Sander, Daryl (1982). Age Discrimination in Employment: Counselor Responsibilities. Counselor Education and Supervision, v21 n3 p213-17 Mar. Discusses the nature of age discrimination in employment, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Notes implications for counseling services including the need for counselors to develop increased skills in working with persons making midcareer changes. Discusses implications for counselor education. (RC)…

Mutari, Ellen; And Others (1982). Equal Pay for Work of Comparable Value. Special Libraries, v73 n2 p108-17 Apr. Discusses occupational segregation and other barriers to equal job opportunities for women and examines two approaches toward correcting pay inequities: equal pay for equal work and equal pay for work of comparable value. Legal cases, job evaluation studies, and other steps toward comparable worth are described. A 64-item reference list is attached. (JL)…

Tevis, Martha (1981). The Status of Women: The Path toward Legal Personhood. Educational Horizons, v60 n1 p11-15 Fall. Asserts that, historically, women lacked equal educational opportunity because they were not recognized as \persons\ under United States law. Reviews twentieth-century changes in women's legal status and challenges to sex discrimination in education. Discusses areas of current concern. Part of a theme issue on women in education. (SJL)…

Pinder, Peggy (1979). Obligation of the Disabled Student: Reasonable Self-Help. New Directions for Higher Education, n25 p1-10. The responsibilities of colleges and universities toward handicapped students under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 are matched by the responsibilities of disabled persons themselves toward their institution. Advanced planning by both colleges and students and an end to arrangements that segregate the handicapped are advocated. (Author/JMD)… [Direct]

Oaks, Dallin H. (1976). A Private University Looks at Government Regulation. Journal of College and University Law, 4, 1, 1-12, F 76. Increases in the past 20 years in federal financing and federal controls are reviewed. It is suggested that the present troubles in higher education are traceable to the fact that other goals have slipped ahead of educational goals in the priorities of management. Social justice and equal opportunity have replaced learning as goals. (LBH)…

Collins, Janet; Nickel, K. N. (1976). The Paradox of Prejudice. College Student Journal, 10, 2, 107-112, Sum 76. Ethnic prejudice, particularly against blacks, is most pervasive and is not perceived by whites. The conditioning of whites into a superiority/inferiority syndrome for over 300 years has resulted in psychological and physical damage to discriminatees and discriminators. Concerted efforts must be mounted to overcome this. (Author)…

Kelly, Barry (1996). Disabilities Legislation Implementation in American Universities. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, v18 n2 p189-206 Nov. To help assess Australian universities' compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act, a study examined implementation in the United States of the Americans with Disabilities Act in five state universities seen as leaders in innovation for students and staff with disabilities. Implications of the American experience for the Australian context are discussed, and specific recommendations for institutional planning are made. (MSE)…

Flynn, Chip; Kunz, Deanne (1994). Whose News? Student Journalists Examine Gay Rights; Community Response Is Shock, Anger. Teaching Tolerance, v3 n2 p24-27 Fall. The student editor and faculty advisor of a high school newspaper discuss reactions to a feature on gays, lesbians, and homophobia that caused great controversy in the school's community. Acceptance of diversity, which motivated the topic selection in the first place, also grew from acknowledging the responses of the community. (SLD)…

Martel, Angeline (1996). Language Planning, Ideology, and Constitutional Law: Francophone Minority Education in Canada. Language Problems and Language Planning, v20 n2 p127-56 Sum. Exposes the legal and ideological changes that occurred regarding the Francophone minority educational system before and after 1982 in Canada. The article concludes that providing minorities with strong constitutional guarantees regarding their language's official status allows them to develop their own voice in democracies although these guarantees are subject to ideological power games. (41 references) (Author/CK)…

Meyer, Jan (2003). A Non-Institutional Society for People with Developmental Disability in Norway. Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, v28 n3 p305-08 Sep. This article discusses how the intentions of the Norwegian commitment to create a "non-institutional society" with people with developmental disabilities living as fellow citizens is reflected in everyday life and support practices. The passage of the Norwegian Reform Act that required the end of institutional care is recounted. (Contains 8 references.) (CR)…

Tucker, Bonnie Poitras (1996). Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 to Colleges and Universities: An Overview and Discussion of Special Issues Relating to Students. Journal of College and University Law, v23 n1 p1-41 Sum. Gives an overview of the obligations of postsecondary institutions toward students with disabilities under Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Asserts that, although these statutes assist students with disabilities in becoming integral members of society, the attitudinal barriers they face remain formidable. (Author/MSE)…

Roach, Carol (1990). A Famous Kansas Child. Update on Law-Related Education, v14 n1 p45-47 Win. Presents the story of Linda Brown and the Supreme Court case of "Brown v. Board of Education" for a classroom activity on segregation and discrimination. Stimulates discussion and critical thinking, and provides a historical understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment and the segregation issue. (NL)…

Kelman, Mark (1990). The Problem of False Negatives. Society, v27 n3 p21-3 Mar-Apr. Examines the legitimacy of concern with the disproportionate distribution of false negatives and positives in job screening through imperfectly predictive tests. Argues that false negatives should pose problems for meritocrats concerned with individual over group rights, and that result-oriented quotas must be differentiated from screening with racially disparate impact. (AF)…

Mulderink, Jill (1995). Par for the Female Course: Cohen v. Brown University Mandates an Equal Playing Field in Intercollegiate Athletics. Journal of College and University Law, v22 n1 p111-32 Sum. A 1995 federal district court decision in Cohen versus Brown University, in which the university's entire intercollegiate sports program was found to violate Title IX of the 1972 Education Amendments prohibiting gender discrimination in programs receiving federal funds, is analyzed. Recent historical context, district court justifications, and questions concerning the court's rationale and holdings are examined. (MSE)…

Savage, Marsha K. (1995). The 1994 Carter G. Woodson Book Awards. Social Education, v59 n4 p227-28 Apr-May. Presents an annotated bibliography of six books that won the 1994 Carter G. Woodson Book Award presented by the National Council for the Social Studies. States that the award was established to inspire contemporary authors to continue to write books related to ethnic minorities. (CFR)…

Mandela, Nelson (1995). A Message from Nelson Mandela to the Youth of America. Social Education, v59 n2 p91 Feb. Presents a message to young people from Nelson Mandela, president of South Africa. Calls for a bridge between the youth of Africa and the United States. Asserts that racial divisions in the United States are major social issues that must be solved. (CFR)…

Kantor, Harvey; Lowe, Robert (1995). Class, Race, and the Emergence of Federal Education Policy: From the New Deal to the Great Society. Educational Researcher, v24 n3 p4-11,21 Apr. Explores the greater emphasis on the role of education in federal social and economic policy and how it came about. It is suggested that changes in the relationship between class, race, and the state in the 1930s and 1940s set in motion a dynamic that made education the chief instrument of social reform two decades later. (GR)…

Delon, Floyd G. (1994). The Legacy of Thurgood Marshall. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p278-88 Sum. Provides a tribute to the legacy of Thurgood Marshall through an examination of Marshall's key role in the history of desegregation. It focuses on his position as lead counsel for the NAACP assigned to argue Brown v Board of Education before the Supreme Court and his subsequent influence as a member of the Court. (GR)…

Vasillopulos, Christopher (1994). Prevailing upon the American Dream: Thurgood Marshall and Brown v. Board of Education. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p289-96 Sum. Analyzes Thurgood Marshall's role as a critical jurist, especially in light of recent criticism directed at Brown v Board of Education. It discusses the separate-but-equal doctrine of Plessy v Ferguson and Marshall's underlying strategy that such a doctrine was harmful to black children. It concludes with the author's interpretation of Marshall's vision of racial equality. (GR)…

Neas, Ralph G. (1995). Affirmative Action for Women and Minorities: It Works Well, It Is Necessary, and It Benefits America. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v22 n1 p18-22 Spr. Argues that affirmative action for women and minorities works well, continues to be necessary, and benefits the country. Race- and gender-conscious remedies have proved essential and remain so. Recent assaults on affirmative action mean that national leaders must do a better job of educating the public. (SLD)…

(1995). Religious Liberty, Public Education, and the Future of American Democracy: A Statement of Principles. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v22 n1 p34-36 Spr. Seventeen national organizations have sponsored this statement of principles that reaffirm a shared commitment to the religious liberty clause of the First Amendment. The importance of religious liberty is asserted, as is recognition of the primary responsibility of parents in child rearing. (SLD)…

Lagemann, Ellen Condliffe (1995). An American Dilemma Still. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p601-07 Sum. Introduces 21 papers on racial inequality, examining 2 documents that significantly influenced American aspirations early in the century–"An American Dilemma" (Gunnar Myrdal) and "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas." The article discusses the impact of racial inequality on public education and the role of public schools in achieving racial justice. (SM)…

Motley, Constance Baker (1995). The Legacy of Brown v. Board of Education. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p637-43 Sum. Argues that the single most enduring effect of "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," has been to reverse the public policy of racial segregation approved by the Supreme Court in "Plessy v. Ferguson." The article reviews instances of resistance and violence, government use of troops, and present situations of school desegregation cases on the Supreme Court docket. (SM)…

Carlson, Teresa B.; Portman, Penelope A. (1991). Speaking Out against the Silence: Pat Griffin. Teaching Education, v4 n1 p183-87 Sum-Fall. Discusses cultural diversity from the point of view of Pat Griffin, a lesbian feminist and associate professor of physical education. To her, cultural diversity includes religion, race, gender, physical and mental ability, class, and sexual orientation. She emphasizes the latter because it is often ignored in the school environment. (SM)…

Konrad, Helmut (1992). Historical Perspectives on Ethnic Conflict in Central Europe. History Teacher, v25 n4 p443-50 Aug. Outlines special features of the national question faced by the Hapsburg monarchy that show similarities and differences in Central Europe today. Argues that the Austro-Hungarian Empire displayed surprising flexibility in dealing with internal ethnic conflicts. Compares the situation in Yugoslavia after World War II with that of the same area under the Hapsburgs. (DK)…

Gaude, Jacques, Ed.; Miller, Steven, Ed. (1992). Special Issue: Productive Employment for the Poor. International Labour Review, v131 n1 p1-137. This special issue contains nine articles on labor-intensive public works, social investment funds, rural infrastructure projects, grassroots socioeconomic rights, remuneration systems for self-help projects, road construction and rural transport, employment and environmental rehabilitation, and water as a source of employment. (SK)…

Sommers, Meredith (1994). Women and Empowerment: Part II. A Simulation for the Middle School Social Studies Curriculum. Social Studies and the Young Learner, v7 n1 ps5-7 Sep-Oct. Maintains that, as socioeconomic systems fail to address inequity, the power and wealth of the rich increase at the expense of the poor. Discusses social inequities and violations of human rights in Guatemalan society. Describes a simulation based on Guatemalan textile factories. (CFR)…

Bedini, Leandra A.; And Others (1992). The Americans with Disabilities Act: Implications for Camp Programming. Camping Magazine, v64 n4 p53-58 Mar-Apr. Discusses the effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on camp programing and provides strategies to improve camp accessibility for people with disabilities. Discusses obstacles to integrated programing including ecological and architectural barriers, attitudinal barriers, transportation barriers, barriers of omission, economic barriers, and communication barriers. (LP)…

Jones, Janet L. (1993). Targets of the Right. American School Board Journal, v180 n4 p22-29 Apr. Public schools and school boards are under attack from the religious right. Cites the strategies of some of these organizations, including quotes from Robert Simonds, the leader of Citizens for Excellence in Education. Advises school boards to have explicit policies on the selection of textbooks and academic freedom; to involve parents; and to treat every complaint with professional courtesy. (MLF)…

Deivert, Richard G. (1991). The Role of the Constitution in the Drug Testing of Student Athletes in the Public School. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, v36 n2 p32-41 Win. Examines whether Fourth Amendment of United States Constitution applies to relationship between student athlete and educational institution and whether drug testing is illegal search and seizure in violation of the amendment. Suggests that institutions strike an appropriate balance between helping student athletes protect their own health, while ensuring that fundamental constitutional liberties are not compromised. (PVV)…