(1987). A Question of Judgment: The Rights of an American Scholar Abroad. Academe, v73 n1 p39-42 Jan-Feb. The situation of professor Carol B. Thompson, a Fulbright scholar, who participated in a demonstration outside the American embassy in Harare, Zimbabwe, is discussed. She was severely reprimanded by senior government officials at the U.S. Information Agency responsible for administering the Fulbright program. (MLW)…
(2005). HIV/AIDS in Asia: Human Rights and the Education Sector. Discussion Paper No. II. UNESCO Bangkok An evaluation is presented on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the education sector in the Asia Pacific region. Its focus is how human rights in relation to education have been upset by the epidemic. The education sector is urged to develop more initiatives to educate about the epidemic, and to build measures that deal with both immediate and long-term impacts of HIV/AIDS. Children infected with HIV are often restricted from access to education. This limitation does not only come from the community, but also from family or parents. Such stigma and discrimination is not restricted to children. Teachers and school administrators who are HIV infected are also deprived of their right to work. Such discrimination affects not only the individual but the education sector as a whole. An analysis is given on how governments can change and rectify such discrimination through the 4A's models, developed for a UNESCO-supported manual on rights-based education (2004). The 4A's comprise Availability,… [PDF]
(1994). Minorities in Central and Eastern Europe. A Secondary Education for Europe Series. This monograph, published as part of the project "A Secondary Education for Europe," makes no claim to deal with all the questions relating to minorities, from either the legal point of view of that of international action. The paper does not aim to suggest recommendations on a theme which has concerned the Council of Europe for years. The approach adopted here is a descriptive overview of the reality of minorities as they appear in 1993 in their territorial dimension. It is an inventory, as up to date as possible, with emphasis on the changes that have taken place since 1989-90. Chapters include: (1) "Problems of Minorities, Old and New"; (2) "Minorities in the Northern Part of Central and Eastern Europe [including] Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and Hungary"; (3)"Minorities in the Southern Part of Central and Eastern Europe [including] Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, and the Gypsies (Rom): A Special Case"; (4) "Case Study:…
(1999). Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe. Although significant advances have been made since 1970 to increase women's participation in higher education, women's equality is a myth, especially among academic leaders such as senior faculty, department chairs, deans, and administrators. Data show that academic women suffer disparities with respect to men by almost every indicator of professional status, including rank, salary, tenure, job satisfaction, and working conditions. Factors contributing to this continuing inequality include challenges to affirmative action, the corporatization of the university, and the increase in the number of non-tenure track positions. In addition, cultural, attitudinal, and structural constraints continue to inhibit women's progress. Change is needed in policy, attitude, and organizational culture and that women must take a political role in the struggle for their own success. Individual chapters have the following titles: "The Personal and the Professional: Becoming a Feminist";…
(1998). About Women on Campus, 1998. About Women on Campus, v7 n1-4 Win-Fall. This quarterly newsletter provides information about the programs, issues, and concerns of women students, faculty, and administrators in higher education. Each of these four issues (comprising a single year) presents brief summaries of new items or reports in regularly appearing sections covering campus news, the workplace, sexual harassment, sexual assault, women in science and technology, women's studies, athletics, and the activities of the American Council on Education's Office of Women in Higher Education. (DB)… [PDF]
(1982). Inside U.S. Prisons…with the NAACP. Crisis, v89 n4 p4-37 Apr. Describes how branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) were established in United States correctional institutions; discusses prison branch activities and accomplishments in seeking equality for Blacks and minorities in the criminal justice system; and explores rehabilitation measures and prison alternatives based on minority prisoners' needs. (Author/MJL)…
(1990). Anatomy of the First Amendment and a Look at Its Interpretation. Social Education, v54 n6 p356-57,362 Oct. Dissects features of the First Amendment, concentrating on freedom of religion, speech, and press clauses. Highlights the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case and its reverberations. Argues that, when school officials censor, students learn that government may censor. Suggests censorship is counterproductive to schools' mission to promote self-government. (CH)…
(1990). To Protect or Not to Protect–That Is the Question. Social Education, v54 n6 p364-65 Oct. Presents a simulation in which a student political action committee organizes to protest budget cuts affecting their high school. Seeks to engage students in legal reasoning over First Amendment issues. Poses possible protests, then asks students whether they believe First Amendment rights would protect them. Includes Supreme Court precedents for student referral. (CH)…
(1990). Teaching Freedom: SNCC and the Creation of the Mississippi Freedom Schools. History of Education Quarterly, v30 n3 p297-324 Fall. Examines the Mississippi Freedom Schools, organized by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the 1964 summer, that were designed to empower Black students to transform society. Analyzes the schools' teaching practices based on student experiences and promoting self-discovery and expression. Identifies institutional limits in the face of the intractability of U.S. social problems. (CH)…
(1995). Global Social Development: Higher Education's Next Moral Commitment. Educational Record, v76 n1 p6-13 Win. In light of the upcoming March 1995 United Nations World Summit for Social Development, this article discusses the role that the American higher education community has played in the past and can play in the future in promoting social, political, economic, and educational opportunity and equality throughout the world. (MDM)…
(1994). Educating Young Children on the United Nations. Social Education, v58 n7 p441-42 Nov-Dec. Discusses student projects and learning activities used in an Australian elementary school to teach about the United Nations. Asserts that the students viewed the UN General Assembly as a parliament during a role-playing activity. Describes the role that the school's student council played during the schoolwide project. (CFR)…
(1994). Within-Group Norming and Other Forms of Score Adjustment in Preemployment Testing. American Psychologist, v49 n11 p929-54 Nov. Reviews the literature on subgroup norming in testing and examines several types of score-adjustment methods. The authors discuss social and policy perspectives as well as the scientific and theoretical underpinnings of score adjustment. (GLR)…
(1988). Increasing the Representation of Minorities in the Teaching Profession. Peabody Journal of Education, v66 n1 p91-100 Fall. Discusses the impact of demographic trends in the United States and state-mandated teacher certification practices on the minority teacher population in elementary and secondary schools. Lists six elements which should be included in a comprehensive teacher certification process aimed at assisting minority teacher candidates in becoming certified. (SM)…
(1991). A Talk Show from the Past. Update on Law-Related Education, v15 n1 p20-22 Win. Describes a two-day activity in which elementary students examine voting rights, the right to assemble, and women's suffrage. Explains the game, "Assemble, Reassemble," and a student-produced talk show with five students playing the roles of leaders of the women's suffrage movement. Profiles Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Frederick Douglass, and Woodrow Wilson. Includes an annotated bibliography. (CH)…
(1991). Education, Social Reform, and the State: ESEA and Federal Education Policy in the 1960s. American Journal of Education, v100 n1 p47-83 Nov. Tracing the history of federal education policy in the 1960s and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) reveals shared assumptions about poverty and the government's role. These assumptions made educational reform essential to the Great Society, even though the federal commitment did not become local priority. (SLD)…