(1983). Related Documents from Counsel from University of Richmond v. Bell. Journal of College and University Law, v10 n1 p34-62 1983-84. The language of Title IX, its legislative history, and the authoritative court precedents, it is argued, regulate only programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance and does not regulate all programs and activities at institutions receiving federal financial assistance. (MLW)…

Rothschild, Mary Aickin (1982). The Volunteers and the Freedom Schools: Education for Social Change in Mississippi. History of Education Quarterly, v22 n4 p401-20 Win. In 1964-65, Freedom Schools, staffed mostly by northern volunteers, were established for 11th grade Black students in Mississippi. The major goals of the summer schools were to give Blacks a broad intellectual and academic experience and to form a basis for statewide student action. (RM)…

Barton, Lyle E.; And Others (1983). Aversive Techniques and the Doctrine of Least Restrictive Alternative. Exceptional Education Quarterly, (Aversive Control in the Classroom); v3 n4 p1-8 Feb. Litigation and the issues surrounding the use of behavioral procedures to handicapped persons are reviewed. Attention is directed to the use of aversive techniques, e.g., corporal punishment, electric shock, timeout, and restraint. (SEW)…

Siegfried, William D. Jr.; Wood, Karen (1983). Reducing College Student's Compliance with Inappropriate Interviewer Requests: An Educational Approach. Journal of College Student Personnel, v24 n1 p66-71 Jan. Two studies examined undergraduate students' willingness to answer potentially illegal questions during an employment interview and the efficacy of a workshop on equal employment opportunity and interviewing. Results indicated that students would answer most questions; however, the workshop effectively decreased their willingness to disclose personal information. (RC)…

Wood, Craig (1982). Financial Exigencies and the Dismissal of Public School Teachers: A Legal Perspective. Government Union Review, v3 n4 p49-66 Fall. The general legal aspects of reduction in force due to financial, enrollment, and programmatic reasons are discussed. Concludes that courts are reluctant to interfere with local school boards that have complied with state statutes, have presented empirical evidence, and have not infringed on constitutionally protected rights. (Author/MLF)…

Guildroy, Jack (1981). The Learning-Disabled College Applicant. College Board Review, n120 p17,29-30 Sum. The problems and special opportunities that face the college candidate with learning disabilities are discussed. It is suggested that Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act has not succeeded in forcing the vast majority of colleges and universities to establish special programs for students with learning disabilities. (MLW)…

LaRue, L. H.; And Others (1981). The Rhetoric of Powell's Bakke. . Washington and Lee Law Review, v38 n1 p43-75 Win. Justice Lewis Powell's opinion on the Regents of the University of California v. Bakke is studied as an act of persuasion and a piece of rhetoric. A comment by Jan Deutch and a response by James B. White are included. (Available from: Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA 24550, $5.00) (MLW)…

Barresi, Josephine G. (1982). Educating Handicapped Migrants: Issues and Options. Exceptional Children, v48 n6 p473-88 Apr. Problems in the identification and delivery of appropriate education to handicapped migrant students include lack of identification and lack of continuity of appropriate education. Potential corrective policy options in four areas (identification and records, programing, funding, and administration) are presented which could guarantee educational rights and protection to these students. (Author/CL)…

Alexander, Kern (1981). The Potential of Substantive Due Process for School Finance Litigation. Journal of Education Finance, v6 n4 p456-70 Spr. Considers the utility of the due process clause as a basis for challenging policies of educational finance that result in variations in per pupil revenues. (WD)…

Preovolos, Penelope A. (1980). "Rodriguez" Revisited: Federalism, Meaningful Access, and the Right to Adequate Education. Santa Clara Law Review, v20 n1 p75-122 Win. Using cases concerning access to rights, argues that the state owes an affirmative obligation to provide an adequate level of education and that this obligation is consistent with the federalism concerns expressed in "Rodriguez." Available from School of Law, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA 95053. (IRT)…

Edwards, Harry T. (1980). Affirmative Action or Reverse Discrimination: The Head and Tail of "Weber.". Creighton Law Review, v13 n3 p713-68 Spr. The Court's strong endorsement, albeit in a limited factual setting, of voluntary remedial preferences should give some aid to those seeking equal opportunity in employment. Available from School of Law, Creighton University, 2200 California St., Omaha, NE 68178. (Author/IRT)…

Beard, James L. (1980). The Constitutionality of an Employer's Duty to Accommodate Religious Beliefs and Practices. Chicago-Kent Law Review, v56 n2 p635-69. Discussed are the statutory development of the reasonable accommodation rule, the Supreme Court's treatment of the rule, and the constitutionality of the rule under the establishment clause. Available from IIT/Chicago-Kent College of Law, 77 South Wacker Dr., Chicago, IL 60606. (Author/MLF)…

Androunas, Elena; Zassoursky, Yassen (1979). Protecting the Sovereignty of Information. Journal of Communication, v29 n2 p186-89,192 Spr. Presents the Soviet view of the negotiations leading to the UNESCO Mass Media Declaration and of the American reaction to the Declaration. (JMF)…

Krafte, Jill H. (1979). Tinker's Legacy: Freedom of the Press in Public High Schools. DePaul Law Review, v28 n2 p387-428 Win. There have been genuine advances in student rights law in the decade since the Gault-Ginsberg-Tinker trilogy; however, there is still a critical need for continued efforts to secure and extend the constitutional rights of minors. Available from DePaul University College of Law, 25 E. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60604; single copy $5.00. (Author/IRT)…

Sasseen, Robert F. (1976). Affirmative Action and the Principle of Equality. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 9, 3, 275-95, Spr 76. A critical look is taken at affirmative action, which is called a preferential policy of proportional employment. The author suggests that affirmative action actually denies citizens equality of opportunity, writing racial distinctions into law and holding contempt for Blacks and other pretended beneficiaries. (LBH)…

Warren, Earl (1977). Inside the Supreme Court. The Momentous School Desegregation Decision. Atlantic Monthly, 239, 4, 35-40, Apr 77. Adapted from his memoirs, this article offers a view of the school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, from the perspective of the Supreme Court chief justice. (LBH)…

Gordon, Sue (1976). Up Against the Accommodation Rule. UMKC Law Review, 45, 1, 56-74, F 76. The perplexities of the accommodation rule in Title VII's religious discrimination cases grown with each decision. The author suggests that if the rule is to survive, the Supreme Court must resolve the conflicts by supplying definitions for key terms and guidelines for uniform application of the rule. (LBH)…

Mithun, Jacqueline S. (1977). Black Power and Community Change: An Assessment. Journal of Black Studies, 7, 3, 263-80, Mar 77. Explores some of the positive aspects of black power, discusses what the concept of black power suggests about the future direction of the black struggle and future U.S. race relations. Also speculates about the results of black power used as a vehicle for social change at the community and national level. (Author/JM)…

Wells, Gwendolyn M. (1975). Sex Discrimination and Title VII. UMKC Law Review, 43, 3, 273-95, Spr 75. Implications of Title VII for dealing with sex discrimination are discussed. It is suggested that the impact should not be assessed purely in terms of visible change but in the changed perspectives that women have begun to assume as to their own potentials. (LBH)…

(1977). The Teacher and the Law: What Are Teacher Rights?. Today's Education, 66, 1, 16-7, Jan-Feb 77. Teachers should seek the help of local or state associations in questions of unfair treatment, since constitutional rights do not cease to exist when signing a teaching contract. (MB)…

Tierney, William G. (1997). The Parameters of Affirmative Action: Equity and Excellence in the Academy. Review of Educational Research, v67 n2 p165-96 Sum. Provides a historical, philosophical, and theoretical analysis of affirmative action in higher education. Also evaluates the success of affirmative action and considers alternatives. Although affirmative action has not created great improvements, it has been consistent with assumptions about the meaning of academic community. (SLD)…

Abdussalam, Ahmad Shehu (1998). Human Language Rights: An Islamic Perspective. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p55-62 Jan. Argues that Islam considers language a human right that must be guaranteed for all people due to language's advantageous effect on sociocultural relations. Denotes "right" as any action whose fulfillment might cause advantage or prevent damage to individuals or societies; and emphasizes that it is natural for individuals to use the language of their traditional environment. (36 references) (Author/CK)…

Rassool, Naz (1998). Postmodernity, Cultural Pluralism and the Nation-State: Problems of Language Rights, Human Rights, Identity and Power. Language Sciences, v20 n1 p89-99 Jan. Argues that language provides not only a central identity variable but also constitutes a key means by which people can either gain access to power or be excluded from the right to exercise control over their lives. Argues that, if language is materially and culturally rooted, issues of language rights cannot be addressed outside of social policy. (22 references) (Author/CK)…

Chang, Jeff (1996). Local Knowledge(s): Notes on Race Relations, Panethnicity and History in Hawai'i. Amerasia Journal, v22 n2 p1-29. Examines the emergence and fragmentation of the panethnic Local in Hawaiian interracial relations. It explores, within the fractious debate over affirmative action in the 1970s and 1980s, the underrepresented island minorities' challenging of the privileged Local elite that intensified inter-Asian-Pacific tensions and fragmented the panethnic Local in the process. (GR)…

Opotow, Susan (1996). Affirmative Action, Fairness, and the Scope of Justice. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p19-24 Win. Examines the justice claims made by opponents and proponents of affirmative action and argues the need to consider the scope of justice embedded in the affirmative action debate. It describes the scope of justice, factors causing its change over time, its application to the affirmative action controversy, and presents a table clarifying the justice claims within the affirmative action debate. (GR)…

Nacoste, Rupert W. (1996). How Affirmative Action Can Pass Constitutional and Social Psychological Muster. Journal of Social Issues, v52 n4 p133-44 Win. Explores U.S. Supreme Court rationale in judging the constitutionality of affirmative action cases and why the theory used in its decisions is at odds with the formal theory and research on social psychology of affirmative action procedures. The scientific work indicates procedural conditions that the Court would find social psychologically acceptable and thus constitutionally acceptable. (GR)…

Loury, Glenn C. (1997). How To Mend Affirmative Action. Public Interest, n127 p33-43 Spr. Argues that, as a matter of social ethics, the government should undertake policies to mitigate the economic marginality of those languishing in the ghettos of America and that affirmative-action policies are necessary and justified. Presents a new model for affirmative action and explores various moral and political considerations. (GR)…

Parker-Jenkins, Marie (2002). Equal Access to State Funding: The Case of Muslim Schools in Britain. Race, Ethnicity and Education, v5 n3 p273-89 Sep. Reviews the struggle by British Muslim communities to receive funding for their schools, discussing the development of Britain's education along denominational lines, the establishment of Muslim schools, and attempts to receive public funding. Examines issues emerging from the decision to award funding (e.g., construction of identity, concept of rights, and control, funding, and categorization of Muslim schools). (Contains references.) (SM)…

Gerber, Paul J.; Price, Lynda A. (2003). Persons with Learning Disabilities in the Workplace: What We Know So Far in the Americans with Disabilities Act Era. Learning Disabilities: Research & Practice, v18 n2 p132-36 May. This paper synthesizes empirical studies from the past 12 years concerning the realities of the workplace for adults with learning disabilities (LD). Employer perspectives address awareness and knowledge, productivity, training, self-advocacy, and reasonable accommodations. Employee perspectives cover advocacy, disclosure, self-knowledge, and reasonable accommodations. (Contains references.) (DB)…

Williams, Charles F. (2002). Supreme Court's New Term. Supreme Court Roundup. Insights on Law & Society, v3 n1 p24-25 Fall. Discusses the issues addressed in the 2002 U.S. Supreme Court term, such as the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments, cruel and unusual punishment, sex offender registries, fair housing, cross burning, jury selection, affirmative action, abortion protests, and copyrights and the public domain. (CMK)…