(1980). Peer Evaluation of University Faculty: A Monograph. College Student Journal, v14 n3 pt2 p1-21 Fall. Analyzes the process of making peer evaluations. Factors on which peer evaluation is based are extremely subjective and unconscious. Concludes that until peer rating systems are developed that are reliable and valid, their use should be strictly supplementary, or on an experimental basis. (Author)…
(1980). Weighing the Justice of Inequality. Change, v12 n5 p26-32 Jul-Aug. Issues of equal educational opportunity are seen to be transformed into issues of effectiveness, efficiency, or cultural pluralism. It is suggested that issues of equal educational opportunity are likely to be resolved only by reducing the capacity of the educational system itself to determine the future and the value of individuals. (MLW)…
(1996). Courting Controversy. American School Board Journal, v183 n10 p26-30 Oct. Filing a lawsuit against a school district often means challenging the core values of a community. Cases discussed include a suit to prevent the broadcasting of morning prayers in school (\Herdahl\), a suit over the singing of a religious song (\Bauchman\), and drug-use testing for student athletes (\Acton\). (MLF)…
(1996). Justifying Equity: Damage Imagery, Brown v. Board of Education, and the American Creed. Educational Foundations, v10 n3 p47-67 Sum. Examines the concept of damage imagery (as related to damaged black psyches), which was incorporated into strategies for overturning educational segregation. The article argues for a different interpretation of damage based on race, and it raises questions about the contributions of social science to the collective thinking about race and schooling. (SM)…
(1997). Rigoberta Menchu Tum: Nobel Laureate Leads International Movement for Peace and Indigenous Rights. Winds of Change, v12 n2 p34-39 Spr. Profiles Rigoberta Menchu Tum, a Maya-Quiche woman from Guatemala who in 1992, was the first indigenous person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize's youngest recipient, Menchu Tum is using the prize money and prestige to promote the international movement for peace and the rights of indigenous peoples and to contribute to indigenous community development. (LP)…
(1990). Barriers and Facilitators to Equity in the Holmes Group. Theory into Practice, v29 n1 p50-54 Win. Examines equity within the Holmes Group, noting problems faced by one regional committee in trying to ensure that the group effectively addresses race, class, and gender. Recommendations are made on how to institutionalize equity into organizational structure. (SM)…
(1990). Religious Speech in Public High Schools. Social Education, v54 n5 p261-63 Sep. Discusses the "Board of Education of the Westside Community Schools v Mergens" case that was recently decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. The Court stated that refusal to allow the student Bible club to meet on school property violated the federal Equal Access Act. Presents the constitutional issues raised and the case's significance. (SLM)…
(1989). Blacks and the Women's Movement. Crisis, v96 n9 p26-27,45-46 Nov. Although Black female leaders were influential in creating the modern women's movement, feminism has evolved differently for both Black and White women. Suggests that, although Black women have struggled largely against racial and economic inequalities, women of all colors and backgrounds should embrace their diversity and unite to oppose racism and sexism. (AF)…
(1989). Educators Call for Fairer, More Effective Means of Discipline in Schools. Black Issues in Higher Education, v5 n21 p3,16 Jan 19. Discusses distribution of corporal punishment in schools. Data indicate that Black students are more than twice as likely as Whites to be hit by their teachers. Reasons for this disparity and possible solutions to the problem are considered. (JS)…
(1989). Affirmative Action: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. CUPA Journal, v40 n3 p1-6 Fall. Congress and collegiate institutions should be in the forefront of the struggle for new laws to diminish the restrictions of the Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action, and for new affirmative action plans. As leading intellectual institutions, colleges and universities must have the moral courage to do what is right. (MLW)…
(1995). The Unending Struggle for Equal Educational Opportunity. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p619-26 Sum. Forty years after "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas" mandated equal education for black students, racial discrimination thrives in public schools. Educators must lead the fight for quality education for black students in racially isolated urban schools and for monitoring the educational offerings provided for minority students to determine their quality and sufficiency. (SM)…
(1995). Reflections on the Promise of Brown and Multicultural Education. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p707-21 Sum. Examines the dual meaning of promise (hope and vow) in relation to "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas," discussing how the two conceptions are implemented in a desegregated school and explaining how multicultural education can help meet the dual expectations of "Brown" as promise/vow and promise/hope. (Author/SM)…
(1992). Title IX: Q and A. Strategies, v5 n6 p9-12 Mar-Apr. Title IX protects individuals from sex discrimination in any educational activity receiving federal funding. A lawyer from the National Women's Law Center answers questions about Title IX from coaches, teachers, and administrators at all levels. The questions focus on women and athletics. (SM)…
(1990). Will America Be Competitive in the Work World of A.D. 2000?. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v17 n3 p3-7 Fall. The greatest challenge for American industry will be to have management at all levels that is representative of the diversified workforce that is anticipated. Business must ensure fair compensation, healthy working conditions, growth and personal development opportunities, progress in the company, and pride in the value of work itself. (AF)…
(1991). Homeless Women with Children: The Role of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse. American Psychologist, v46 n11 p1198-1204 Nov. Considers alcohol and other drug abuse among homeless women and the impact of public policy decisions on this group, their dependent children, and the family unit. Examines barriers to treatment including legal rights conflicts (women's versus children's), criminalization, and treatment approaches. (JB)…