Spearman, Russ (1995). Journey to Success: Discovering Vocational Opportunities for Idahoans with Disabilities [and] Jornada al Exito: Descubriendo Oportunidades Vocacionales para Ciudadanos de Idaho con Incapacidades. Designed for individuals with disabilities and their families, this handbook (in both English and Spanish versions) provides information about vocational opportunities in Idaho and how they may be accessed by young adults with disabilities. Topics addressed include: (1) work related and individual and family supports; (2) types of adult service programs; (3) categories of adult employment programs; (4) school transition as a means to employment; (5) major adult vocational services; (6) employment related service terms; (7) types of supported employment; (8) new methods of supported employment, including natural supports in the workplace; (9) community supported employment characteristics; (10) emerging providers/opportunities; (11) long-term funding; (12) types of income support; (13) questions that should be asked about adult programs; (14) parents as case managers and advocates for change; (15) sources of rights for workers with disabilities; (16) basic laws concerning… [PDF]

Castro, Ida L. (1998). Equal Pay: A Thirty-Five Year Perspective. Issued on the 35th anniversary of the signing of the Equal Pay Act (1963), this report is a historical analysis of the economic trends affecting women workers from the years leading up to passage of the act through the present. It is divided into three time periods to highlight important developments: Part I–The Early Impact of the Equal Pay Act, 1960-1975; Part II–Making Their Place in the Work Force, 1975-1985; and Part III–Moving Forward–Making a Difference, 1985-1997. Within each time frame, the report provides data on women's labor force participation, leading occupations, and educational attainment. When available, it also includes data on wages, issues particular to women from minority groups, and other trends. The conclusion, Part IV–Issues to Watch in the New Century, sums up these patterns and discusses trends to watch for in the future. Nine figures and 23 tables are included. Two appendixes present (1) chronology and tables on equal pay; and (2) data supporting… [PDF]

Biaggio, Maryka; Davis-Russell, Elizabeth (2001). Sexual Orientation, Graduate Education, and Accreditation. The purpose of this paper was to discuss education and accreditation issues with respect to diversity in sexual orientation. The different levels of analyses are approached from the more general to the more specific, ending with a discussion of accreditation issues in psychology. Information pertains to the United States, and includes some information on Canada as well. Topics discussed include legislation and public policy, experiences in university communities, and accreditation and graduate education issues. The paper concludes with author comments concerning the American and Canadian Psychological Associations' position statements on sexual orientation. (ADT)… [PDF]

Adamson, Peter; Micklewright, John; Schnepf, Sylke; Wright, Anna (2003). A League Table of Child Maltreatment Deaths in Rich Nations. Innocenti Report Card. Issue No. 5. UNICEF This report represents the first ever attempt to draw a comparative picture of the physical abuse of children in the 27 richest nations of the world. UNICEF research estimates that almost 3,500 children under the age of 15 die from physical abuse and neglect every year in the industrialized world. The greatest risk is among younger children. A small group of countries — Spain, Greece, Italy, Ireland and Norway — appear to have an exceptionally low incidence of child maltreatment deaths; Belgium, the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Hungary and France have levels that are four to six times higher. The United States, Mexico and Portugal have rates that are between 10 and 15 times higher than those at the top of the league table. The good news is that child deaths from maltreatment appear to be declining in the great majority of industrialized countries…. [PDF]

Babb, Ingrid (1982). Chronicle of Race, Sex, and Schools. Integrated Education, v20 n1-2 p78-91 Jan-Apr. Presents a summary of issues, problems, court litigation proceedings, accomplishments, and other events relating to racial, ethnic, and sex discrimination, school desegregation, equal education, and services for the disadvantaged in the United States as a whole and in individual States, as described in various reports from January to April, 1982. (MJL)…

Carmines, Edward G.; Sniderman, Paul M. (1997). Reaching Beyond Race. PS: Political Science and Politics, v30 n3 p466-71 Sep. Presents the results of surveys that use new technologies and procedures to provide a more accurate picture of how people feel about racially charged issues. The results suggest deep divisions and surprising agreement on many of these issues. Argues that, distrust and dislike of affirmative action is widespread even among liberals. (MJP)…

Sendor, Benjamin (1997). The Limits of Affirmative Action. American School Board Journal, v184 n1 p12,47 Jan. In the federal case from New Jersey, "Taxman v. Board of Education of Township of Piscataway," the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a school board cannot use affirmative-action guidelines to decide which employees will be laid off. This article explains the precedents upon which the court based its August 1996 decision. (LMI)…

Wolfe, Pamela S.; And Others (1996). Self-Advocacy Preparation of Consumers with Disabilities: A National Perspective of ADA Training Efforts. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v21 n2 p81-87 Sum. A survey of personnel representing mental health/mental retardation/developmental disabilities agencies in 50 states investigated the self-advocacy needs of clients, training in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and impact of the ADA. Results indicated that clients needed training in advocacy-related skills and that the ADA had a minimal impact on clients. (CR)…

Rosenfeld, Rachel A. (2002). What Do We Learn about Difference from the Scholarship on Gender?. Social Forces, v81 n1 p1-24 Sep. Examines the past 30 years of research on gender. Discusses lessons learned: to study difference in context, make real comparisons, look for similarities as well as differences, examine variation within as well as between groups, investigate exceptions, note failure to find effects, allow equifinality, and move beyond gender as a category per se. Illustrates how faculty can use these lessons as teachers and professionals. (Contains 76 references.) (Author/SV)…

Cornbleth, Catherine (2002). Images of America: What Youth Do Know about the United States. American Educational Research Journal, v39 n2 p519-52 Sum. Interviewed 25 high school seniors and juniors from three schools in the northeastern United States about their images of America. Three themes predominated: (1) inequity associated with race, gender, socioeconomic status, or disability; (2) freedom, including rights and opportunities; and (3) diversity of race, ethnicity, culture, and geography. In general, what students know is supportive of the nation-state. (SLD)…

Patrick, John J. (1990). Bicentennial of the Bill of Rights: An Occasion for Improving Education about Civic Principles and Values. Social Studies Texan, v6 n2 p52-55 Fall. Identifies four areas of deficiency in understanding and applying the principles of the Bill of Rights. Provides guidelines to improve instruction, emphasizing systematic coverage of Bill of Rights topics; analysis of case studies on Bill of Rights issues; and discussion of Bill of Rights issues in an open classroom environment. (CH)…

Boles, Donald E. (1989). Religion and Education at the End of a Decade. Religion & Public Education, v16 n1 p35-37 Win. Reviews current Supreme Court doctrine as tested in lower federal and state courts in three areas in which public schools are involved. Examines Court decisions on silent meditation, equal access, and baccalaureate and commencement services. Finds the issues have not been fully resolved. (DB)…

DeLoughry, Thomas J. (1990). U.S. Education Department, 10 Years Old This Month, Gets Mixed Reviews. Chronicle of Higher Education, v36 n34 pA21,24 May 9. The existence of a cabinet department for education has made education issues more prominent, but the Education Department is faulted for doing little to further the federal interest in providing education for minority and economically disadvantaged students. Educational policy making continues to be dominated by Congress. (MLW)…

(1990). The Case for Fairness. Society, v27 n3 p12-16 Mar-Apr. Supports and defends the work of the National Research Council's Committee on the General Aptitude Test Battery (GATB). Argues that, through validity generalization, the distinction between referral and hiring, and the establishment of a "performance-fair" system of score adjustments, the GATB can be used to effect equitable employment opportunity. (AF)…

Russo, Charles J.; And Others (1994). Brown v. Board of Education at 40: A Legal History of Equal Educational Opportunity in American Public Education. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p297-309 Sum. Presents a history of the social, educational, and legal events leading up to Brown v Board of Education. It also provides a comprehensive review of major Supreme Court rulings on desegregation and equal education opportunity for African Americans in the 40 years since Brown. (GR)…

Gregory, David L. (1994). The Continuing Vitality of Affirmative Action Diversity Principles in Professional and Graduate School Student Admissions and Faculty Hiring. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p421-29 Sum. Assesses affirmative action policies and procedures in law and other professional school admissions programs. The author also reviews the guidelines that have been established to monitor and enhance the effectiveness of these measures. (GR)…

Anderson, Beverley (1994). Permissive Social and Educational Inequality 40 Years after Brown. Journal of Negro Education, v63 n3 p443-50 Sum. Examines policy issues relative to making equal educational opportunities equally available to people of color in higher education 40 years after Brown v Board of Education. Specifically, it explores the relevance of issues of educational inequality and legal opinions to public elementary and secondary schools as well as higher education. (GR)…

Landsberg, Brian K. (1995). The Federal Government and the Promise of Brown. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p627-36 Sum. The federal government has been important in developing and enforcing school desegregation law, including "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas". The ambiguity of the "Brown" decision has allowed considerable flexibility in defining and remedying discrimination. The U.S. Department of Justice must protect the gains under "Brown" from retrogressive attacks and oppose resegregation. (SM)…

Hightower, Paul D. (1995). Censorship. Contemporary Education, v66 n2 p98-102 Win. After presenting a history of censorship, the paper examines current censorship arising from people who are frightened of ideas counter to their own. The impact of music and book censorship is discussed, and the realities of political correctness are noted. (SM)…

Bredeson, P. V. (1992). Responding to Illegal Inquiries on Job Application Blanks: The Effects of Information Management Strategy, Gender, and Position Type on Applicant Ratings. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education, v5 n3 p245-56 May. Effects of an applicant's information management strategy while responding to a job application item requesting illegal candidate information and moderating effects of applicant sex and position were studied for 12 hypothetical school job applicants with 108 graduate student raters. The interactions of strategy, sex, and position have important implications. (SLD)…

Essex-Sorlie, Diane (1994). The Americans with Disabilities Act: II. Implications and Suggestions for Compliance for Medical Schools. Academic Medicine, v69 n7 p525-35 Jul. A discussion of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) looks at the legislation's implications for the relationships between medical schools, applicants, and students. Issues examined include impact on the application/admissions process and accommodation of student disabilities. Fifteen steps for medical schools to take to comply with the act are detailed. (Author/MSE)…

Wood, Dean (1994). Multiculturalism toward the Year 2000: A Personal Essay. Multicultural Education Journal, v12 n2 p21-29 Fall. Argues that multiculturalism goals in Canada have not been achieved because federal and provincial policies have been poorly conceived and communicated. The essay suggests ways to lead the nation closer to the values fundamental to multiculturalism. (GLR)…

Grossman, Herbert (1991). Multicultural Classroom Management. Contemporary Education, v62 n3 p161-66 Spr. Discusses the harmful effects of culturally inappropriate, prejudicial, and disempowering classroom management techniques often employed with students who are not Euro-American or middle class. Teachers need to adapt classroom management techniques to their student population, eliminate prejudicial classroom management, and replace techniques that contribute to learned helplessness. (SM)…

Bailey, Max A. (1993). Bilingual Education: Legal Perspectives and Policy Considerations. Illinois Schools Journal, v72 n2 p33-39. Identifies some constitutional, statutory, and case law that has affected bilingual education in the federal courts and the state courts and legislatures. Discusses ideas about public policy within the context of the current status of bilingual education, and suggests ways to improve policy and make better informed decisions. (JB)…

Kozlowski, Gregory C. (1992). Islamic Law in the Modern World. Update on Law-Related Education, v16 n3 p8-11,48-49 Fall. Asserts that cultural differences and the media provide inaccurate impressions of both Islamic law and Euro-American law. Describes the historical background of Islamic law and the struggle between forces of fundamentalism and reform. Argues that the 2 legal systems have converged in the past 40 years. (CFR)…

Howard-Hamiliton, Mary F.; Phelps, Rosemary E.; Torres, Vasti (1998). Meeting the Needs of All Students and Staff Members: The Challenge of Diversity. New Directions for Student Services, n82 p49-64 Sum. Student affairs practitioners today must often face difficulties related to the promotion of multiculturalism while maintaining individual rights and freedoms with a college population. Addresses concerns faced by student affairs practitioners: law and regulations and promoting diversity. Discusses legislative directives, current laws, and recent research. (Author/MKA)…

Anderson, Marna; Rudelius-Palmer, Kristi (1998). LRE Project Exchange: Building a Community through Partners in Human Rights Education. Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n3 p36-40 Fall. Describes Partners in Human Rights Education in which the Universal Declaration of Human Rights provides the framework for using interactive teaching methods to relate human-rights concepts to students' lives. Highlights Amnesty International's "Urgent Action Network" that encourages children to become lobbyists in a letter-writing campaign for oppressed victims in other countries. (CMK)…

Jones, Rebecca (2002). For Your Bookshelf. American School Board Journal, v189 n1 p26-30 Jan. Reviews notable education books of 2001: \Not in Front of the Children\ (Marjorie Heins); \The other Boston Busing Story\ (Susan E. Eaton); \Another Planet\ (Elinor Burkett); \Parents Under Siege\ (James Garbarino and Claire Bedard); \Radical Equations\ (Robert P. Moses and Charles E. Cobb, Jr.); \School\ (Sheila Curran Bernard and Sarah Mondale); \When the Drama Club Is Not Enough\ (Jeff Perrotti and Kim Westheimer); and \Doing School\ (Denise Clark Pope). (MLF)…

Karaman-Kepenekci, Yasemin (2005). Citizenship and Human Rights Education: A Comparison of Textbooks in Turkey and the United States. International Journal of Educational Reform, v14 n1 p73-88 Win. Textbooks are major educational tools for students. A United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) project titled "Basic Learning Material" claims that textbooks provide the main resource for teachers, enabling them to animate the curricula and giving life to the subjects taught in the classroom. As Power and Allison indicate (2000), textbooks should support the full development of the human personality and promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. In order to actualize citizenship and human rights education apart from basic knowledge, educational activities that develop participation skills, critical-thinking skills, collaboration skills, problem-solving skills, and communication skills are also needed. That is why civics and human rights textbooks especially should include both texts and instructions for educational activities consistent with the text that help to develop these skills of the students. A number of studies were… [Direct]

Jeffries, Judson L. (2004). Juneteenth, Black Texans and the Case of Reparations. Negro Educational Review, The, v55 n2-3 p107-115 Apr-Jul. The history of Juneteenth, slavery, and deferred freedom is filled with heroes, plots, and interesting twists. For many of African descent, Juneteenth is a day to commemorate the official ending of American slavery. Slavery did not end with the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation. Not until June 19, 1865 was slavery abolished–two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the landmark mandate on January 1, 1863. However, blacks, such as those in Texas, remained in bondage until 1865. Because black Texans remained in bondage nearly three years beyond the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, they are, at a minimum, entitled to reparations comparable to two and a half years of unpaid backbreaking labor. Over the past ten years reparation has been one of the most hotly contested issues in American politics. The matter of reparations is a politically charged issue that is polarized along racial lines. The African-American community favors reparations, whereas the… [Direct]