Green, Morton (1969). Stories of Three International Heroes: Mohandas Gandhi. Instructor, 79, 2, 70-71, 80,82, 69 Oct. …

Fish, Kenneth L. (1969). Coping with Student Activism in Secondary Schools. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v35 n2 p8-11 Oct. Condensed from \CHS Quarterly, XXVII(July 1969), 20-26, published by the Secondary School Department of the National Catholic Educational Association, Washington, D.C….

Sparks, Richard K. (1983). Before You Bring Back School Dress Codes, Recognize that the Courts Frown upon Attempts to \Restrict\ Students' Rights. American School Board Journal, v170 n7 p24-25 Jul. Courts will support school boards' dress codes if based on needs rather than opinions. Courts have affirmed that minors have constitutional rights. Hair length, clothing style, and beards may be protected by students' right to freedom of expression. Codes must be carefully written and consistent with schools' legitimate goals. (PB)…

Jensen, D. Lowell (1983). Does the Exclusionary Rule Exclude Justice?. USA Today, v112 n2462 p26-29 Nov. The exclusionary rule, which prevents the use of evidence gathered illegally, was developed to deter police misconduct. Its use has expanded so far that it seriously hinders justice. Examples are given of cases where evidence gathered in good faith was excluded. Changes suggested by the Reagan administration should be adopted. (IS)…

Paraschos, Manny (1983). Legal Constraints on the Press in Post-Junta Greece, 1974-77. Journalism Quarterly, v60 n1 p48-53 Spr. Presents and analyzes the most important laws that affected freedom of expression and the press in post-junta Greece. (FL)…

Coppin, Mary (1981). "Man" and Sexual Discrimination. Meta, v26 n2 p168-72 Jun. Comments on the linguistic impact of the Canadian Human Rights Act, which forbids discrimination on the basis qf sex, examining its effects on common English usages of "man." After illustrating the problems posed by government guidelines on job titles, addresses the ideological and socioeconomic implications of the "man" issue. (MES)… [Direct]

Beezer, Bruce (1981). Criticism of Teachers and the Law of Defamation: How Extensive Is the Shield of Protection?. Phi Delta Kappan, v62 n8 p577-83 Apr. Seeks to define the legal rights of teachers to protect themselves from criticism of their professional behavior and provides some general guidelines. (Author/WD)…

Strasburg, Georgia L.; Tangri, Sandra S. (1979). Can Research on Women Be More Effective in Shaping Policy?. Psychology of Women Quarterly, v3 n4 p321-43 Sum. Examines ways in which researchers could enhance the policy relevance of their research on women and ways in which the psychology establishment could encourage the development of policy-relevant research. The history and dilemmas created by the \Brandeis brief\ are presented. The last section presents some important policy issues affecting women. (Author)…

Steuernagel, Trudy (1981). Another Nail in the Closet Door: Introductory American Government Textbooks and the Gay Rights Movement. Teaching Political Science, v8 n4 p493-97 Jul. Surveys some of the most widely used American government textbooks with respect to their treatment of the gay rights movement. Although homosexuality is a politically relevant subject, few of the surveyed texts address concerns such as discrimination against homosexuals in housing and hiring and the role of gay activists in San Francisco city politics and Dade County, Florida. (Author/DB)…

(1981). Failing to Fulfill Tasks of Social Justice Weakens Country. USA Today, v110 n2435 p3-4 Aug. Presents excerpts from an interview with Walter Mondale in which the former vice president expressed fears that the United States will be weakened by current policies of removing government from the tasks of social justice. Topics discussed include social security cuts, reduction of student loans, and elimination of the legal aid program. (DB)…

Garber, Milton B. (1980). Damages Actions for Denial of Equal Educational Opportunities. Missouri Law Review, v45 n2 p281-306 Spr. The analysis indicates that an educational injury resulting from the deprivation of a student's constitutional right to an equal educational opportunity may prove to be a compensable wrong. Available from School of Law, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO 65211. (Author/IRT)…

Smith, Arthur B., Jr. (1980). The Law and Equal Employment Opportunity: What's Past Should Not Be Prologue. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, v33 n4 p493-505 Jul. Explores the debate over the role of law in ensuring equal employment opportunity. The author argues that the overlapping and conflicting regulations, inconsistent results, and general confusion produced by the past encounters between the law and discriminatory employment practices should not be the model for future development of policy. (Author/CT)…

Luxenberg, Stanley (1980). Settling Out of Court–The Center for Mediation in Higher Education. Change, v12 n5 p10-12 Jul-Aug. At a time when universities are finding increasing difficulty in making ends meet, legal costs are seen as becoming a major problem. The Center for Mediation in Higher Education, an organization which espouses the use of third party neutrals to help adversaries negotiate, is described. (MLW)…

Adams, Howard E. (1980). The Case of Amy. Education Unlimited, v2 n1 p37-38 Feb. The parents of a severely learning disabled 10-year-old girl recount their experiences when they sought a due process hearing to obtain adequate educational services for their daughter. (PHR)…

Saunders, Marybeth; Sultana, Qaisar (1979). Due Process Rights of the Handicapped: Familiarity of Professionals. Education Unlimited, v1 n5 p13-15 Nov. Results of a questionnaire administered to 87 regular and special educators and other related professionals on awareness of due process rights of handicapped children showed that none of the three groups had a thorough understanding of the due process rights of handicapped children. (PHR)…

Cortes, Carlos E. (1980). The Chicanos–A Frontier People. (Los Chicanos–Un Pueblo de Frontera.). AGENDA, v10 n1 p16-21,42 Jan-Feb. The article traces Chicano History from its earliest beginnings up to the present and discusses the struggle of Hispanics to retain their Spanish heritage and at the same time secure their rightful place in American society. (DS)…

Pugh, Evelyn L. (1978). John Stuart Mill, Harriet Taylor, and Women's Rights in America, 1850-1873. Canadian Journal of History, v13 n3 p423-42 Dec. Examines John Stuart Mill's writings on women with respect to their reception in and their application to the American scene from 1850 to the 1870s. Concludes that the implications were accepted by a significant portion of American society in the 1970s, a full century after Mill's publication. Journal availability: see SO 507 179. (Author/DB)…

Vasquez, Ana (1979). Children of Exiles and Immigrants. Prospects: Quarterly Review of Education, v9 n2 p238-43. Calls attention to problems faced by children of exiles and immigrants as they attend school in places other than their countries of origin. Major problems include problems communicating in the language of the host country, culture shock, inability to readjust patterns of behavior, and inability to preserve an authentic model of their original culture. (DB)…

Corson, Lynn A. (1979). The Weber Decision. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v7 n2 p30-35 Sep. Discusses the implications of the Weber decision which focus on the Supreme Court's interpretation of racial imbalance and the emphasis of the decision on the private sector. (RLV)…

Trader, Harriet Peat (1979). Welfare Policies and Black Families. Social Work, v24 n6 p548-51 Nov. The family is an important resource for minority persons, and many minority families depend on public welfare for their survival. This article offers a compact analysis of how welfare policies often work to the disadvantage of poor Black families. (Author)…

Spiegelman, Paul J. (1976). Bona Fide Seniority Systems and Relief from "Last Hired, First Fired" Layoffs Under Title VII. Employee Relations Law Journal, 2, 2, 141-54, Aut 76. The history of the exemption for bona fide seniority systems under Title VII is explored briefly. It is suggested that the courts can provide protection for incumbent workers potentially disadvantaged, which may mean substantial monetary liability for employers using "last hired, first fired" layoff systems. (Author/LBH)…

LaMorte, Michael W. (1975). Recognition of Homosexual Organizations. NOLPE School Law Journal, 5, 1, 48-52, 75. Reviews recent state and federal court decisions involving the official recognition of homosexual organizations on college or university campuses and offers legal guidelines for college administrators to follow in dealing with such organizations. (JG)…

Bernard, Kent S. (1976). Churches, Members, and the Role of the Courts: Toward a Contractual Analysis. Notre Dame Lawyer, 51, 4, 545-73, Apr 76. Nonintervention and various forms of intervention are examined prior to a detailed exposition of a proposed contract approach in dealing with the problem of how the state should react when an individual invokes the civil courts against his religious organization. Two policy concerns, entanglement and reasonable expectation of members, are discussed. (LBH)…

Lashner, Marilyn A. (1976). Privacy and the Public's Right to Know. Journalism Quarterly, 679-88, Win 76. Recent court decisions have diminished First Amendment protection by rejecting the appropriateness of the "New York Times" doctrine regarding privacy and private and public citizens. (KS)…

Fremsted, John S.; Hishinuma, Earl S. (1997). NCAA College Freshman Academic Requirements: Academic Standards or Unfair Roadblocks for Students with Learning Disabilities?. Journal of Learning Disabilities, v30 n6 p589-98 Nov-Dec. Considers implications, in light of federal antidiscrimination legislation, of the new academic standards of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on students with learning disabilities wishing to participate in college athletics. Issues include the use of test score cutoffs, a minimum grade-point average, the responsibility of high schools, and lack of alternative eligibility procedures. (DB)…

Eisler, Kim Isaac (1997). William J. Brennan Jr.: Judicial Architect of Affirmative Action. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n17 p110-13 Aut. More than any other Supreme Court Justice, William Brennan worked to level the playing field for black Americans. As the recognized architect of affirmative action strategies for higher education, he left an indelible imprint on equal education in America. (SLD)…

Chen, Albert H. Y. (1998). The Philosophy of Language Rights. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p45-54 Jan. Explores the moral and political issues involved in the concept of language rights. Examines language diversity as well as insights into the relationship among language, human existence, and culture; elaborates the concept of language rights; and discusses the moral and political philosophy of language rights. (34 references) (Author/CK)…

Pennycook, Alastair (1998). The Right to Language: Towards a Situated Ethics of Language Possibilities. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p73-87 Jan. Focuses on an exploration of an alternative space adjacent to postmodernist work in language rights. There are numerous different positions on language rights. Extends a politicized version of language rights that proposes that these rights are subordinate to the structure of power and domination and that language policy is a form of covert state control. (42 references) (Author/CK)…

Bodibe, R. Cecil (1996). The Response of Counsellors to Apartheid: An Indigenous Counselor Enters the Fray. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, v24 n2 p259-63 Jun. An African counselor relates personal opinions about counseling and Apartheid. Asserts student counselors in South Africa are grappling with the process of extricating themselves from the "old order." As they do so, it is imperative to hear the voice of those who have borne the main brunt of oppression. (KW)…

Pope, Mark (1996). Gay and Lesbian Career Counseling: Special Career Counseling Issues. Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services, v4 n4 p91-105. Reviews special issues for gay men and lesbian women that have been identified in the career counseling and development literature. These include collecting special career information for these groups, educating oneself and others about special developmental issues, advocating for gay and lesbian clients, and dealing with other issues related to homosexuality. (SLD)…