(1987). Maynard Dixon: "Free Speech.". Art Education, v39 n5 p31-32 Sep. Based on Maynard Dixon's oil painting, "Free Speech," this lesson attempts to expand high school students' understanding of art as a social commentary and the use of works of art to convey ideas and ideals. (JDH)…
(1975). Pronoun Assessment: A Free Speech Technique. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 18, 4, 765-72, Dec 75. A study of the free speech pronoun usage of 15 normal and 15 language-delayed children (2-5 years old) showed that it is possible to distinguish between children at five different levels of language development by considering linguistically relevant pronoun properties. (Author)…
(2009). Self-Modelling as a Relapse Intervention Following Speech-Restructuring Treatment for Stuttering. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, v44 n5 p587-599. Background: Speech restructuring is an efficacious method for the alleviation of stuttered speech. However, post-treatment relapse is common. Aims: To investigate whether the use of video self-modelling using restructured stutter-free speech reduces stuttering in adults who had learnt a speech-restructuring technique and subsequently relapsed. Methods & Procedures: Participants were twelve adults who had previously had speech-restructuring treatment for stuttering and relapsed. They were video recorded for 1 hour within the clinic, practising their speech-restructuring technique. The videos were then edited to remove all observable stuttering. Participants then viewed the resulting video of themselves using restructured stutter-free speech each day for 1 month and were instructed to speak as they did on the video. Beyond-clinic speech samples and self-report severity data were collected before and after the intervention. Outcomes & Results: Very large effect sizes were found. The… [Direct]
(1998). Miami Students Rally for Free Speech. Communication: Journalism Education Today, v32 n2 p19-21 Win. Describes how high school students in Miami, Florida, became active (writing columns, organizing a rally, and speaking to the school board) to support free speech and the rights of the student press, and were able to retain existing student-media guidelines guaranteeing no administrative interference. (SR)…
(2001). A Case of Free Speech Rights. American School Board Journal, v188 n9 p50,52-53 Sep. Discusses basis for the June 2001 U.S. Supreme Court's 6-3 decision in New York case \Good News Club v. Milford Central School,\ wherein Court held that the Christian religious club for students had the Constitutional right under Free Speech Clause of First Amendment to use public school facilities after school hours. (PKP)…
(1974). Free Speech within the Nixon Administration. This paper examines the freedom of government officials to critically evaluate public policies and programs during the Nixon Administration, and surveys the role of free speech in effective intragovernmental decision making and in President Nixon's style of leadership. It argues that freedom of expression was significantly restricted within the Nixon Administration during the formulation of both domestic and foreign policy. (Author)… [PDF]
(1981). Free Speech for the Private Employee: Will State Action Rulings Bring the Constitution to the Workplace?. Southern Speech Communication Journal, v46 n4 p397-410 Sum. Provides a rationale for private sector free speech. Reviews federal cases dealing with free speech in private organizations and assesses the chances of future free speech expansion via state action. Concludes that legislation and not the Constitution is the most viable means of obtaining free speech in the private organization. (PD)…
(2006). Another Free-Speech Court Case off T-Shirts. Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, v72 n3 p37-40 Nov. In this article, the author discusses the quandary encountered by school officials at Poway High School in California in April 2004 when a student wore a T-shirt that reads, "Be ashamed, our school embraced what God has condemned" on the front and "Homosexuality is shameful–Romans 1:27" on the back. The student wore that T-shirt in an effort to express his views about homosexuality during and the day after a "Day of Silence" at the school. Organized by a Gay-Straight Alliance club, the Day of Silence was designed to help encourage tolerance toward all students, including those of gay and lesbian orientation. T-shirt controversies are not new to school officials, students, or even the general public. Nor are controversies concerning sexual orientation. Thus, the real dilemma for school leaders is not merely being aware of the issues, but rather knowing how to deal with such issues when they arise…. [Direct]
(2010). Social Media: Developing an Acceptable Use Policy. Research Brief. Principals' Partnership The growing use of social media by students and staff has led many schools to consider developing acceptable use policies. There is tremendous opportunity for improving education through the use of social media. There is also potential risk because social media can be used to access age inappropriate information and to engage in aggressive online behavior. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends that policies about the use of social media be developed collaboratively with teachers and other staff, families, students and administrators. The emphasis should be on appropriate use of social media when communicating and when used in classrooms. The elements of an acceptable use policy reflect underlying values (i.e., privacy, free speech, intellectual freedom, fair inquiry, student safety). But, these values often conflict. Therefore it is important to talk about those underlying values prior to developing and implementing a policy. Examples of acceptable use policies and… [PDF]
(2009). Facebook: Perils, Perceptions and Precautions. Journal of College Teaching & Learning, v6 n5 p31-38 Sep. Facebook is one of the fastest growing applications of the Internet. Social networking via Facebook provides a popular way for students and others to connect with a wide audience and expand their circle of friends. Facebook account holders have been denied admission to universities, not hired for jobs, lost scholarships, been disciplined by college administrators and arrested for online postings and exercising what they consider to be their right of free speech. A survey of 118 undergraduate students and 45 employers was conducted in an effort to determine their Facebook habits and perceptions about proper postings. Recent cases involving disciplinary action, restrictions on Facebook use and the First Amendment are discussed. Suggestions are made for safer Facebook protocol. (Contains 4 figures and 1 footnote.)… [Direct]
(1985). Free Speech Yearbook 1984. Volume 23. A collection of 12 articles, this yearbook focuses on freedom of speech and censorship. The topics covered include (1) common law tort and contract erosion of the at will rule, (2) the Supreme Court and the First Amendment in 1983-1984, (3) a phenomenological analysis of the First Amendment and the issue of obscenity, (4) John Milton's attack on prior restraint in "Areopagitica," (5) the information society as a new threat to freedom of speech, (6) Plato and the totalitarian state, (7) the rationale and development of an employee rights scale, (8) the Massachusetts Bay Colony and its problems with convenant and rhetorical deviance, (9) the regulation of pornography in the new media, (10) perspectives on pornography and free speech, (11) x-rated political broadcasting, and (12) freedom of speech and the Federal Election Campaign Act. (EL)…
(1978). The Imagination of Students Is Not Always Free Speech. This paper discusses how contemporary community standards influence court decisions regarding First Amendment rights of free speech. It briefly reviews controls of free speech, the problem of language use, free speech as it affects orderly conduct, and disciplinary procedures. (Author/LD)…
(1997). Protecting Minors from Free Speech. Journal of Information Ethics, v6 n2 p67-74 Fall. Because the Supreme Court has put severe limits on the use of the concepts of national security and protection of women to justify censorship, the predominant strategy has become censorship to protect minors. This article examines the legal concepts of obscenity and material harmful to minors, restrictions on broadcasting, and challenges raised by new communications technologies. (PEN)…
(2013). Telling Their Own Story: How Student Newspapers Reported Campus Unrest, 1962-1970. ProQuest LLC, Ph.D. Dissertation, The University of Southern Mississippi. The work of student journalists often appears as a source in the footnotes when researchers tell the story of perhaps the most significant period in the history of higher education in the United States–the student protest era throughout the 1960s and early 1970s. Yet researchers and historians have ignored the student press itself during this same time period. This dissertation considers how the student reporters and editors did their job during major protests that occurred between 1962 and 1970, and tells not only the story of reporting protest but the individual stories of the student journalists. The key protests considered are integration in 1962 at Ole Miss, the Free Speech Movement beginning in 1964 at Berkeley, building occupations of 1968 at Howard and Columbia universities, and the 1970 shootings of students at Kent State and Jackson State that touched off violence at more than 500 campuses nationwide. These protests are not meant to be inclusive of all the protests that… [Direct]
(1997). Free Speech in the College Community. This book discusses freedom of speech issues affecting the college community, in light of "speech codes" imposed by some institutions, new electronic technology such as the Internet, and recent court decisions. Chapter 1 addresses campus speech codes, the advantages and disadvantages of such codes, and their conflict with the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Chapter 2 discussion freedom of speech issues for college and university faculty. Chapter 3 discusses the problems posed by computer networks and the Internet in the regulation of speech and academic freedom, while Chapter 4 focuses on the sometimes explosive issue of off-campus speakers invited to speak on campuses. Chapter 5 examines legal challenges to expressive activity by student organizations, while Chapter 6 reviews the limits, if any, that institutions may set for regular student newspapers and underground publications. Chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10 address artistic freedom on campus, academic research and…