Rutter, Jill (1994). Refugee Children in the Classroom, Including a Comprehensive Information Briefing on Refugees in Britain. This book, written for those persons who work with refugee children and young people, describes ways that teachers can support refugee students and supplies information they need to do this effectively. There is a scholarly and extensive information brief on the backgrounds of the major refugee groups: the history of the conflicts in their countries, the religious groups, their languages, and their main areas of residence in the United Kingdom. An exposition of the types of refugee status afforded by the Home Office and the rights of refugees are also included. This background material is designed to help teachers understand and help the pupils in their class. The book also considers approaches and strategies in the classroom: how teachers can help children hold on to what they have, including their language, and deal with their losses. Good educational practice is described for issues such as psychological support, home-school liaison, and English as a second language and…

Schnepf, Greg W.; And Others (1992). A Perfect Fit: 4-H Involvement for Youth with Disabilities. A Leader's Guide. This guide for 4-H leaders and volunteers offers information to help integrate youth with disabilities into various 4-H programs. After an introduction, a section on 4-H and mainstreaming reviews the mission of 4-H; considers what 4-H has to offer youth; defines mainstreaming; notes the benefits of mainstreaming; and distinguishes among the terms "impairment,""disability," and "handicap." The rights of persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act and other laws and regulations are summarized. Suggestions are then offered for 4-H involvement of young people with the following disabilities: amputations or missing limbs, spinal cord injuries, visual impairments, hearing impairments, mental disabilities, learning disabilities, and emotional impairments. Guidelines for recruiting members, volunteers, and parents cover the importance of having a clear mission statement, involving the disability community, making facilities accessible,… [PDF]

Beutler, Margot E.; Briggs, Marnie; Hornibrook-Hehr, Debra; Warren-Sams, Barbara (1998). Improving Education for Immigrant Students: A Guide for K-12 Educators in the Northwest and Alaska. This guide provides educators with information and resources for gaining a better understanding of immigration and the immigrant experience and suggests strategies and techniques to meet the educational needs of immigrant students within regular classrooms. The first section provides a brief overview of the history and current status of immigration in the United States, including current immigration law. A chart summarizes major actions affecting U.S. immigration by decade. The second section presents information to counter current misperceptions about immigration and immigrants. The third section contains information on the immigrant experience, the diverse backgrounds of major immigrant groups in the Northwest and Alaska, and an overview of refugee groups in the Northwest and Alaska. The last section provides overall strategies for better serving the needs of immigrant student and specific strategies related to intercultural communication, evaluating students on an individual… [PDF]

Parker-Jenkins, Marie (1998). Equal Access to State Funding: The Case of Muslim Schools in Britain. The recent decision to award government funding to two independent Muslim schools in Britain has brought attention to the use of public funds for private institutions. This paper provides an overview of the movement for equal treatment of Muslim institutions and explores the issues surrounding equitable treatment of religious minorities. The paper consists of four parts: (1) a historical perspective of the Muslim population in Britain; (2) the development of education in Britain along denominational lines; (3) the establishment of Muslim Schools and their attempts to receive public funding; and (4) a discussion of the issues emerging from the recent decision to fund Muslim schools, its implications for education, and effects upon cultural pluralism. Research by Anwar (1993) and Sarwar (1994) estimates the Muslim population at 1.5 million, one-third of whom are school-age children. Since the Education Act of 1993 contains provisions for government support for schools formed by… [PDF]

Shabbas, Audrey (1991). Resources for History Day 1991: "Rights in History.". AWAIR's Middle East Resources, v1 n1 Jan. This newsletter issue brings to students' attention some of the topics they could explore in working toward an award that the Arab World and Islamic Resources and School Services (AWAIR) organization presented to students participating in History Day 1991. The special category of the awards is Arab or Islamic history. The topics presented were not intended to be exhaustive of the possibilities, but to suggest areas for further student investigation. Topics discussed include the ancient middle eastern origins of law codes; rights under the Islamic law, the Shari'ah; Arab Americans involved in rights issues; the rights of Palestinians; and international law and the Persian Gulf War. Lists of sources are included for most topics. The section on the ancient origins of law codes discusses the early codes of the Sumerians and Babylonians, including the code of Hammurabi. The section on the Shari'ah lists the 12 departments into which this body of law is divided: (1) rituals and liturgy;… [PDF]

McEwan, Barbara (1990). Judicious Discipline: Citizenship Values as a Framework for Moral Education. When teaching moral education, the ethical dilemma often faced by educators revolves around the question of whose morals should be taught. Judicious Discipline, a constitutional model for classroom management, proposes to answer this question by offering educators the opportunity to teach the moral standards of the U.S. democratic system of government. The legal framework for this model helps educators avoid common pitfalls of rules reflecting bias and caprice by providing legal rationales to discipline decisions. Beyond the legal framework, however, Judicious Discipline also speaks to the issues of professional ethics among teachers and administrators. This combination of constitutional law and ethical practices is synthesized in Judicious Discipline to create a model that empowers educators with a means for making fair and rational decisions and allows students to understand their rights and responsibilities as citizens of the United States. (Author/DB)…

Adelman, Pamela B.; Wren, Carol T. (1990). Learning Disabilities, Graduate School, and Careers: The Student's Perspective. This booklet discusses the nature of learning disabilities and their impact for learning-disabled college students considering attending graduate school or entering the workplace. The information is presented through the personal stories of two learning-disabled young adults, one who was identified as learning disabled in elementary school and the other in college. Their stories appear on the left side of each two-page section, and general information related to their experience follows on the facing right-hand page. The information provided covers the following topics: adjusting to a learning disability; common problems of LD adults in college and beyond; finding and understanding diagnostic evaluations; strategies for success; taking advantage of LD services; roadblocks to success; career planning and pre-work experience; graduate school; choosing the right career; strategies for finding jobs; avoiding and handling problems on the job; compensation and accommodation on the job;… [PDF]

Walshak, Lynn G., Comp. (1983). Afro-Americans: A Bibliography of U.S. Government Documents Indexed in the Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications, Jan. 1970 through July 1982. A total of 194 government speeches, agency reports, studies, and hearings relevant to Black Americans are cited in this annotated listing. The articles are concerned with the social, psychological, educational, and economic achievements of blacks and with their cultural heritage. All publications were indexed in the \Monthly Catalog of U.S. Government Publications\ from January 1970 through July 1982. Entries are listed alphabetically by author or title; in addition to the annotation, information includes item number, Monthly Catalog entry number, Superintendent of Documents class number, format, and indicates if the publication was issued in microfiche. A subject index is provided. (KC)…

(1988). Laws Governing the Employment of Minors in New York State. This booklet gives general information on the provisions of the Labor Law and other laws governing the employment of minors in New York state. The legal provisions discussed in summary form in the booklet are contained in several different federal and state laws. The document describes provisions governing school attendance, minimum working age, the issuance of employment certificates and permits, special and prohibited occupations, hours of work, safety and health, minimum wages, equal pay, payment of wages, benefits, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, state job service, school to employment program, apprenticeship, and employment discrimination. A list of state administrative agencies dealing with these laws completes the booklet. (KC)… [PDF]

Falardeau-Ramsay, Michelle (1989). The Canadian Human Rights Commission and Issues of Concern for Aboriginal Women. Notes for Remarks, by the Deputy Chief Commissioner. This speech by the deputy chief commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission discusses human rights, employment security, and pay-equity issues for Native Canadian women. The speech, offered in both English and French, calls the inequality of opportunity for Native Canadians a "national tragedy." It describes efforts to bring improvement in aboriginal people's political, social, cultural, and economic condition. The speaker describes discrimination inherent in Canadian laws and steps to correct them. The 1986 passage of the Employment Equality Act is called a "major step forward." The act requires employers to gather employment data and to take steps to correct discrimination. The act has provided a substantial information base, showing that aboriginal people represented only 0.7% of the industrial workforce and that their salaries were generally lower than those of other workers. Women were not adequately represented in the job categories. Employment…

Fleming, Margaret, Ed. (1984). Teaching Non-Fiction. Arizona English Bulletin, v26 n2 Win. Noting the general lack of attention to the teaching of nonfiction, this focused journal issue presents 11 articles containing suggestions for ways to incorporate various nonfiction materials into the English class. Article titles and authors in the journal are (1) \A Marriage that Works: Early American Literature in Context\ (S. Bouley); (2) \Teaching Biography and Autobiography in the Arizona Territory\ (J. McGinnis); (3) \Our Heritage of Informational Books: Travels to Dark Continents, Lessons of Caterpillars, and Observations of Marsh Hawks\ (M. G. Ferry); (4) \Teaching the Essay: E. B. White's 'Second Tree from the Corner'\ (S. J. Treharne); (5) \On Being a Scientific Booby\ (N. Mairs); (6) \A Scientist in the Classroom: Applications of Thomas Kuhn's 'The Structure of Scientific Revolutions' for Teachers of English\ (D. H. Roen); (7) \Human Rights: Materials for a Secondary Unit\ (S. Totten); (8) \Aristotle\ (C. Moneyhun and M. Diogenes); (9) \'It Must Be Good': The High Craft…

Wharton, Clifton R., Jr.; And Others (1988). Minorities in Public Higher Education: At a Turning Point. The fundamental issues confronting public higher education in its efforts to reach America's minorities are addressed. Higher education's historical progress in providing a path to equality is surveyed, and certain recent trends showing a clear reversal of that progress are examined. Three chapters offer strategies for stopping the trend and reawakening the national commitment to providing higher education as a path to equality for all. \Public Higher Education and Black Americans: Today's Crisis, Tomorrow's Disaster?\ (Clifford R. Wharton, Jr.) advocates a second front in the battle for educational equity, with minority communities being the foundation for minority progress. In \Revising the Recent Decline in Minority Participation in Higher Education\ John Maguire expands on this theme to argue that the society must recognize its vital stake in minority progress before any progress can be made. This new perspective must be permanent. Finally in \Standing at the Crossroads:…

(1986). Minorities in Higher Education. Fifth Annual Status Report 1986. For the past 5 years, the American Council on Higher Education's Office of Minority Concerns (OMC) has been monitoring the annual progress of minorities in higher education and issuing a report card on the system itself and the country as a whole. The 1986 report takes a more in-depth look at the whole by focusing on the progress of the particular states. To get this information, the OMC requested data from every state and the District of Columbia. Only 26 states responded to the questionnaire because states are no longer keeping as comprehensive records on minorities as they did even 5 years ago. Data on the 26 participating states are provided, and an analysis of how the country as a whole has progressed in the past year is included. The sections cover: enrollments; trends in minority enrollments (undergraduate, graduate and first professional, degrees conferred); minority recruitment efforts; retention of minority students; faculty and administration; issues of continuing concern…

(1984). Thirty Years after Brown. National Urban League Education Statement, May 17, 1984. This statement paper articulates the National Urban League's position that public education has failed to fulfill its mission for many students in general and for black and poor students in particular. The statement reviews recent education reports, delineates the League's position on current educational issues, and suggests programmatic responses. The following are discussed: (1) the inextricability of educational excellence and equity; (2) the primary role of Federal and State governments in public education; (3) proper expenditure of school resources to achieve equity of educational results; (4) elimination of biased teaching attitudes; (5) involvement of business and industry in supporting public school education; (6) quality education and equity of educational results in areas where population shifts and demographic changes mitigate against racial desegregation; (7) curriculum reform; (8) universal, free early childhood and kindergarten education; (9) equity in competency…

Donovan, Mary (1989). Sex Discrimination in Higher Education and the Professions: An Annotated Bibliography. An annotated bibliography on sex discrimination in higher education and the professions is presented. Sex discrimination remains a major workplace problem and is found in virtually all levels of employment. The bibliography consists of 124 citations which appeared from 1984-1988. It excludes court cases and the \popular press,\ and although not meaning to diminish that dimension, focuses instead on the professional literature in the field. Four sections offer resources on compensation/pension, hiring practices, promotion, and the work environment. An author index with citation numbers is provided. (SM)…

Mann, James W.; And Others (1988). Legislative Needs Assessment Concerning Persons Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired. The report is a legislative needs assessment for persons who are blind and visually impaired in Mississippi. The first chapter presents an overview of the project. Chapter 2 summarizes federal legislation concerning persons who are blind and visually impaired. Chapter 3 reviews the methodology used to analyze state legislation and provides a brief summary of current Mississippi law. Chapter 4 presents findings and recommendations for legislative changes affecting services for this population. Recommendations are grouped into the following areas: administration, education, blindness registry, prevention of blindness, independent living, and blind-made products. Many recommendations include sample legislative texts from other states. Additional program areas not currently reflected in Mississippi laws are also recommended. These include children's services, professional preparation, information services, reader services, home services, the multi-handicapped blind, housing, facility…

(1986). Plan for Minority and Women Business Enterprise Contract Participation and Authorization To Amend Plan. This document outlines procedures for following the Chicago Board of Education procurement policy of providing fair and representative employment and business opportunities for minorities and women to remediate the adverse affects of historically discriminatory and exclusionary practices. These procedures are to be used in awarding contracts for goods and services, encouraging and providing for the greatest participation by business enterprises owned by minorities and women. This plan applies to all contracts funded in whole or in part with Board of Education funds. The document discusses the following: (1) policy; (2) application of the plan; (3) definitions; (4) certification; (5) participation goals; (6) set-asides; (7) credits; (8) demonstration of compliance in bid or proposal documents; (9) waiver and substitution; (10) monitoring of contracts; (11) noncompliance and sanctions; (12) Affirmative Action and technical assistance activities on the part of the Board of Education;… [PDF]

(1982). A Training Manual for Surrogate Parents: Rules and Responsibilities. The manual is designed for training surrogate parents in identification, evaluation, placement, and programing for the handicapped child in Arkansas. General guidelines for the surrogate parent are listed, including meeting the child before requesting to see any school records, presuming that the agency has the child's best interest at heart, and accepting responsibility for assuring that the child receive an appropriate education. Section 1 addresses the surrogate parent's role in relation to protecting the child's rights as mandated by P.L. 94-142 (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, section 504. Subsections address agency and parent responsibilities for the following specific procedures: location and referral, evaluation/assessment, individualized education program (IEP) programing, annual review of the IEP, and reevaluation. Section 2 is designed to provide information on the rights of the surrogate parent as covered by P.L….

Gleason, Sharon L. (1985). Review of the Alaska Statutes for Sex Discrimination. Findings of a project to review Alaska statutes for evidence of sex discrimination is divided into 14 sections. An introduction provides an overview of the project scope, history, organization, and research procedure. A section on insurance looks at gender-based insurance rates and conversion and continuation of health benefits. Under the category of dissolution/divorce, the following types of statutes are examined: separate residences, name changes, interim spousal support and attorney's fees during divorce, grounds for divorce, child custody, and dissolution proceedings. Under the category of parent-child relationship, the study looks at statutes on parent responsibility, failure of custodial parent to permit visitations with child, out-of-wedlock children, and housing discrimination on the basis of parenthood. A section on pregnancy and related issues considers pregnancy leave for state employees, registration of fetal deaths, abortion, and prenatal blood tests. Statutes related…

Rivera, Julius (1973). Justice, Deprivation and the Chicano. Aztlan, 4, 1, 123-36, Spr 73. The paper differentiates between relative and comparative deprivation by relating the first to distributive justice and the second to social justice. Examining Chicano health, housing, and education problems, the article concludes that, for Chicanos and Blacks, the "Administration of justice" means the perpetuation of injustice. (NQ)…

(1976). The Legal Rights and Responsibilities of Students in Connecticut Public Schools. Educational legislation (both state and federal) and court decisions relevant to student rights and responsibilities in Connecticut public schools are presented in this handbook. Chapters cover the right to suitable education free from discrimination; First Amendment constitutional rights of free speech, association, and religion; search and seizure; drugs, personal problems, and confidential communications; school services and personnel; school discipline; student records; the rights and responsibilities attained at age 18 and under; and examples of illegal student behavior. The task force that assembled this handbook intends to include policy recommendations in a separate document. (Author/DS)… [PDF]

(1977). Sexual Preference. This document considers sexual preference as it specifically relates to women. Divided into two parts, the document presents a fact sheet about lesbianism and contains a workshop resource guide on sexual preference. The fact sheet, arranged in a question-answer format, focuses on the following concerns: (1) lesbianism as a woman's issue; (2) legal problems and obstacles encountered (such as employment, housing, child custody, taxes, and credit); (3) the role of the media; (4) common myths and stereotypes; and (5) organizations and legislation currently available to support and help gay rights. The workshop resource guide lists resources and suggests guidelines for organizing a workshop on sexual preference, specifically lesbianism. The workshop is intended to provide an overview about issues lesbians face and to discuss ways to obtain protective legislation and to dispel myths and stereotypes. Included are a bibliography of books and films and other related material, a list of…

Hannon, Barbara (1977). Toward Understanding the Persistence of Opposition to School Desegregation in Boston. In Boston a number of factors contributed to the prolonged community resistance to school desegregation and busing to achieve it. First, for ten years prior to 1974, Boston residents had been assured that their children had a right to attend neighborhood schools and that this right would never be abridged. Thus, the court order to utilize bus transportation in desegregation constituted a "disruption of expectations," a phenomenon which social scientists say is a cause of participation in social movements. Second, the anti integration movement in Boston had a strong organizational base. Politicians involved had extensive support networks and resources, including office space, phones, and personnel provided by the City Council. A third factor was the assignation of responsibility for the desegregation problem and its resolution to supra city institutions, especially the Federal government. These three factors interacted to encourage white parents to believe that the schools…

Garber, Lee O.; Reutter, E. Edmund, Jr. (1969). Pupils. Yearbook Sch Law 1969, 233-284, 69. Chapter 8…

(1981). Fact Sheets from the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children, 1981. Fifteen fact sheets–two page overviews of issues in special education developed by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Handicapped and Gifted Children in 1981–are presented. The fact sheets address topics in a question and answer format and provide references as well as resources on each subject. The following titles are included, \The Administrator's Role in the Education of Gifted and Talented Children\; \The Cost Effectiveness of Special Education\; \Advocacy and Self Advocacy for Disabled Persons\; \Learning Related Visual Problems\; \Serving the LD Student in a Vocational Education Classroom\; \Careers in Special Education\; \The Argument for Early Intervention\; \The Arts and the Handicapped Child\; \Rights of the Handicapped\; \Educational Rights of American Indian and Alaska Native Handicapped Children\; \Procedural Safeguards\; \Individualized Education Program\; \Children on Medication\; \Parents' Rights and Responsibilities\; and \Parents of Handicapped Children.\ (CL)… [PDF]

(1978). Regents of the University of California v. Bakke, No. 76-811, in the Supreme Court of the United States. (Special College Admissions Procedures for Disadvantaged Applicants). The Regents of the University of California v. Bakke case in the U.S. Supreme Court and background information on the previous cases in California are presented. Allan Bakke is a white male who applied to the Davis medical school in both 1973 and 1974 and was refused admission even though admission slots under the college's special admissions program were unfilled and he was highly qualified. The state trial court found the program operating as a racial quota and ruled that the college could not take race into account in admissions decisions; however, Bakke's admission was not ordered. The Supreme Court of California affirmed the trial court's decision and further ordered Bakke's admission. The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the California court order admitting Bakke and invalidating the college's special admissions program but reversed the decision prohibiting the college from taking race into account in future admission decisions. Separate opinions are presented concurring in part…

(1976). Report of the Public Hearings on the Status of Women in Education in Santa Clara County. The report is the result of public hearings conducted in 1975, in Santa Clara County, California, to study the conditions which demonstrate sex discrimination or prejudice in educational institutions. The purposes of the hearings were to provide public awareness of specific instances of sex bias in education and to determine the extent to which such sex discrimination exists in the schools of Santa Clara County. The report is divided into four parts. Part I describes the history of federal and state legislation affecting sex discrimination in education. Part II provides a brief explanation of the efforts made by the hearing panel to involve the public in the examination of conditions relating to sex discrimination in the schools of the county. Part III is a synopsis of the testimony presented to the hearing panel and part IV is a series of recommendations made by the hearing panel to eliminate the conditions relating to sex discrimination in the schools. Also included are several…

Sanders, Beverly (1979). Women in American History: A Series. Book Two, Women in the Ages of Expansion and Reform 1820-1860. The document, one in a series of four on women in American history, discusses women in the ages of expansion and reform (1820-1860). Designed to supplement U.S. history textbooks, the book is presented in six chapters. Chapter I describes the \true woman,\ an ideal cultivated by women writers, educators, and magazine editors. The four virtues were piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Chapter II focuses on women in the economy. The diary of Frances Kemble, mistress of a plantation in Georgia, describes the physical sufferings of her female slaves. The roles of women in the industrial revolution, professions, and organized labor are also discussed. Chapter III, \Women and the Spirit of Reform,\ depicts the works of Frances Wright and Dorothea Dix in slavery, criminal, and mental health reform. Pioneers in education for women are also portrayed. Chapter IV concerns women in the abolition movement. The chapter contains sections on the activities of white and free black women… [PDF]

Gross, Bruce; Winett, Sheila G. (1979). Standards for Foster Family Services Systems for Public Agencies. Revised Edition. The standards presented here, a revision of the standards published in 1975, are intended to serve as uniform, national criteria by which public agencies can develop and assess the adequacy of their foster family services system. Major changes from the earlier standards include reduction of the number of standards, combination of the basic and goal standards to formulate a single standard, development of additional standards, adoption of new terminology, and publication of a separate users' guide. Aspects addressed in the standards are: (1) comprehensive legal base, (2) administration and service support system, (3) planning and review of the foster family services system, (4) staff, (5) prevention of a placement, (6) rights of foster children, their parents, and foster parents, (7) service planning and case review, (8) preplacement, placement, and postplacement services, (9) purchase of services, (10) standards development and licensing, (11) recruitment, selection, and development…

(1965). REPORT ON PROGRESS IN 1965 ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. THE NATION'S CONCERN FOR THE STATUS OF WOMEN WAS RAPIDLY TRANSLATED INTO ACTION DURING 1965. PROGRESS WAS REPORTED IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, HOME AND COMMUNITY, EMPLOYMENT, LABOR STANDARDS, SECURITY OF BASIC INCOME, LEGAL STATUS OF WOMEN, AND THE POLITICAL AND SOCIAL ACTION OF WOMEN. THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE STATE COMMISSIONS ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN 45 STATES ARE BRIEFLY SUMMARIZED. UNPRECEDENTED PROGRESS WAS MADE IN THE 89TH CONGRESS WITH THE ENACTMENT OF LEGISLATION TOUCHING ON EVERY RECOMMENDATION IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION MADE BY THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN. SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES WERE MADE IN HEALTH SERVICES, COMMUNITY SERVICES, CHILD CARE SERVICES, HOMEMAKER SERVICES, HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT, AND MOBILIZATION OF VOLUNTEERS. ADVANCES IN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR WOMEN IN PRIVATE ENTERPRISE EQUALLED THOSE IN THE FEDERAL SPHERE IN 1964. THREE STATES — DELAWARE, INDIANA, AND MARYLAND — ENACTED MINIMUM WAGE LAWS FOR THE FIRST TIME. WOMEN IN THE STATE… [PDF]