(1984). Firefighters versus Stotts: The End of Quotas?. Journal of the College and University Personnel Association, v35 n4 p16-21 Win. The Supreme Court has ruled that a federal district court had no authority to require a municipal employer, in violation of the seniority provisions of its collective bargaining agreement, to lay off more senior White firefighters before laying off Black firefighters. (MLW)…
(1987). Review Essay: Du Bois and the Cold War. Journal of Ethnic Studies, v15 n3 p115-24 Fall. This critique of Gerald Horne's book, "Black and Red," points out the confusion, disorganization, errors, and omissions which make itdifficult to read and understand. However, the importance of the book is its contribution of raw material to the knowledge about Du Bois during his last fifteen years. (VM)…
(1987). Blacks and the New South: Challenge of the Eighties. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v15 n2 p25-39 Sep. Discusses changes that took place in the South during the 1970s and early 1980s. Explores the distribution of benefits and negative side effects associated with rapid economic development, industrial expansion, and business growth. However, a sizeable share of the black community was untouched by the region's growth and prosperity. (PS)…
(1988). Historians Urge Full Accounts of the 1960's. Chronicle of Higher Education, v34 n30 pA4,5,10 Apr 6. According to some historians, many scholars studying the 1960s have ignored key aspects of the decade, including the conservative movement in American politics, the contributions of women, continuity in a time of social change, and the economic results of activism. (MSE)…
(1987). The Effect of Jail Reform Policies on Guard/Management Relations. Journal of Offender Counseling, Services & Rehabilitation, v12 n1 p91-100 Fall-Win. Interviewed 60 jail corrections officers in four types of jails to examine views about working relations and judgments of institutional policy. Respondents reported feeling unappreciated by superiors and powerless in relation to inmates. Officers were caught between administration demands for safety and recently acquired rights of inmates. (NB)…
(1986). Puerto Rican Migrant Farmworkers: An Untold Story. Migration World, v14 n4 p14-18. Details the history and activities in New Jersey of "El Comite de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agricolos" (CATA) or Farmworkers' Support Committee. The Committee was founded in 1979 to help Puerto Rican migrant workers who suffer from social and political isolation and are denied basic rights. Successes, goals, and problems are noted. (PS)…
(1986). The Latest Apologias for Preferential Treatment. New Perspectives, v18 n1 p18-23 Win-Spr. The arguments in favor of preferential treatment for some groups are faulty. An examination of these arguments is included. Although victims of discrimination should be helped, programs should promote race-, gender- or ethnically conscious hiring. Affirmative action has led to a increase in bureaucratically-caused discrimination. (PS)…
(1987). Freedom of Speech and Expression. Update on Law-Related Education, v11 n1 p23-24 Win. Using three landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases, this lesson teaches students in grades seven through twelve about the benefits and limits of free speech. (JDH)…
(1984). Toward a Coherent View of Evaluation. Evaluation Review, v8 n4 p443-66 Aug. This article offers an integrated approach to government program evaluation and an organizational model that clearly identifies the central role of evaluation in organizational life. This view includes: outcome evaluation; benefit-cost analysis; human rights; the level and distribution of benefits, costs, and rights; and a systems model of organizations. (BS)…
(1984). The Right to Education in Japan. Journal of Law and Education, v13 n3 p441-52 Jul. Reviews the governance of Japanese public schools since World War II. Unlike the United States, the Japanese government has centralized control of education, and the courts defer to government authority in educational matters. (MD)…
(1985). The Constitutional Rights of Probationary Teachers: Improper Assessment May Be Costly to School Boards. Journal of Law and Education, v14 n1 p1-21 Jan. Litigation by nontenured teachers in contract nonrenewal disputes usually involves claims of violation of speech, liberty, contractual, or privacy rights. School boards should be certain that the cause for nonrenewal of a probationary teacher's contract is not in violation of a protected right. (MLF)…
(1983). The New Federalism Goes to Court. Phi Delta Kappan, v65 n3 p206-10 Nov. Although judicial influence in education seems to have faded since 1973, the federal government's diminished involvement in educational support and policymaking may result in a new wave of reform if challenges to the nonenforcement or rewriting of existing statutes providing services to disadvantaged groups are brought to court. (MJL)…
(1983). Social Movement Participation: Political Socialization, Generational Consciousness, and Lasting Effects. Youth and Society, v15 n2 p195-223 Dec. Reviews seven studies of former student activists to determine if they maintain political beliefs and behaviors consistent with those they exhibited during their participation in the earlier social movements. Explores the question of what accounts for the maintenance of, or change in, beliefs and behaviors over time. (CMG)…
(1976). The Courts, the Legislature, the Presidency, and School Desegregation Policy. School Review, 84, 3, 401-16, May 76. Focuses on school desegregation as a result of institutional policies, on the legal and extralegal policies that generated and perpetuated racial segregation in public education. (Author/RK)…
(1976). Student Rights and Responsibilities: What Are the Problems. Colorado Journal of Educational Research, 15, 3, 9-17, Spr 76. The author feels that school boards and administrators do have the power to govern their school systems provided they recognize that students have constitutionally guaranteed rights–(1) free expression, (2) due process, (3) privacy, (4) equality, and (5) quality education. (MB)…