(1980). Chronicle of Race, Sex, and Schools: September-December 1980. Integrated Education, v18 n5-6 p72-95 Sep-Dec. Provides a comprehensive view of legislation, policies, programs, existing situations, and cases concerning race and sex equality, particularly as these relate to schools and education in the nation as a whole and in the individual States. (MJL)…
(1980). The Congress. American Indian Journal, v6 n1 p16-20 Jan. Federal awareness that Indians existed as self-governing, political entities gave rise to congressional action during the 1970s that produced significant Indian rights legislation. Article discusses the Congressional Indian legislation enacted during the past decade. (DS)…
(1995). Beyond Double Consciousness: Black Peace Corps Volunteers in Africa, 1961-1971. Journal of American History, v82 n3 p999-1028 Dec. Examines the Peace Corps' early efforts to recruit black volunteers and the consequent culture clash between their expectations of Africa and its reality. Sexism, social stratification, and cultural stereotyping often underscored the differences between black Americans and Africans. Nonetheless, volunteers generally credited the experience as a positive one. (MJP)…
(1988). "Affirmative Action Stalemate": A Second Perspective. Public Interest, n93 p130-34 Fall. Response to "Affirmative Action Stalemate," by Nathan Glazer ("Public Interest," Winter 1988). Discusses why certain minority groups benefit from affirmative action, and why big business supports the program. (FMW)…
(1995). Public Opinion and School Desegregation. Teachers College Record, v96 n4 p654-70 Sum. Summarizes public opinion regarding school desegregation, busing, and racial integration. Public opinion surveys reveal a reality of public opinion on desegregation that is far more complex and more positive than might be assumed. The public appears to believe that school integration is valuable, but there is strong resistance, particularly among older whites, to busing. (SM)…
(1994). Female Administrators in Urban Settings: Legal Implications for Policy and Practice. Urban Education, v28 n4 p398-411 Jan. Examines the legal, historical, and pervasive underrepresentation of women in educational administration, paying particular attention to women in urban settings. A profile of female administrators in urban areas is presented, with emphasis on job-satisfaction factors. Implications for the law, policy, and practices to redress this inequality are discussed. (SLD)…
(1993). A Dream Deferred: The Social and Legal Implications of Hate Crimes in the 1990s. Journal of Intergroup Relations, v20 n3 p3-27 Fall. Examines legal and social implications of bias violence today and in the coming years. The most important legal development regarding hate crimes is the Supreme Court's "Wisconsin v. Mitchell" decision upholding the constitutionality of bias crime penalty enhancement laws. (SLD)…
(1992). World Studies through a Comparative Constitutional Prism. Update on Law-Related Education, v16 n3 p5-7,48 Fall. Emphasizes the importance of understanding the development of democracy around the world by comparative study of constitutions. Uses the development of the Japanese constitution after World War II as a case study. Describes the work of the team appointed by General Douglas MacArthur and the significance of the clause guaranteeing equal rights for women. (CFR)…
(1999). Damage Control. Black Issues in Higher Education, v16 n5 p18-19 Apr 29. Assessment of Hopwood v Texas ruling on admissions at West Texas A&M University finds it has had little effect on that institution. The school stepped up recruitment efforts, targeting high schools with diverse populations. Additionally, the state's "10 percent" rule automatically made the top 10% percent of graduating students eligible for enrollment in state public colleges and universities. (CH)…
(1999). Going All the Way. Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n10 p766-69 Jun. An elementary principal believes the universal "right" to a free public-school education has so hamstrung educators that they cannot effectively set or maintain standards. Two case studies involving disruptive students and irresponsible parents illustrate a vicious cycle that only educational vouchers (for full per-pupil amounts) might interrupt. (MLH)…
(2000). Dangerous Schools and What You Can Do about Them. Phi Delta Kappan, v81 n7 p489-98,500-01 Mar. Educator violence against students (verbal and physical assaults and the undermining of students' constitutional rights) erodes rather than enhances school safety. Unnecessarily harsh disciplinary practices create a violence-prone climate mirroring U.S. society–the most retributive of Western nations. Democratic classroom practices can help counter youth demonization. (MLH)…
(2005). Citizenship, Wealth, and Whiteness in a Costa Rican High School. International Journal of Educational Policy, Research, and Practice: Reconceptualizing Childhood Studies, v5 n4 p121-146 Win 2004-2005. This article addresses the democratic rhetoric taught in a Costa Rican High School and the ways in which that rhetoric clashed with school practices that revealed hierarchies based on race, ethnicity, class, and religion. This contradiction was rendered visible through student elections, the Independence Day celebration, and civic acts. Through these acts, it became apparent that white, wealthy, Catholic students were upheld as most closely matching the image of ideal citizenship projected by the nation though participants in these events pontificated about the ideals of democracy and equality. A strict enforcement of uniform use seemingly intended to homogenize the student body, but was taken to extremes and, instead, served to exacerbate class differences. Throughout the article, I rely on racial formation theory and those theories proposed by specialists in anthropology and education to note how the school taught the value placed on whiteness implicit in the school's practices…. [PDF]
(2003). "Brown:" The Historical-Legal Antecedents. International Journal of Educational Reform, v12 n4 p325-335 Fall. In the "Columbia Law Review," Harry Jones (1974) illustrates five general and sometimes overlapping purposes of the law. They include the preservation of the public peace and safety, the settlements of individual disputes, the maintenance of security expectations, the resolutions of conflicting social interests, and the channeling of social change. Of those purposes, perhaps no case in legal history has directed the course of social change in the United States more than the case of "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" (347 U.S. 483, 1954). In addition, as conversations with South African educators witness, the case also maintains international significance for nations and peoples who have functioned under apartheid-like systems with laws reminiscent of the United States' own Jim Crow social policy, dismantled after the rendering of the "Brown" decision. As everyone moves to the golden anniversary of the decision next year on May 17, 2004, it is… [Direct]
(2004). The Impact of Age for Asian, Hispanic, and Native American Teacher Candidates on Principals' Screening Decisions as Viewed from a Social Distance Perspective. Leadership and Policy in Schools, v3 n4 p295-323. A national random sample of senior high school principals evaluated the paper credentials of hypothetical teacher candidates varying both in national origin (Asian, Hispanic, or Native American) and in chronological age (control condition, 29 years old, or 49 years old) for a focal teacher position either in their building (proximal) or in their district (distal). Evaluations were cast in a 3x3x2 completely crossed factorial design and submitted to a MANOVA. Results lend partial support for social distance theory as a framework for explaining screening decisions for certain ethnic groups reporting their chronological age as being either 29 or 49 and increase current knowledge about the teacher selection process. (Contains 5 tables, 4 figures, and 3 footnotes.)… [Direct]
(2003). Wearing My Identity: A Transgender Teacher in the Classroom. Equity & Excellence in Education, v36 n2 p170-183 Jun. The term \transgender\ is used by people whose gender identity or expression falls outside the boundaries of traditional gender expectations. In educational systems, transgender issues are becoming increasingly relevant as both students and staff \come out\ as transgender, and as young people explore non-normative gender expression. In comparison to the empirical and theoretical discussions on gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth issues in education, research on transgender youth is sparse, and academic research on transgender teachers is non-existent. Like closeted gay, lesbian, and bisexual teachers, transgender teachers are isolated, hidden, and silent about their authentic identities. This exploratory study offers one transgender-identified teacher's story in an urban public school system. The issues addressed include gender dynamics in the classroom, relationships with students, the connections between sexual orientation and gender identity, and discrimination in the work environment…. [Direct]