Gerber, Paul J. (2003). Adults with Learning Disabilities Redux. Remedial and Special Education, v24 n6 p324-37 Nov-Dec. This introductory article on adults with learning disabilities considers historical antecedents, the role of public policy (the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the 1975 Education for All Handicapped Children Act), the movement within the field of learning disabilities emphasizing transition to adulthood, and the continuance of public policy initiatives, including the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. (Contains references.) (DB)…

Howard, J. Paul R. (2003). Different Rights, Different Perspectives: Observations on the Same-Sex Marriage Debate. Education Canada, v43 n4 p40-43 Fall. The Ontario and British Columbia courts of appeal have held that the restriction of marriage to heterosexuals is unconstitutional. Opposing views in same-sex marriage litigation arise from different definitions of "marriage." Proposed federal legislation would legalize same-sex marriage but not resolve the larger, underlying issue of how educators and society reconcile conflicts between religious freedoms and equality rights. (TD)…

Primeaux, Joan; Raney, Paige (2003). Building Conceptual Knowledge in a Fourth-Grade Classroom. New Advocate, v16 n2 p199-205 Spr. Describes how the authors implemented a plan that involved building conceptual knowledge through the use of manipulatives and common threads in literature to teach a week-long unit on Rosa Parks. Notes that the students were guided to build conceptual knowledge as they personally connected with fictional heroes and real heroes, such as Rosa Parks, through the power of literature. (SG)…

Gill, Charles D. (1997). Legal Protections for America's Young Treasures. School Administrator, v54 n5 p20-22 May. Suggests three monumental social changes in U.S. history have moved us closer to a viable democracy: the Bill of Rights, the abolition of slavery, and woman's suffrage. Notes children face many types of poverty; a children's rights amendment would focus child advocacy efforts. Discusses the precedent of the Equal Rights Amendment, which failed by a small margin, but has been incorporated into many state constitutions. (MLH)…

Burstow, Bonnie (2002). Adult Basic Education for Psychiatric Survivors: Survival Skills. Adult Basic Education, v12 n2 p99-110 Sum. Argues that adult basic educators should assist psychiatric clients in protecting themselves from unwanted intrusion. Identifies skills to be developed through social literacy training: coping with emotional distress, expressing oneself, interpreting social cues, and exercising legal rights. (Contains 12 references.) (SK)…

Preston, Rosemary (1990). Is There a Refugee Specific Education?. Convergence, v23 n3 p3-10. Introduces the special issue on refugee education by discussing (1) refugee status and rights; (2) ways in which refugee settlement status and characteristics of the host country affect educational opportunities; and (3) education for adult refugees and identification of research needs. (SK)…

Deegan, Mary Jo (1988). W.E.B. Du Bois and the Women of Hull-House, 1895-1899. American Sociologist, v19 n4 p301-11 Win. Uses correspondence generated by the writing of "The Philadelphia Negro" to describe the collaborative relationship between W.E.B. DuBois and women sociologists. Suggests that this historical bond between Black men and White women in their search for a more egalitarian future has the potential to inform efforts toward greater equity now and in the future. (KO)…

Chepesiuk, Ron; Kelley-Palmer, Gloria (1994). The Martin Luther King Library and Archives at the Crossroads. American Libraries, v25 n2 p148-51 Feb. Describes the collection of the Martin Luther King Library and Archives and examines recent problems that have developed. Topics discussed include a lack of adequate funding and personnel; the lawsuit concerning papers given to Boston University by Dr. King; and an interview with Coretta Scott King. (LRW)…

Tibbitts, Felisa (1994). Human Rights Education in Schools in the Post-Communist Context. European Journal of Education, v29 n4 p363-76. The imperatives and complexities of introducing human rights principles at primary and secondary school levels in postcommunist societies are presented, focusing on presentation of concepts of individualism, democracy, and human rights in textbooks; teaching practices that reinforce learner-centered approaches; and consideration of a national context of political uncertainty, centralized policymaking traditions, and resource shortages. (JDD)…

Khan, Anwar N. (1994). Minority Language Education Rights in Canada. Journal of Law and Education, v23 n3 p399-411 Sum. The Supreme Court of Canada has ensured that provincial legislatures are under a compulsory obligation to take measures to provide whatever type and level of rights and services are appropriate for minority-language education for the particular number of pupils involved. (MLF)…

Kavanagh, Moya (1995). "The Bell Curve": Rising Fears, Fallen Dreams. Alberta Journal of Educational Research, v41 n3 p297-301 Sep. Hernnstein and Murray raise the specter of a cognitively stratified society that is resistant to change because of heredity and that serves the interests and perpetuates the advantages of the cognitive elite. The authors' policy remedies that focus on the individual and local community can do little to promote genuine equality and social justice. (SV)…

Bishop, Peter C.; Jones, Augustus J., Jr. (1993). Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Assessing the Variables of Success. Public Administration Review, v53 n2 p121-28 Mar-Apr. A review of provisions, guidelines, and compliance standards of the Americans with Disabilities Act identifies potential problems but concludes that the law will succeed if (1) beneficiaries participate; (2) goals and standards are clearly communicated; and (3) detailed enforcement procedures are instituted. (SK)…

Thornburgh, Richard (1991). The Americans with Disabilities Act and the Future for Children. Exceptional Parent, v21 n2 pW8-W10,W12 Mar. The U.S. attorney general describes his personal experiences with raising a son with disabilities, as well as the history behind passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Provisions of the ADA and accompanying regulations are described, as are the Justice Department's efforts to support ADA regulatory enforcement. (PB)…

Polloway, Edward A.; Smith, David J. (1993). Institutionalization, Involuntary Sterilization, and Mental Retardation: Profiles from the History of the Practice. Mental Retardation, v31 n4 p208-14 Aug. This study analyzes data on 212 individuals with mental retardation who were sterilized while residents of the Central Virginia Training Center and discharged from the facility between 1969 and 1989. The analysis includes gender, age at and date of sterilization, level of mental retardation, and location of subsequent discharge. (Author/JDD)…

Harding, Vincent (1990). Gifts of the Black Movement: Toward \A New Birth of Freedom.\. Journal of Education, v172 n2 p28-44. Discusses the Black struggle for equality, particularly in the post-World War II period, its influence on other American minorities, and its potential impact in international affairs. (DM)…

Raskin, Carl (1994). Employment Equity for the Disabled in Canada. International Labour Review, v133 n1 p75-88. Less emphasis should be placed on numbers of disabled people employed and more on their equitable distribution within organizations. An affirmative action model categorizing jobs as nonable-body dominated and able-body dominated would distinguish types of disability and reduce structural barriers to employment. (SK)…

Butcher, Vada E. (1994). Reflections of Diversity. American School Board Journal, v181 n2 p44-46 Feb. Arts education courses must recognize the complexity of our cultural diversity. Ethnic studies can expand students' cultural horizons by exposing them to different points of view. Only the arts can reveal the spirit and the soul of a nation committed to social equity. (MLF)…

Visier, Laurent (1998). Sheltered Employment for Persons with Disabilities. International Labour Review, v137 n3 p347-65. Across nations, sheltered workshops for people with disabilities follow several models: therapeutic (protection vs. employee status), intermediate (disabled worker as \quasi-employee\), mixed/dual, and wage employment (protection and labor legislation). Impairment should present no insurmountable obstacle to integration into working life. (SK)…

Schaarschuch, Andreas (1996). Soziale Arbeit in guter Gesellschaft? Gesellschaftliche Modernisierung und die "Normalisierung" der Sozialpadagogik (Social Work in Good Company? Social Modernization and the "Normalization" of Social Pedagogics). Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, v42 n6 p853-68 Nov-Dec. Confronts the thesis that Germany is witnessing a process of "normalization" of social work, substantiated by the expansion of the fields of action of social work, with findings of a sociocultural "division of society." Inquires into the consequences of these findings for clients and objectives of social work. (DSK)…

Thomas, Lamar R., Sr. (2001). Commentary on \Laying Down the Sword.\. Multicultural Education, v8 n3 p36-37 Spr. Discusses a book which describes through poetry, essays, and personal life reflections on how it was to grow up as a Black American. Offers information on the author, an educational administrator and 30-year veteran of the music and recording industry; presents the book's introduction; and includes comments about the book by two educational administrators. (SM)…

Mason, Robb; Randell, Shirley (1995). Adult Education: Politics, Rights and Privilege. Australian Journal of Adult and Community Education, v35 n3 p211-17 Nov. In the 1990s, the idea of adult education as a right or privilege has yielded to the notion of education as a private consumer good. This concept makes it difficult for liberal adult education to achieve such goals as liberation, personal and social enlightenment, and social harmony and integration. (SK)…

(1996). How Black Academics Viewed the Million Man March. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n10 p59-63 Win 1995-96. Responses of over 600 readers, largely black, to a survey of the attitudes of academics, largely black, about the Million Man March of October 1995 indicated that blacks were more likely to support the March than others. In all, 84% of respondents believed that the March would help racial relations. (SLD)…

Ferroggiaro, Karen Marie; Miller, S. M. (1996). Respect!. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v23 n1 p3-9 Spr. Argues that being respected, having respect for others, and having self-respect are central components of equality in society, and that the group that becomes disenfranchised first becomes disrespected. Schools are agencies for disrespect by labeling groups as having low educability or educational deficits, by holding examinations that are cited for racial bias, and by using disrespected groups stereotypically or negatively. Discusses keys to building solidarity. (GR)…

(2000). Guidelines and Ethical Considerations for Assessment Center Operations: International Task Force on Assessment Center Guidelines. Public Personnel Management, v29 n3 p315-31 Fall. This update of the International Personnel Management Association's guidelines for organizational psychologists, human resource management specialists, and others addresses elements of assessment centers, policy statements, assessor training, informed participation, and participants' rights. (SK)…

Beach, Robert H.; Lindahl, Ronald A. (2000). Can There Be a Right to Education in the United States?. Equity & Excellence in Education, v33 n2 p5-12 Sep. Explains that the right to education is not mentioned in the Constitution of the United States as a fundamental right, discussing whether the United States needs a right to education. Examines how such a right could be established through either modification of the Constitution or by becoming a right by social discernment. (SM)…

Schall, Carol M. (1998). The Americans with Disabilities Act–Are We Keeping Our Promise? An Analysis of the Effect of the ADA on the Employment of Persons with Disabilities. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, v10 n3 p191-203 Jun. Employment data, compliance information from the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission, and employer attitude surveys show that the Americans with Disabilities Act has had minimal impact on changing the patterns that decrease opportunities for people with disabilities. (SK)…

Gough, Annette; Gough, Noel (2004). Environmental Education Research in Southern Africa: Dilemmas of Interpretation. Environmental Education Research, v10 n3 p409-424 Aug. These multiple framings of our reflections on environmental education research in southern Africa are written as dilemmas of interpretation that aim to disrupt any temptation to generalise or essentialise its qualities and characteristics. Recognising that research is a textual practice, we use J. M. Coetzee's portrayal of the dilemmas faced by African novelists as a point of departure in reflecting on the changing landscape of environmental education research in southern Africa as we have experienced it over six years. We provide readings framed by reference to post-colonialism, changing epistemologies and methodologies, contexts of transformation and tension, the influence of international organisations such as the United Nations and its instrumentalities, and concerns about human rights and accountability. We conclude by affirming the post-colonialist trajectories of environmental education research in southern Africa and speculating on the distinctive possibilities that… [Direct]

Jurgensen, Arnd (2004). Terrorism, Civil Liberties, and Preventive Approaches to Technology: The Difficult Choices Western Societies Face in the War on Terrorism. Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, v24 n1 p55-59 Feb. This article explores public policy alternatives to the current war on terrorism. Western society's vulnerability to terrorism has been dealt with primarily by expanding the law enforcement and surveillance authority of governments at the expense of the freedoms and civil liberties of the public. This approach threatens to undermine the prerequisites to meaningful democratic institutions. An alternative public policy might target high-risk technologies (civilian airlines, nuclear reactors, etc.) as the source of vulnerability to terrorism, thereby protecting civil liberties by reducing or eliminating the use of such technologies…. [Direct]

Crocco, Margaret Smith; Waite, Cally L. (2004). Fighting Injustice through Education. History of Education, v33 n5 p573-583 Sep. Brian Simon's life work brought together a set of themes that cross the Atlantic in interesting ways: race and class, contests over education's aims and structures, equity and equality as differential measures of social justice, and the role of history in illuminating education's place in forming national identity and fostering change. The following examination of higher education for blacks during the first half of the twentieth century in the US provides unique insights into the application of Simon's ideas to a different national context…. [Direct]

Outlaw, Lucius T., Jr. (2004). A Commentary: \Brown v. Board of Education I: A Reconsideration\. Peabody Journal of Education, v79 n2 p41-50 Mar. This article, a reconsidering of both the benefits and the consequences of the Brown v. Board of Education (1954; Davis and Graham, 1995) case, posits determinations as to the historical significance of the U.S. Supreme Court justices' decision. Carefully weighing the words of the justices renders a position that the decision of the Court and the intention of the Court do not fall in alignment with one another. And despite the rightness of the decision and all that has been reaped in the way of its benefits, still, the decision's unarticulated language has rendered a greater significance and has placed enduring consequences on the public education system, as well as in the greater context of race as a whole….