(1999). The Desegregation Experience of Public School Personnel in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This historical study examines the perceptions of teachers involved in the initial desegregation of the East Baton Rouge Parish Public School System, Louisiana, in 1970, when over 600 African American and white teachers began teaching in schools that were predominantly another race (cross-over). The study also examines the impact of cross-over on classroom teaching, highlighting the experiences through oral narrative from two cross-over teachers in the district: an African American man who transferred to a previously all white high school and a white woman who began teaching in a previously all African American high school. Both are still teaching in the district. The narratives were gathered under a set of common themes and included their thoughts on the cross-over; prior preparation for it; experiences during the first few days; relations with school administrators, students, and teachers; reactions of family and friends; experiences in the community; advantages and disadvantages… [PDF]
(1996). Rethinking Poverty: Empowerment and Citizen Rights. International Social Science Journal, v48 n2 p161-72 Jun. Reports on an economic empowerment model that focuses on the household economy and the resources required by households for the production of their livelihood. Conceives of household economies as integrating the moral economy of social relations with the exchange economy based on money transactions. (MJP)…
(1996). From Poverty to Exclusion: A Wage-Earning Society or a Society of Human Rights?. International Social Science Journal, v48 n2 p173-89 Jun. Maintains that spreading poverty in Europe has weakened social cohesion and now threatens the construction of the European Community. Initially centered on issues concerning the distribution of resources and goods, the discussion increasingly has focused on the breakdown of social relationships and the question of citizen's rights. (MJP)…
(2003). News and Views. Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, n39 p8-74 Spr. This collection of articles discusses such topics as why the SAT is a poor predictor of black college student graduation rates; the sudden nationwide decline in black faculty; the power of higher education to close the black-white income gap; Internet access to case files of slaves who sued for their freedom; the racial shortfall in counselors for college-bound blacks; and affirmative action in higher education. (SM)…
(1990). Crumbling Walls, Enduring Obstacles: Cultural Blocks to Democracy in Eastern Europe. Update on Law-Related Education, v14 n3 p3-8,45-46 Fall. Within the context of German history and reunification, considers what occurs when a traditionally authoritarian culture is exposed to freedom. Explores the impact of this cultural change on education and the development of a free press in Eastern Europe. Examines issues of minority rights, antisemitism, and nationalism. Provides questions and resources for classroom discussion. (CH)…
(1994). Disability Is Not Measles: New Research Paradigms in Disability. This book is the product of a forum titled New Research Directions and Paradigms, held at the Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency in Australia in August 1992. The book presents 13 chapters, all written within a critical paradigm for disability research which critiques the reification of disability entrenched through a positivist theory of knowledge and focuses on the social, economic, political, and legal construction of disability. This paradigm sees disability as socially constructed rather than an inherent and fixed feature of a person and examines disability research questions through the lens of human rights and ethics. The following chapters are included: (1) "New Research Directions and Paradigms: Disability Is Not Measles" (Marcia H. Rioux); (2) "Intellectual Disability and the Heritage of Modernity" (John P. Radford); (3) "What Matters Most: Disability, Research and Empowerment" (Linda Ward… [PDF]
(1995). Vocational Experience Programs for Students with Disabilities. Revised. This collection of background materials and guides is intended to assist Wisconsin educators involved in providing vocational experience programs for students with disabilities. Following an introductory section, the second section presents information on the following federal laws: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; Job Training Partnership Act; Carl Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Rehabilitation Act; Social Security Act; and School to Work Opportunities Act. The third section explains Wisconsin legislation concerning compulsory school attendance, education for employment, youth apprenticeship, technical preparation, youth employment and Wisconsin's child labor laws, and vocational program access for students with disabilities. The fourth section addresses the application of federal and state child labor laws to vocational experience programs and covers: work permits, attendance,… [PDF]
(1990). Sports. This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, and booster organizations at both the K-12 and higher education levels. However, no case law is discussed that pertains to physical education instruction or intramural participation. The cases are discussed in the following sections: (1) eligibility; (2) equality of programs; (3) enforcement of rules; (4) tort; (5) employment; and (6) miscellaneous. (MLF)…
(1983). The Best of Two Worlds: Bilingual-Bicultural Education in the U.S. This history of bilingual education in the United States begins with the advent of the Spanish in the early 16th century, and traces the development of the phenomenon to the present. Chapters cover (1) early immigration of Spanish and Germans before the Revolution, (2) early 19th century xenophobia, (3) bilingual schooling in the early 19th century, (4) bilingual education's decline in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, (5) the Puerto Rican influx in the mid-20th century, (6) the rise and failure of instruction in English as a second language (ESL), (7) the 1960s renaissance of bilingual education, (8) the federal bilingual act (Title VII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965) and its implementation, (9) the ethnic awareness movement of the mid-1970's, (10) the peak of the bilingual movement, and (11) the aftermath of the Lau v. Nichols ruling. Also included are chapters on (1) variations on the bilingual concept, (2) a comparison of concepts of bilingual… [PDF]
(1989). Sports. This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels. However, no case law is discussed that pertains to physical education instruction or intramural participation. The cases are discussed in the following sections: (1) eligibility; (2) equality of programs; (3) enforcement of rules; (4) tort; (5) employment; (6) contract disputes; (7) discrimination; (8) First Amendment issues; and (9) miscellaneous. (MLF)…
(1987). Legalizing the Status of English: A New Form of Oppression for Language Minority Groups. The English-only movement, which promotes a Constitutional Amendment that would make English the official language of the United States, represents a threat to the Constitutional rights of non-English speaking citizens. This nation's founders–faced with a linguistically and culturally diverse population–did not see a need to mention language choice at all either in the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution. From the colonization period to World War I, bilingual schooling was common. World War I fostered nationalism and isolationism in the United States, and the existing cultural pluralism shifted toward cultural assimilation. The modern revival of public bilingual education in the United States evolved in the 1960's in the context of minority rights. The 1980's have seen a return to nationalism, isolationism, and low tolerance for cultural differences. In this political climate, a small but growing group of legislators, backed by a private organization known as U.S…. [PDF]
(1988). Sports. This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels, but does not include case law involving physical education or intramural participation. Sections discuss cases regarding: (1) students' eligibility to participate in school sports; (2) equality of programs; (3) enforcement of rules; (4) sport-tort cases; (5) employment cases affecting coaches, athletic directors, or athletes; and (6) miscellaneous cases including use of an amusement tax, access to school and university records, and the collection of athletic fees. (MLF)…
(1983). A Reader's Guide for Parents of Children with Mental, Physical, or Emotional Disabilities. An Update. The guide lists and summarizes publications designed to help parents of children with disabilities. In the first section, publications covering general aspects of handicaps–including personal accounts of parents, early home intervention, schooling, adulthood, and additional information resources–are described. Section II presents information about specific disabilities, including autism, epilepsy, hearing handicaps, learning disabilities, mental retardation, and physical handicaps. Specific topics of interest featured in the third section include attitudes, behavior modification, genetics and genetic counseling, prevention, and sexuality and sex education. Section 4 lists books about specific handicaps designed for the younger reader. Two final sections provide references by persons with disabilities and information on journals and directories. (CL)…
(1976). Abstract of the Minnesota Indian Education Hearings Report. Volume 1, November 1976. Summarizing the results of the Minnesota Indian Education Hearings and the methods used to generate analysis of the transcripts for the State Board of Education and its subcommittee on Indian Education, this document presents tabular and narrative data re: content analysis; statewide findings; findings for each hearing site (Minneapolis, St. Paul, Red Wing, Cass Lake, Duluth, White Earth, and Red Lake); and prioritized recommendations. Analysis methodology is described as involving a master content analysis code structure to identify, for computer analysis, the testifiers, the hearings' board members, staff, type of testimony, and the range of categories. Major categories are identified as: legislation; administration; research; finances; communications; training; curriculum; bilingual/bicultural; post-secondary; and rights and responsibilities. Comparisons and cross-references of these data are presented via charts, graphs, and tables. Statewide findings are presented in a…
(1980). Strategies and Resources for Promoting Equity in Vocational Education. Resources for Schools, # 20. This guide is intended to help teachers, counselors, and other vocational educators to develop programs that increase access to vocational opportunities for females, minorities, disadvantaged, handicapped students, and students with special needs of limited English proficiency in Massachusetts. The guide is divided into four parts. Part 1, Strategies for Promoting Equal Access, consists of program components which can be combined and adapted to meet the needs of individual schools or populations. The strategies address three critical areas: (1) recruitment into vocational programs; (2) reduction of stereotyping within programs; and (3) support services for nontraditional, minority, and handicapped students. Part 2, Programs for Promoting Equal Access, lists programs being conducted in the state which reflect various ways that the strategies for promoting equal access have been combined to serve specific underserved populations. Part 3, Program/Funding Matrix, describes some sources… [PDF]