(1997). Locke and Du Bois: Two Major Black Voices Muzzled by Philanthropic Organizations. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n14 p111-16 Win 1996-97. In 1935, the Howard University philosopher Alain Locke asked W. E. B. Du Bois to contribute to an adult education project for African Americans. Censorship by white-controlled foundations forced Locke to reject the Du Bois essay to protect contributions for causes of great importance to blacks. (Author/SLD)…
(2002). Diversity within Unity: A Communitarian Approach to Immigration Policy. Migration World Magazine, v30 n1-2 p14-19. Discusses the importance of promoting diversity within unity, which presumes that all members of society respect and adhere to basic values and institutions that are part of a shared framework, while allowing groups to maintain distinct subcultures and loyalty to country of origin. Examines the law, state and religion, education, citizenship, language, symbols, national history, holidays, and rituals. (SM)…
(2002). Sociocultural Contexts of Learning among Adults with Disabilities. New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, n96 p47-57 Win. The sociocultural constructs of race, class, and gender combined with disability create a powerful influence on education and work for adults with disabilities. The emergence of disability studies, rights, and culture challenges adult educators to consider the sociocultural implications of disability. (Contains 34 references.) (SK)…
(1989). Good Law or Bad Law?. Update on Law-Related Education, v13 n3 p20-21 Fall. Engages secondary students in an analysis of individual rights issues decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Provides an outline and a "test" to evaluate a law or government action, giving students objective criteria to guide their reasoned opinions. Emphasizes the need for a reasonable and rational method to analyze the law. (LS)…
(1989). Declaration of Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners. Convergence: An International Journal of Adult Education, v22 n2-3 p95-105. Education does not flourish in prisons because of prevailing notions about the punitive and retributive purposes of prisons. The United Nations is considering a Declaration of Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners that is intended to bring education to the forefront of criminal justice policy. (SK)…
(1988). The Fierce Urgency of now: Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. in and out of the Classroom. Journal of Education, v170 n1 p66-76. Explores how educators and their students can best honor Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, memory by using his life and works as a catalyst for acting upon school and society in a way that fosters social change. (Author/BJV)…
(1989). ENDNOTES. Social Science Record, v26 n1 p34-38 Spr. A bibliography of readings on human rights is followed by a human rights unit which provides an outline of topics for classroom instruction. Resources, major objectives, and four activities are provided. (KO)…
(1994). Linking Consumer Rights with Citizen Roles: An Opportunity for Consumer Educators. Journal of Consumer Education, v12 p1-8. Consumer educators can help students develop consumer/citizen roles through curricula linking consumer rights with citizen responsibilities. Dialogue about issues, community needs assessment, and community volunteer service enable students to practice citizen roles. (SK)…
(1994). Sirens, Knuckles and Boots! Apartheid in South Africa. Indiana Media Journal, v17 n1 p21-26 Fall. Describes a high school's Ethnic Week study on South Africa and the global issue of apartheid. Discusses the role of the school's library media center in planning and implementing the program. Notes that the impact of the week-long study carried on throughout the school year. (RS)…
(1995). Maximizing Autonomy: Reforming Personal Support Laws in Sweden and the United States. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, v20 n3 p213-23 Fall. Forms of guardianship for U.S. individuals with disabilities are reviewed, and Swedish legal and public policy innovations that replace guardianship with personal support services, such as mentors and personal assistants, are considered. The impact of Sweden's reforms on autonomy, independence, and integration is addressed. (Author/SW)…
(1993). Education for Human Rights: Demythologizing Dysfunctional Qualities of Myths. International Journal of Educational Reform, v2 n1 p49-55 Jan. Recognition, understanding, and implementation of human rights on international scale is idealized goal for which all nations and all peoples should strive. Some myths and traditions characterizing many cultures and subcultures are antithetical to consensual version of human rights. Education is one form of demythologizing traditions incompatible with human rights as defined by various organizations and educators around world. (MLH)…
(1992). Sexual Harassment Law in Employment: An International Perspective. International Labour Review, v131 n6 p535-59. Describes and compares the law applicable to sexual harassment at work in 23 industrialized countries. Shows how different legal approaches have been adopted to combat sexual harassment in the countries surveyed and how this diversity reflects differences of legal traditions and of attitudes toward the legal classification of sexual harassment. (Author/JOW)…
(1993). AIDS: Administrative Decisions and Constitutional Rights. Public Personnel Management, v22 n3 p445-59 Fall. Review of case law in educational administration, hospitals, correctional institutions, and the military shows that, when risk of AIDS transmission is high, courts will support public sector administrators' decisions. Low risk means such decisions as mandatory blood testing will usually be struck down. (SK)…
(1999). Genetic Testing in the Workplace: A Caste System for Workers?. WorkingUSA, v3 n1 p83-92 May-Jun. "Authorized" genetic testing may be obtained from employees with coercion or threat. Unless protections are put in place, employers and health insurers will use genetic screening to hire and fire. (JOW)…
(2000). Work and Rights. International Labour Review, v139 n2 p119-28. Examines four conceptual features of decent work essential to its achievement in a context of globalization: (1) an inclusive approach, (2) rights-based thinking, (3) placing work within a broad economic, political, and social context, and (4) extension of thinking from international to truly global. Contains 17 references. (JOW)… [Direct]