeth; Mailaender, Nicholas (1977). Indians in American Economy and Governmental Policy. Englisch, 12, 3, 88-93, 77. As an aid in teaching ESL (English as a second language) area studies, this article presents information on American Indians, including economic aspects, original Indian attitudes toward land and property, the Indian Wars, and the ambiguous policy of the government toward Indian protection and assimilation. (IFS/WGA)…

Bennett, Walter M., Jr.; McDonald, Laughlin (1977). Rights of Children. Family Coordinator, 26, 4, 333-7, Oct 77. The rights of children are being asserted with increasing frequency in expanding contexts, and the courts are listening. This article is concerned with the complexity of children's constitutional freedoms where parental rights (or interests) are also asserted. (Author)…

Tell, David (1987). Women's History and EEOC v. Sears: Disparity or Discrimination?. Society, v24 n6 p4-10 Sep-Oct. Presents an interview with Rosalind Rosenberg, an historian who testified on behalf of Sears, Roebuck and Company in its defense against sex discrimination charges made by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission. Focuses on the trial, affirmative action, women's studies, and feminism and scholarship. (KH)…

Tell, David (1987). Women's History and EEOC v. Sears: Differences and Inequality. Society, v24 n6 p10-16 Sep-Oct. Presents an interview with Alice Kessler-Harris, an historian who testified on behalf of the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission in its sex discrimination suit against Sears, Roebuck and Company. Focuses on Kessler-Harris's role in the trial, and the general themes of sex discrimination in employment, women and labor, and affirmative action. (KH)…

Brennan, William J., Jr. (1987). Interpreting the Constitution. Social Policy, v18 n1 p24-8 Sum. Discusses constitutional interpretations relating to capital punishment and protection of human dignity. Points out the document's effectiveness in creating a new society by adapting its principles to current problems and needs. Considers two views of the Constitution that lead to controversy over the legitimacy of judicial decisions. (PS)…

Merrill, Denise W.; Shortall, Joseph M. (1987). Eighth Amendment & Death Penalty. Update on Law-Related Education, v11 n2 p54-57 Spr. Presents a lesson on capital punishment for juveniles based on three hypothetical cases. The goal of the lesson is to have students understand the complexities of decisions regarding the death penalty for juveniles. (JDH)…

Pratt, John H. (1988). Adams v. Bennett and Women's Equity Action League v. Bennett. Equity and Excellence, v23 n3 p67-74 Win. Responding to requests to appeal Adams v. Bennett and Women's Equity Action League v. Bennett, both dealing with alleged illegal granting of federal funds, Judge Pratt decided that the plaintiffs in both cases lacked standing to continue their litigation. (BJV)…

Greene, Elizabeth (1987). Buoyed by Divestment Victories, Activists Protest CIA Recruiting. Chronicle of Higher Education, v33 n31 p36-37 Apr 15. Inspired by victories in the South African divestment movement and fueled by the Iran-Contra affair, student activists are intensifying the perennial crusade to ban Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) recruiters from campuses, but other students dislike the interference and the CIA says that job-seekers are increasing. (MSE)…

Brademas, John (1986). Politics and Education Reform. National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, v66 n2 p12-15 Spr. It is suggested that the politics of the Reagan Administration regarding education threaten Americans' individual freedoms, prospects for a stronger and more competitive economy, and the U.S. security in a dangerous world. (Author/MSE)…

Heller, Scott (1985). Watchdog Group Says Students at 110 Colleges Now Monitoring Classrooms for 'Liberal Bias.'. Chronicle of Higher Education, v31 n7 p27-29 Oct 16. Students at more than 110 campuses have begun to monitor "inaccuracy" and "liberal bias" in the college classroom, according to leaders of Accuracy in Academia, Inc. A spin-off from a conservative watchdog, A.I.A. has begun to investigate some complaints. (MLW)…

Boutilier, Laura R. (1985). On Your Own–Decisions for Teens. Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, v29 n2 p47-49 Nov-Dec. Describes an innovative home economics course that contains such vital subject matter as self-image, communication, decision making, legal rights and responsibilities, banking functions, and job-seeking skills. The course, which meets daily for 18 weeks, is offered on an elective basis to ninth-grade students. (CT)…

Reike, Richard D. (1985). Allies in the Fields of Jurisprudence and Education: The Limits of Law. Negro Educational Review, v36 n1 p13-21 Jan. The nature of legal argument, including judicial decisions, puts severe limits on the educational advances that can be expected by Black Americans through litigation. The Brown decision, for example, has been a mixed blessing, and the Bakke case shows that the Court is unwilling to support a class-based remedy for discrimination. (KH)…

Rist, Marilee C. (1984). Response: Progress Takes Time. American School Board Journal, v171 n5 p45 May. Although declining enrollment and administrative seniority have hampered efforts to eliminate sex discrimination in employment practices in three Long Island, New York, school systems (Commack, Smithtown, and Bay Shore), progress is being made. Because of the Reagan administration's lack of support for affirmative action, however, litigation remains an important tool. (JBM)…

Greenberg, Robert E. (1976). Privacy and School Security. Security World, 13, 11, 69-71, Nov 76. Discusses some of the primary questions raised by school security operations and suggests ways for school administrators to successfully deal with those questions within the context of school security and educational goals. Available from Security World Magazine, P.O. Box 272, Culver City, California 90230, single copy $2.00. (Author/JG)…

Hogue, L. Lynn (1976). Board Member and Administrator Liability Since Wood v. Strickland. School Law Bulletin, 7, 4, 1-10, Oct 76. …

Michael, Karen Hubbard; Thomas-Fair, Ursula (2005). "Teacher, What Are Social Justice and Social Change?". Online Submission, Paper presented at the Meeting of the National Association of Multicultural Education (Atlanta, GA, 2005). Purpose: The purpose of this action research presentation is to invite discourse on racial equality and social justice with young children. Strategies include using children's literature in conjunction with Georgia's Power Standards for Social Studies. Methodology: This action research project took place in a suburban kindergarten with learners of diverse ability levels and ESL students as well. The teacher worked with a medium sized heterogeneous group of kindergarten students. The group size was about 12-18 on a given day. This took place within the second semester of the kindergarten year. The documentation of the strategy was anecdotal and based on the principles of action research. Results: The exposure to history and social injustice in the context of literature presented benefits of the children using the vocabulary from the story in their journal entries and an unprecedented conversation about moral dilemmas, friendship race, communication, and change. Another benefit was… [PDF]

Downing, June E. (2005). Teaching Communication Skills to Students with Severe Disabilities, Second Edition. Brookes Publishing Company How can educators and therapists best teach students with severe and multiple disabilities to communicate effectively? Developed by a highly respected expert, this practical guide has the comprehensive, research-based information professionals need to support students from preschool to high school as they learn and use communication skills. With a strong emphasis on students' need and right to communicate, this book shows readers how to analyze environments for their communicative value, assess students' communication skills, teach specific skills such as gaining attention and requesting, make informed choices about AAC, and guide peers and adults in supporting students with disabilities. In this expanded second edition, readers will also find: timely new material on the connection between literacy skills and general communication skills; students with disabilities learning side by side with students without disabilities; the critical role of communication in strengthening social… [Direct]

Hui, Elsie V.; Hwang, Victor; Ma, Jacinta S.; OuYang, Elizabeth R.; Su, Julie A. (1996). Audit of Violence against Asian Pacific Americans, 1996: The Violent Impact on a Growing Community. Fourth Annual Report. This audit, fourth in an annual series, tracks incidents of violence against Asian Pacific Americans in 1996 using data from a variety of sources. There was an increase of 17% in reported anti-Asian incidents in 1996, raising the total of suspected and confirmed incidents to 534. Although data were difficult to obtain, harassment increased by 161% and 53% respectively from 1995 and 1994, and vandalism increased 48% from 1995 and 177% from 1994. Xenophobia continued to motivate violence, but hate crimes targeting Asian Pacific Americans involved in legitimate political participation emerged as a disturbing trend in 1996. It is recommended that law enforcement agencies be required to comply with the Hate Crimes Statistics Act of 1990 to document violence accurately. Educational institutions and local authorities must establish reporting mechanisms and appropriate responses to hate crimes under their jurisdiction. The federal government should work with local governments and agencies…

Lee, Barbara A. (1995). Reasonable Accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act Series. This brief paper summarizes requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 related to reasonable accommodation. The following topics are addressed: what is meant by reasonable accommodation and some examples; some ways of determining essential job functions and possible accommodations (such as job descriptions, permissible and impermissible questions, use of medical information, and use of tests); reasonable accommodation and safety considerations; and reasonable accommodation and worker misconduct (especially when the misconduct is related to the individual's disability). A listing of three resources is provided. (DB)… [PDF]

Dickson, Mary B. (1994). Employment Considerations for People Who Have Diabetes. Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act. One of a series of guides on implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), this guide focuses on employment considerations for people who have diabetes. First, the condition of diabetes mellitus, both Types I and II, is briefly explained. Next, the relationship of diabetes to the ADA is examined, including the definition of a disability in the ADA, and examples of how a person with diabetes might be discriminated against in employment. Next, implications of diabetes for the workplace are considered, as are types of jobs that people with diabetes do. Reasonable accommodations for a person with diabetes under the ADA are discussed, such as accommodating visual loss, facilitating regular testing of blood glucose levels, and frequent meal breaks. Employers are urged to assume that people with diabetes have the same career goals and aspirations as any other employee. A list of suggested resources is attached. (DB)… [PDF]

Ruth, Amy, Ed. (1997). Newspapers in Iowa History. Goldfinch: Iowa History for Young People, v18 n4 Sum. This issue of the children's quarterly magazine, "The Goldfinch," focuses on newspapers in Iowa's history. Articles address Iowa's pioneer press, a tiny newspaper published by a pair of Iowa brothers, and handwritten newspapers. Activities, fictional accounts, and nonfictional articles address the importance of newspapers in Iowa's past and present. One article explains how newspapers were produced with typesetting and Linotype. Other articles discuss the importance of accuracy and reliability in the stories newspapers tell and record for history, the contributions of Iowa's first African-American newspaper, "Colored Advance," in 1882, and subsequent African-American newspapers in Iowa. An article by the winner of the 1997 "Write Women Back into History Contest," Abby Cox, is also included. (EH)… [PDF]

Lewis, Lesley (1995). Against the Wind: Five South Africans Follow Their Dreams. This book for beginning readers tells the story of five South Africans who, though not very famous, all did things that no black South African had ever done before. They include: Simon Mkhize who, year after year, ran the Comrades Marathon unofficially, ignoring its racial bans; Magema M. Fuze, who was the first black South African to publish a book in Zulu; Sibusisiwe Violet Makhanya, who was the first black woman to become a qualified social worker; K.E. Masinga, who became the first black radio announcer; and Nhlumba Bertha Mkhize, who was one of the first people to champion women's rights in South Africa, as well as one of the first black women in Natal, South Africa, to have her own business. (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for ESL Literacy Education) (SM)…

Handy, Harold G. (2000). Unfinished Business: Making Democracy Work for Everyone, 1877-1904. Schools of California Online Resources for Education (SCORE): Connecting California's Classrooms to the World. This lesson focuses on the post-Reconstruction South and the social practices based on race and skin color that hindered the South's growth as a region and relegated many people to the status of second-class citizens, in spite of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. The lesson provides historical background and outlines a task for students to write a report on President Theodore Roosevelt's handling of the post-Reconstruction South and the Supreme Court's Plessy v. Ferguson decision. It details a small-group exercise with puzzle pieces representing southern states in which the teacher assigns roles for each student to identify, take notes, and write a solution to a specific social problem, followed by a group meeting to discuss and write a group report. The lesson also provides a list of online resources, learning advice for oral presentations, and evaluation criteria, as well as reflection questions for students to answer. It concludes with notes for the teacher about grade level,… [PDF]

Wright, Beatrice A. (1973). Changes in Attitudes Toward People With Handicaps. Rehabilitation Literature, 34, 12, 354-7,368, Dec 73. …

(1970). (Ten Views on Accountability). Accountability '70: Education Commission of the States Annual Meeting (4th, Denver, Colorado, July 8-10, 1970.) Clinic Sessions. Compact, 4, 5, 28-57, Oct '70. …

Beezer, Bruce (1983). North Carolina's Rationale for Mandating Separate Schools: A Legal History. Journal of Negro Education, v52 n3 p213-26 Sum. The North Carolina Supreme Court considered the Federal separate-but-equal mandate as manifesting the law of nature. Separation of Black and White children was justified on grounds that their differences were so great that any attempt to educate them together would be dangerous to the State's welfare. (CMG)…

Millar, David; Roberts, Barbara (1981). Minorities and Exploitation: A Canadian Tradition. Integrated Education, v19 n3-6 p98-108 May-Dec. Illustrates the assertion that Canada's constitutional protection of minority rights has been used throughout history against the poor to protect the rich. Gives several examples of government policies and actions against the poor, against immigrants, against workers, and against native Canadians. (Author/GC)…

Garris, Raymond P.; Katz-Garris, Lynda (1981). Mainstreaming and Desegregation: Past, Present, and Future. Negro Educational Review, v32 n3-4 p213-29 Jul-Oct. Previous court decisions illustrate that both the desegregation and mainstreaming movements have reflected society's attitudes and ideologies at given points in time. However, mainstreaming will probably be more successful because desegregation evokes less sympathy, raises less moral consciousness, lacks broad community advocacy, and is affected by inherent institutional racism. (Author/MJL)…