(1982). What Secondary School Teachers Should Know about Tort Liability. Clearing House, v55 n9 p392-93 May. Discusses the three types of tort action: intentional interference, strict liability, and negligence and offers guidelines for use by teachers in avoiding legal actions in tort. (FL)…
(1981). Multiple Loyalties: An American Dilemma. Society, v19 n1 p59-62 Nov-Dec. The movement toward a new pluralism has created options for an officially sanctioned bicultural/bilingual America. The United States now must decide whether bicultural/bilingual policies should make it possible for people to function fully as citizens without the use of English. (Author/MJL)…
(1981). Education for the Handicapped: Lawyers and Judges Will Decide What Your Schools Can and Can't Do for Students. American School Board Journal, v168 n7 p24-25 Jul. Reviews recent legal decisions on educational and related services that must be provided to handicapped students under the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (WD)…
(1981). Due Process and Children with Special Needs. Journal for Special Educators, v17 n3 p244-49 Spr. The article briefly reviews the history of due process of law in special education, notes key states and federal pieces of legislation, and lists six necessary components of due process procedures (such as timely and written notice, opportunity to respond to the substnce of the notice, and opportunity for appeal of the decision). (DB)…
(1980). Maryland Districts Restructure Procedures to Meet Minority Purchasing Goal. School Business Affairs, v46 n9 p22-23 Aug. Maryland has passed legislation requiring school districts to structure their purchasing procedures to attempt to reach a goal of purchasing at least 10 percent of the dollar value of goods and/or services from minority enterprises when funds are provided through the Public School Construction Program (PSCP). (Author/MLF)…
(1980). The Legal Basis of Administrator Bargaining. NOLPE School Law Journal, v9 n1 p61-84. After analyzing state legislation on administrator bargaining, the author concludes that more conservative interpretations of managerial status may combine with the delegation of managerial authority to administrators to remove the legal basis for administrator bargaining. (Author/IRT)…
(1981). Sexual Harassment: Is Training the Key?. Training, v18 n2 p22,27-28,30,34 Feb. Discusses the complexity of the problem of unwelcome workplace sex. Gives a short history of the issue, the legal problems, advice for handling harassment, and the true cost of an office romance. Discusses training strategies which would be helpful in overcoming the problem. (JOW)…
(1980). Child Abuse Intervention: Conflicts in Current Practice and Legal Theory. Pediatrics, v65 n1 p180-85 Jan. Recent litigation of child abuse cases indicates that two contradictory policies compete for court approval. One policy would reduce the amount of intervention into abusive families on grounds of privacy. The other seeks to maintain and expand channels of investigation and treatment. Journal Availability: American Academy of Pediatrics, P.O. 1304, Evanston, IL 60204. (Author)…
(1978). Age Discrimination in Employment: The 1978 ADEA Amendments and the Social Impact of Aging. University of Puget Sound Law Review, v2 n1 p15-88 Fall. Discusses the history of age discrimination in employment and the recommendations of investigating groups. Examines the provisions of Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, judicial interpretations of the act, its shortcomings, and the attempts to remedy its weaknesses. Available from University of Puget Sound School of Law, 8811 South Tacoma Way, Tacoma, Washington 98499; sc $3.50. (Author/PGD)…
(1977). Desegration and Equality. Today's Education, 66, 1, 22-5, Jan-Feb 77. Equality of educational opportunity for all students seems to be a far less widely achieved goal than is the fact of desegregation–a fact that in itself is not uniformly established. (MB)…
(2003). Approaching Ethical Reasoning in Nursing Research through a Communitarian Perspective. Journal of Professional Nursing, v19 n5 p295-304 Sep-Oct. Case studies depict dilemmas in nursing research involving protection of community rights and community informed consent. Outlines research guidelines derived from communitarian ethical frameworks that consider beneficence, justice, and respect for autonomy in the context of community. (Contains 58 references.) (SK)…
(2001). A Treaty Right to Education. Canadian Journal of Education, v26 n2 p125-43. Focuses on the intentions and expectations of education as a treaty right by the original signatories to treaties signed by representatives of the British Crown and First Nations in the 1870s in Canada. First Nations peoples in Canada today demand the fulfillment of their treaty rights to education, but Canada administers education within the boundaries of its own legislation. (SLD)…
(2002). Perspectives on Employing Individuals with Special Needs. Journal of Technology Studies, v28 n1 p29-37 Win-Spr. Responses from 190 of 250 Indiana businesses surveyed found employers somewhat aware of legislation and assistive technology for people with disabilities, willing to hire them, and satisfied with their potential and performance. Public support was an important incentive for employers in providing services for the employment of people with disabilities. (Contains 24 references.) (SK)… [PDF]
(1990). The Law and Higher Education: Snapshots from Three Decades. Change, v22 n2 p64-69 Mar-Apr. Changes in the world of higher education since the '60s can be captured in several photographs, including the aftermath of the war protest rally at Kent State, James Meredith with the National Guard, Allan Bakke beside a patient's bed, and the Asian student in Beijing who challenged government tanks. (MLW)…
(1988). The Challenge of Responsibilities: Confronting the Revolution in Workplace Rights in Modern Organizations. Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal, v1 n1 p5-23 Mar. A revolution in workplace rights thinking and practices is occurring. Related factors include professionalization and technocracy, management orthodoxy, and corrupt organizational structures. Because of the correlative link between rights and responsibilities, organizational researchers should be concerned with identifying and describing responsibilities implied by various employer and employee rights. (Author/CH)…