(1975). Equality in the Buddhist Tradition–a Personal Account. Prospects, 5, 3, 343-6, 75. Recounts the equal role of women in Sri Lanka, due both to Buddhist tradition and to the Prime Minister encouraging women to enter and contribute to public life. (ND)…
(1976). Juvenile Justice and Delinquency. Phi Delta Kappan, 57, 6, 395-398, Feb 76. Presents information on the changing scene of juvenile justice. Includes information on recent court decisions, the disposition of offenders in juvenile court, and recent legislation. (IRT)…
(1975). Retroactivity and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act. University of Illinois Law Forum, 1975, 1, 106-16, 75. Section 2000e-16 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 adopted the provisions of President Nixon's 1969 executive order barring discrimination in federal employment and added a provision for judicial review. The author reviews the various conflicting judicial decisions regarding the retroactivity of section 2000e-16. (JT)…
(1975). I am a White Male. Crisis, 82, 8, 292-296, Oct 75. Suggests that competence and merit are elements in need of examination, and gives four reasons why being a woman, black, or Spanish-American is a qualification for academic appointment. Stresses that energy ought to be directed to increasing support of colleges and universities and not to fighting affirmative action. (Author/AM)…
(1976). Quotas as an Instrument of Public Policy. Society, 13, 2, 11,18-21, Jan-Feb 76. Suggests that key question is not whether quotas are right or wrong but at what level particular quotas should be set, what the rate of change to achieve a particular goal should be, when to increase or eliminate them, and the establishment of procedures and personnel used for executing them. (Author/AM)…
(1976). Affirmative Action, Quotas, and Meritocracy. Society, 13, 2, 12,22-25, Jan-Feb 76. Suggests that proportionality is the natural and logical outcome of a merit society in which race and ethnicity are irrelevant for eligibility, allocation of position, and distribution of rewards. (Author/AM)…
(1975). National Trends and Student Unrest. Security World, 12, 8, 43-44, Sep 75. Points out tension-breeding factors that underlie school racial unrest; suggests ways for school security officers to define their role; and lists some features of a crisis contingency plan. (Subscription $14.00 yearly, 2639 S. La Cienega Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90034.) (MLF)…
(2004). Disabled Persons and Their Position at the Construction Education. Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology – TOJET, v3 n2 Article 2 p8-15 Apr. Nowadays, we can hear the word "quality", many different times and subjects, in our daily life. For example, business, education etc. To provide quality at the education and business life, firstly it must be realized this slogan "suitable work, suitable person". In this paper, firstly disabled persons and after relation between construction sector have been examined. Choosing conscious job isn't only a paper which is calling "diploma", at this situation it can be said easily that "it will never use, for a work" after graduation. The aim must be a suitable job for him/her and their ability, wish and also their physical position. Afterwards, can be formed output at the education and business life. Therefore, in this paper these important subjects have been examined: (1) Disabled persons, disability varieties and definitions; (2) Disability in the law; (3) Business areas for disabled persons; and (4) How to fix selected types of disability,… [PDF]
(1975). Busing Is Stopped at the City Line. Journal of Law and Education, 4, 1, 199-202, Jan 75. Presents the Supreme Court rationale for the Milliken v. Bradley decision not to enforce interdistrict busing for purposes of integration. (DW)…
(1989). Affirmative Rhetoric, Negative Action. African-American and Hispanic Faculty at Predominantly White Institutions. ERIC Digest. The digest is based on a full length report (with the same title) on African-American and Hispanic faculty at predominantly white, four-year institutions of higher education. The full report provides a definitive review of the literature and institutional practice on the topic. Three topics are discussed: (1) how necessary affirmative action really is, noting that it continues to be necessary because of its limited success and because of the pluralistic nature of society); (2) why more progress has not been made in hiring diverse faculty (e.g. lack of accurate availability data, political and philosophical dominance of issues related to merit and standards for qualification rather than equity, and a focus on regulation and compliance rather than on advocacy in affirmative action operations); and (3) what can be done to increase employment opportunities for African-American and Hispanic faculty (e.g. adopting proactive rather than reactive approaches to seeking such faculty, more use… [PDF]
(1988). The United States and the Indian Constitution. India, a huge land with the second largest population in the world, socially and economically poor, and culturally and linguistically diverse, became the largest democracy in the world on November 26, 1949 with the adoption of the Indian Constitution. The goals of that constitution are: (1) the achievement of national unity and stability; (2) the promotion of democratic political behavior based on parliamentary procedures; (3) the protection of minority interests; and (4) the expression of general principles and humanitarian sentiments. In many ways, the Indian Constitution, its language and provisions, are remarkably similar to the U.S. Constitution. A radio telecast from August 15, 1947 (S. Radhakrishnan) illustrates some of those similarities, as does a side-by-side comparison of parts of U.S. and Indian Constitutions (preamble, rights to equality, freedom, and constitutional remedies). An article by Salman Rushdie, "After Midnight," is included as an appendix, and… [PDF]
(1989). Gender Neutrality: Women's Friend or Foe?. Gender neutral public policies are those that are either silent on the question of the existence of significant gender differences or incorporate a perspective which mandates that such differences be ignored. Prominent voices today contend that gender neutrality favors males and have held the male standard as the one for which women should aspire. Others argue that gender neutrality has denied the role of the family in women's lives and ignores the needs of women who reject the feminist movement. Historically, feminism has been of two types: (1) individualist, which ignores gender and makes no attempt to favor the mothering role over any other; and (2) relational, which defines women in terms of childbearing and/or nurturing capacities. One must keep in mind that the apparent dichotomy is not shaped by innate distinctions in how people think about women's lives or in how women live their lives, but by the manner in which the U.S. public policy system operates, forcing people to… [PDF]
(1989). Employment Equity Act. Annual Report = Loi sur l'equite en matiere d'emploi. Report annuel. This second annual report on employment equity in Canada in 1989 describes the representation of designated groups in the work force of employers covered by the Employment Equity Act and assesses the degree of change since last year's report. It is presented in both English and French. The following designated groups are examined: (1) women; (2) aboriginal peoples; (3) disabled persons; and (4) members of visible minorities. Reports from 374 employers were analyzed and compared with the previous year's reports, and employers were ranked according to their performance by industrial sector. Although the representation of designated groups in the work force under the Act is lower than their representation in the Canadian labor force, the following positive changes are reported: (1) the reported representation of each of the four designated groups improved since the first reporting year; (2) the gains in representation were more substantial and consistent across the industrial sectors…
(1987). The Life and Death of Rajneeshpuram and the Still Lingering Dilemma of the Religion Clauses of the First Amendment. The town of Rajneeshpuram, Oregon, was incorporated for the purpose of achieving the religious vision of the Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, just as the Mormons established communities around the teachings of Joseph Smith. The incorporation of Rajneeshpuram was challenged on the basis of the First Amendment, however, raising new questions in regard to the tension between the First Amendment's establishment (of religion) clause and free exercise clause. On March 27, 1984, Oregon's State Attorney General filed a complaint in Wasco County Circuit Court seeking declaratory relief from giving legal recognition to the City of Rajneeshpuram. At issue was the claim of "excessive entanglement" between religious and secular action. Attorneys for the Rajneeshees argued that the State of Oregon was in clear violation of the free exercise clause of the First Amendment and that the defendants were being singled out solely on the basis of religious affiliation. In December 1985, after an…
(1983). The Development of Protection of Political Expression in Wisconsin Supreme Court Cases: 1848-1925. Most communication courses and research involving freedom of speech examine issues by reviewing the decisions of the United States Supreme Court and the federal appelate courts. However, the high visibility of the federal courts can lead to a misguided emphasis by students of the history of free speech. Research into the development of present legal protections should concentrate on early decisions of state courts. For example, a review of the development of Wisconsin's interpretation of its constitutional provisions on free speech shows that many hundreds of cases before 1925 dealt, at least tangentially, with some aspects of free speech or free press. The most important aspect of its decisions was the degree of protection it afforded for criticism of public figures. By 1925, the court had provided itself with a number of precedents which it could choose to consider dominant in any particular case and may have been determined by the balance the court thought wise between the free… [PDF]