(1984). Desegregation/Integration and the Media: Fallout from the Brown Decision. The Supreme Court's 1954 Brown decision, which addressed itself to the question of race, was as applicable to the national media as to the nation's public schools. In its watchdog role, the media has often preached to government and businesses, without applying the same standards to itself. The media, an industry governed and ruled by white males who wield awesome amounts of power, has great impact on people's lives, and has had a major influence on institutional racism. Despite its power and influence, the media refuses to be held accountable for its own racism. The "liberal press" would have people believe that racism is not reflected in the exclusion of non-whites from its corporate boards, from ownership, and from the ranks of editorial decision makers. Today, 60 percent of the daily newspapers still do not employ a single minority journalist. When minorities are not allowed in newsrooms, news stories are often incomplete, poorly researched, and largely inaccurate. The…
(1984). Challenges of Emerging Leadership: Community Based Independent Living Programs and The Disability Rights Movement. Final Report. The report is based on a 1982 conference on the status of independent living programs, community based programs run by disabled persons to provide advocacy and support services to the disabled community. The philosophy of independent living is reviewed and its attributes of community responsiveness, provision of support services and advocacy, and leadership of disabled persons in program design and management are considered. The origins of the independent living/disability rights movement is traced from the 1960's up to current policy conflicts over the federalization of independent living under the rehabilitation system. Crises facing the independent living movement are examined, dealing with funding and funding development, leadership development and direction, organizational development and management, service delivery and community needs, and public relations, education, and community support. A final chapter offers recommendations for addressing five major needs: support and… [PDF]
(1983). Voluntary Becomes Mandatory?. Voluntary bench-bar press guidelines have evolved over the past 15 years as a way of resolving the conflict between the right of the accused to a fair trial and the right of the press to cover such a trial. In 1980, however, a Washington state judge required reporters to sign an affidavit stating that they would follow the state's guidelines. Arguing prior restraint, one paper sued, but lost in the state courts. The Supreme Court refused to review the case. Other journalists reacted angrily to the outcome, seeing the end of the voluntary code system. Originally proposed in response to conviction reversals that stemmed from pretrial publicity, the codes have had a long history marked by controversy; they are often effective, but sometimes ignored by the press, particularly in sensational cases. The Washington state case and other similar cases make the future of such voluntary rules even more doubtful. Still, if the press is to defend its access to the courts, it must not turn its…
(1984). Issues in Human Rights: A Guide for Parents, Professionals, Policymakers and All Those Who Are Concerned about the Rights of Mentally Retarded and Developmentally Disabled People. The guide examines fundamental rights of mentally retarded and developmentally disabled persons. The monograph focuses on some of the central controversies of which consumers, professionals, planners, and advocates concerned with developmental disabilities should be aware. Problems of living and dying, resettlement and confinement, choice and coercion, assertion and passivity are considered. An overview chapter states the central problem in protecting human and legal rights, followed by a more in-depth look at specific court cases. Chapter 3 examines implications for the field of mental retardation of three major cases: Romeo v. Youngberg and the right to minimal training, Rogers v. Mills and the right to refuse treatment, and Rowley v. Hendrick Hudson Central School District and the right to appropriate education. Chapter 4 outlines methods to upgrade the quality of care, safeguard individual rights, and help consumers identify and exercise their rights. The final chapter…
(2004). Making Connections: Wholistic Teaching through Peace Education. Canadian Social Studies, v38 n3 Spr. Educating for peace at the primary level is more critical now than ever before, as our students struggle to choose and emulate the models of peace education that stand before them. Continuously facing a sensationalized picture of war, students must not learn from the media generated models that stand before them in a time of war. Instead, education must equip students with alternatives to violence. Thus, teachers must provide students with opportunities to explore their feelings about war, and learn about peaceful alternatives to conflict resolution. Further, students must learn to challenge the assumptions that traditions have put into place, to ensure that the tenets of peace education preside over inequity that is structural and has gone unquestioned for too long…. [PDF]
(1974). Women/Leadership Development/A Discussion… OCLEA, 2, 10-13, Sep 74. Comprises excerpts from a discussion on issues related to women in educational administration. From an examination of \the problem,\ the group moved on to consider some possible steps towards solution. (Author/WM)…
(1974). Sex Discrimination in Student Personnel Functions. NASPA Journal, 11, 3, 27-32, W 74. Discusses sex discrimination and how it relates to student personnel work. Deals specifically with co-curricular activities that are a part of higher educational institutions, and examines pertinent court decisions. (HMV)…
(1974). Due Process for the Nontenured in Private Schools. Journal of Law and Education, 3, 2, 175-202, Apr 74. Accents the situation of nontenured teachers in private colleges who allege that for some other reason their nonreappointment involves a denial of due process. (Author/JF)…
(1974). Public Schools and Equal Educational Opportunity. Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 2, 4, 198-206, Jul 74. Discusses several steps necessary to obtaining equal educational opportunities. These include placing better teaching staffs in urban schools, providing extensive field work for student teachers interested in teaching minority children, reevaluating the current curriculum for occurrences of racism and devising extracurricular activities for minority groups. (Author/HMV)…
(1976). Say It Safely: Legal Limits in Publishing, Radio, and Television. Fifth Edition, Revised. This revised and enlarged edition describes the results of recent and long-standing court decisions concerning the law of libel. Designed for day-to-day use by authors, newspaper personnel, publishers of magazines and books, radio and television broadcasters, and others in the communication fields, the book discusses contempt of court, literary property, and the evolving concept of right to privacy. In addition, new material covering radio, television, and photography is described, and special emphasis is given to the problems of political broadcasts and on-the-spot radio and television reports. (KS)…
(1975). Freedom of Speech: What Every Teacher Should Know About Symbolic Speech. English Journal, 64, 3, 18-9, Mar 75. Nonverbal communications share the same protections and limitations as verbal speech. (JH)…
(1975). Children's Liberation: A Brief Introduction. Elementary School Guidance and Counseling, 9, 4, 311-318, May 75. Discusses the history and development of the children's rights movement, and examines several issues complicating the modern movement. (HMV)…
(1969). Black Power–Action or Reaction?. Amer Behav Sci, 12, 4, 47-49, 69 Mar-Apr. …
(1969). The Individual, The University, and Society. Phi Delta Kappan, 50, 10, 598-601, 69 Jun. …
(1969). The Rights of Children: When Boards Must Tolerate–and Protect–Young Protestors. Amer Sch Board J, 156, 12, 9,13,14, 69 Jun. …