(1979). Educational Responsibilities to the Gay and Lesbian Student. Administrators and teachers should ensure that gay and lesbian students are accorded rights equal to those accorded to heterosexual students. Administrators have the responsibility to find and hire gay and lesbian teachers and to secure for them total equality with heterosexual teachers as well as a supportive, accepting atmosphere; under such conditions, gay and lesbian teachers can serve as effective role models for gay and lesbian students. Teachers and writers can approach the treatment of gay and lesbian students by focusing on promoting equal rights for all persons, by helping students to develop a positive self-concept about their identities, and by promoting mutual understanding and effective communication among students. Teachers should develop an intellectual and emotional recognition of gay and lesbian existence, history, and behavior; should avoid negative stereotypes of gays and lesbians; and should avoid the heterosexual presumption in teaching and writing, striving to…
(1979). A Sense of History: The Relationship of Social Awareness to Human Relations in the Classroom. The results of two class surveys of students in a course addressing racism and discrimination in educational and social service systems are analyzed. The course objective was to help students develop the personal insight and analytical skills needed to synthesize information on human rights issues. The study indicated that the students were not very knowledgeable about issues affecting people culturally different from themselves. It is suggested that development of the cognitive skills necessary to improve human relations and create social change may be an abstract exercise for socially unaware students with little affective learning occurring. (JD)…
(1989). "California v. Greenwood" Moot Court Simulation. Update on Law-Related Education, v13 n3 p21-23 Fall. Provides a moot court activity in which secondary students re-enact the U.S. Supreme Court case "California v. Greenwood," concerning the exclusionary rule and the privacy of a citizen's trash. Students role-play Supreme Court justices and attorneys to gain an understanding of how appellate courts operate. (LS)…
(1994). The American Bill of Rights. Student Handout. Update on Law-Related Education, v18 n3 p24-25 Fall. Presents the Bill of Rights of the United States Constitution. Provides teaching suggestions, a review quiz, and includes the five points of the Miranda Warning. (CFR)…
(1993). Deafness: 1993-2013–The Dilemma. Volta Review, v95 n2 p105-08 Spr. This article identifies two potentially conflicting trends in deafness–technological progress and societal progress. The rejection of technological progress working to \cure\ deafness by some in the deaf community may conflict with demands that society should provide special services for deaf people to allow them full social participation. Implications for the next 20 years are noted. (DB)…
(1998). Human Rights in These United States. Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n3 p18-21 Fall. Discusses the results from a survey commissioned by Human Rights USA that investigated what individuals know and think about human rights issues in the United States. Asserts that the survey gives community activists, educators, and decision makers the means to analyze local and national human-rights problems and move toward solutions. (CMK)…
(2002). The School Desegregation Crisis of Cleveland, Ohio, 1963-1964: The Catalyst for Black Political Power in a Northern City. Journal of Urban History, v28 n2 p135-57 Jan. Describes a failed yearlong quest to desegregate Cleveland's schools that ended up unifying the city's black community and helping black Clevelanders understand the limitations of negotiation, direct action, boycotts, and the legal system in creating permanent change. Black residents turned to the political arena to realize the potential of black political power. (SM)…
(2007). Historical Underpinnings of Access to American Higher Education. New Directions for Higher Education, n138 p3-18 Sum. Accessibility is one of the pillars of the American system of higher education. It is traditionally held that higher education should be \readily and widely accessible to persons of a broad range of abilities, circumstances, and ages.\ A basic philosophy concerning access can be found in the report of the 1947 President's Commission on Higher Education. In addressing access, the report went on to state, \Too many of our citizens have tacitly assumed that the ladder of opportunity for education was equally accessible to all children and youth. For the great majority of our boys and girls, the kind and amount of education they may hope to attend depends, not on their own abilities, but on the family or community into which they happened to be born, or worse still, on the color of their skin or religion of their parents\ (p. 10). In calling for reform, the report outlined the difficulties facing the academy and offered higher education as a means of advancing the nation's science and… [Direct]
(2007). Impact of Experiential Learning on Latino College Students' Identity, Relationships, and Connectedness to Community. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, v6 n1 p52-72. Using mixed methods of inquiry, this study examines the impact of experiential learning on Latino/a college students' development as they move away from home to study and do community service in another country. Journals reveal that students developed their identity, relationships, awareness of structural inequalities, and connectedness to community. Survey results indicate increased self-efficacy, civic participation, career preparedness, and understanding of diversity. Findings underscore the importance of experiential learning for future Latino/a educators and community leaders. (Contains 4 tables.)… [Direct]
(2007). A Painful Remembrance. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, v24 n21 p24-27 Nov. Many in Indian country have expressed that the trauma from the boarding school experience continues to terrorize the hearts of American Indians. Although much has been written about this history that looms so large in the North American indigenous experience, it remains an obscure topic in mainstream America. Dr. Eulynda J. Toledo, a member of the Dine tribe and project director of a grant from the National Institute for Disability Research and Rehabilitation, is working to bring attention to the "intergenerational trauma" of the boarding school era through the recently founded Boarding School Healing Project. Toledo and her colleagues maintain that many of the social ills plaguing current generations of American Indians, including sexual abuse, child abuse, violence towards women and substance abuse can be traced to the generations of abuse experienced at Indian boarding schools. Toledo describes intergenerational trauma as posttraumatic stress disorder that has been… [Direct]
(1989). Ombudswork for Children: A Way of Improving the Position of Children in Society. The main objective of the International Congress for Children was to underline the evolution in the concept of children, the idea that children are, above all, human beings and not just "human-beings-to-be." The 39 presentations are divided into 3 parts. The seven papers in the first part examine motives and strategies for children's rights. The motives are discussed from a historical and philosophical point of view, as well as from the viewpoint of developmental psychology. The strategies are discussed on the basis of exemplary cases. The 31 papers in the second part are inspired by 4 basic principles in the strategies for children's rights. The discussions cover child advocacy, the study of the child, the self-organization of children, the promotion of network development, and specific situations concerning the rights of children. The third part contains a synthesis of the congress that underlines the commitment and dedication with which people continue working for the… [PDF]
(1994). Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Amendments of 1994. Conference Report [To Accompany S. 1284]. House of Representatives, 103d Congress, 2d Session. This report was issued by a conference committee of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to reconcile disagreeing votes on amendments to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. The Act is designed to assure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of and have access to culturally competent services, supports, and other assistance and opportunities that promote independence, productivity, and integration and inclusion into the community. The amendments deal with expanding or modifying certain provisions relating to the Act's five titles, covering programs for individuals with developmental disabilities, Federal assistance for priority area activities for individuals with developmental disabilities, protection and advocacy of individual rights, university affiliated programs, and projects of national significance. A joint explanatory statement of the committee of conference is included to explain… [PDF]
(1975). Preferential Economic Treatment for Women: Some Constitutional and Practical Implications of Kahn v. Shevin. Vanderbilt Law Review, 28, 4, 843-78, May 75. The 1974 Supreme Court decision in Kahn v. Shevin upheld a property tax exemption statute for widows. This Note analyzes the soundness and social utility of the underlying premise and evaluates its potential impact on other areas of law. Includes review of relevant state, lower federal court and Supreme Court cases. (JT)…
(1975). Labor Law: The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Is Not Limited to 180 Days From the Filing of a Charge in Which to Bring Suit Against an Employer. (EEOC v. Cleveland Mills Co., 502 F.2d 153 (4th Cir. 1974). Texas Tech Law Review, 6, 3, 1163-9, Spr 75. Discusses the legality of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) action against Cleveland Mills Co. over four years after charges were filed with the EEOC in 1968. Concludes that the circuit court was right in reversing the district court decision that the EEOC has a time limit on its right to sue. (JT)…
(1975). Document: William Edward Burghardt DuBois: An Address to the Black Academic Community. Journal of Negro History, 60, 1, 45-52, Jan 75. Notes that democracy has almost disappeared in the U.S. while stressing that socialism will grow if we restore the democracy of which we have boasted so long and done so little. Rulers of the U.S. are said to be organized corporations which suppress freedom by monopolizing votes. [Available from Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc., 1401 Fourteenth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005]. (Author/AM)…