Hart, Stuart N.; Pavlovic, Zoran (1991). Children's Rights in Education: An Historical Perspective. School Psychology Review, v20 n3 p345-58. Major historical themes of the childrens rights movement dealing with education are briefly traced. The meaning and significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child are considered as they relate to education. The roles of school psychology in future advances in children's rights are discussed. (SLD)…

Krause, Fred J. (1986). President's Committee on Mental Retardation: A Historical Review 1966-1985. Recommendations of the President's Committee on Mental Retardation to encourage collaboration among government, voluntary, individual, community, and private sector efforts are reported in this publication which presents a historical review of the Committee from 1966 through 1986. The background and establishment of the Committee are discussed in the first section, covering appointment of a panel (1961), a national advertising and awareness campaign (1963), a White House Conference (1963), and major legislation for mental retardation planning, program development, and construction (1963). The Committee's initial work (1966-1972) is described in the second section, including information on early leaders, major publications, concern for native Americans, goal setting, and the legal rights movement. The work of the Committee from 1973-1980 is discussed in the third section, covering such areas as White House activities, emphasis on community programs, and prevention of mental… [PDF]

Schmidt, Peter (1984). Peace Is Our Profession: Teaching Nonviolence in the Schools. Ways in which secondary level humanities teachers can incorporate information and materials on pacifism and nonviolent action into their existing courses are discussed. To improve their abilities to think creatively about how to change the world, students must learn about nonviolence and the strategies used by pacifists in the pursuit of their causes. For example, in U.S. history and American literature classes students can be exposed to the writings of William Penn, George Fox, and John Woolman and can learn about the Quakers' commitment to nonviolent principles. By reading works of and about the abolitionists of the 18th and 19th centuries, students can learn about the tactics used by Elihu Burritt, Sojourner Truth, and others as they worked to end slavery. In addition to the examples from previous centuries, recent U.S. history also teaches the discerning student how nonviolence may be successfully used in resistance to violence and oppression, e.g., the Civilian Conservation… [PDF]

Loventhal, Jules, Ed.; Zimet, Sara G., Ed. (1974). Recommendations for Action: Report from the Colorado Conference on Stereotyping in Education. During March, 1974, members of twenty-two organizations, representing various administrative levels of education and community groups concerned with issues relating to civil rights and equal educational opportunities, met to discuss stereotyping in education. Issues covered in discussion and workshop groups included sex role, religious and ethnic group stereotyping in education, curriculum materials, classroom practices, counseling procedures, career planning, contract negotiation, ethnic-group and women's studies, and legal avenues for gaining equal educational opportunities. Recommendations for action to eliminate the discrepancies between what is and what should be in an egalitarian, humane society were formulated and directed to various agencies and institutions in the state including the Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Commission on Higher Education, Colorado High School Activities Association, National Educational Association Regional and National Offices,… [PDF]

Brennan, William J., Jr. (1987). Interpreting the Constitution. Social Policy, v18 n1 p24-8 Sum. Discusses constitutional interpretations relating to capital punishment and protection of human dignity. Points out the document's effectiveness in creating a new society by adapting its principles to current problems and needs. Considers two views of the Constitution that lead to controversy over the legitimacy of judicial decisions. (PS)…

Hart, Stuart N.; Prasse, David P. (1991). Epilogue: Children's Rights–Now Is the Time!. School Psychology Review, v20 n3 p408-13. Six articles within a miniseries on children's rights and education are discussed, with emphasis on the necessity and opportunity to advance children's rights through education. The importance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is clarified. Conclusions and recommendations summarize the school psychologist's role. (SLD)…

Baistow, Karen; Hetherington, Rachael (1998). Parents' Experience of Child Welfare Interventions: An Anglo-French Comparison. Children & Society, v12 n2 p113-24 Apr. Compares parental experiences with child-welfare interventions in England and France. Finds considerable overlap in parental concerns and in the type of professional assistance offered. Differences in access to assistance suggest that English parents were often in relationships with social services that might be counterproductive to child and family welfare. (Author)…

Lichtman, Allan J. (1991). Passing the Test: Ecological Regression Analysis in the Los Angeles County Case and Beyond. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p770-99 Dec. Statistical analysis of racially polarized voting prepared for the Garza v County of Los Angeles (California) (1990) voting rights case is reviewed to demonstrate that ecological regression is a flexible, robust technique that illuminates the reality of ethnic voting, and superior to the neighborhood model supported by the defendants. (SLD)…

Prasse, David P. (1991). Children's Rights and the Educational Enterprise: Form versus Function. School Psychology Review, v20 n3 p359-68. Sections of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989) that concern education and children's mental health in educational settings are reviewed. Comparison of the existing status of children with the convention mandates and literature on children's rights indicates that society falls short in protecting children. (SLD)…

Rubinfeld, Daniel L. (1991). Statistical and Demographic Issues Underlying Voting Rights Cases. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p659-72 Dec. Issues surrounding a recent voting rights case in Los Angeles (California) are discussed and evaluated in this introduction to the remainder of this special issue. The most important issues are geographical compactness, political cohesiveness, and racial voting blocs. (SLD)…

(1990). Visions Of: Independence-Productivity-Integration for People with Developmental Disabilities. A Summary of Reports Prepared by State Developmental Disabilities Planning Councils. Executive Summary. This executive summary describes the movement of people with developmental disabilities toward the goals of independence, productivity, and integration, as evidenced by reports prepared by the State Developmental Disabilities Planning Councils. The summary outlines findings from state reports in relation to major life areas: learning; working; housing; health; civil rights; and related supports to individuals, families, and communities. The executive summary presents goals for people with developmental disabilities, recent accomplishments at the state and local level, quotes from consumers and family members, and recommendations directed primarily at the federal level. State surveys were conducted on the status of individuals with developmental disabilities and their satisfaction with services being received, and data are presented in the areas of independence, productivity, and integration and the major life areas. Critical issues and barriers are discussed, such as the… [PDF]

(1974). Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs 1973-74 Annual Report. The 1973-74 Arizona Commission of Indian Affairs Annual Report provides information on the conditions and problems confronting Arizona Indians. The Commission recognizes its responsibility to provide solutions to such problems as attaining a status of social, economic, and political equality with other citizens of the State and nation. Commission progress in its program of cooperation with State and Federal agencies, tribal councils, legislators, and others in developing harmonious working relationships and trust is shown. Included are: statistical charts as well as a map of the population and acreage of Arizona reservations; listings of Commission members and meetings, projects completed, and published materials distributed; a discussion of Commission highlights; and a financial report. A profile of the Yavapai-Apache Nation describes: the origin and history of the tribe; size and location; tribal government, employment, and economic development; education, health, and welfare; and… [PDF]

Courtney, Mark E. (1997). The Politics and Realities of Transracial Adoption. Child Welfare, v76 n6 p749-79 Nov-Dec. Argues the transracial adoption debate has focused on the impact on children adopted rather than on efforts to improve the lives of children of color. Suggests society focus on conditions that bring the children to the attention of child protection authorities and solve problems in the child welfare system. (Author/SD)…

Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth (1995). Commital to Care in Context. Children and Youth Services Review, v17 n3 p401-15. Presents data about the decision-making processes leading to a suggestion of committal to care for a sample of Norwegian children. Suggests that parent characteristics, primarily substance abuse and psychiatric illness, were the main reasons for suggesting committal to care, while the children themselves were fairly invisible in the process. Discusses the effects of these practices on children. (AA)…

Freedman, David A.; And Others (1991). Ecological Regression and Voting Rights. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p673-711 Dec. The use of ecological regression in voting rights cases is discussed in the context of a lawsuit against Los Angeles County (California) in 1990. Ecological regression assumes that systematic voting differences between precincts are explained by ethnic differences. An alternative neighborhood model is shown to lead to different conclusions. (SLD)…

Grofman, Bernard (1991). Statistics without Substance: A Critique of Freedman et al. and Clark and Morrison. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p746-69 Dec. D. Freedman and others and W. Clark and P. Morrison misunderstand case law in the voting rights area and have unrealistic standards of precision that, if adopted, would make it virtually impossible for minority plaintiffs to succeed. Ecological regression, when used with care, is a reliable tool. (SLD)…

(1981). Providing Services to the Minority Elderly: New Programs, Old Problems. Executive Summary. This report is a response to a congressional mandate to study racial and ethnic discrimination in federally-assisted programs for older persons. The two-phase study includes a case study analysis of selected cities to assess whether minorities are employed in federal programs for older persons and the extent to which older minorities receive services provided by these programs. The materials provide a demographic profile and historical discussion of the Area Agency on Aging program. Minority representation on the staff and among contractors and subcontractors is discussed. Program characteristics that appear to facilitate or impede minority participation are described. Results of the investigation are summarized by city. (JAC)… [PDF]

Clark, William A. V.; Morrison, Peter A. (1991). Demographic Paradoxes in the Los Angeles Voting Rights Case. Evaluation Review, v15 n6 p712-28 Dec. How technical demographic analysis can inform and confuse judicial considerations of voting rights principles is illustrated in a review of a 1990 case brought against Los Angeles County (California). A postscripted article considers whether the court involved should rely on after-census estimates for redistricting. (SLD)…

(2005). The Fifties … Fifty Years Later: "Connection" Interviews Historian David Halberstam on a Half Century of Change. Connection: The Journal of the New England Board of Higher Education, v20 n2 p13, 15, 17-18 Fall. This article presents an interview with historian David Halberstam who graduated from Harvard University in 1955 after serving as managing editor of the "Harvard Crimson." Upon graduation, he joined the staff of the "Daily Times Leader" newspaper of West Point, Mississippi, and then moved on to the "Nashville Tennessean," where he covered the Civil Rights Movement. Halberstam joined "The New York Times" in 1960 and won a Pulitzer Prize four years later for his critical reporting on the Vietnam War. He is the author of more than a dozen bestsellers including "The Best and the Brightest," "The Powers That Be," "The Reckoning" and "The Fifties," his colorful chronicle of the decade of Eisenhower, Oppenheimer, mass-produced hamburgers, Holiday Inns … and the birth of New England Board of Higher Education (NEBHE). In this interview, Halberstam talks about the past 50 years of educational progress in New… [PDF]

Teper, Shirley (1977). Ethnicity, Race and Human Development; A Report on the State of Our Knowledge. Issues and knowledge gaps related to race in a pluralistic society were identified and recommendations for further social science research were made by over 200 social science specialists in a 1973 study. Conference presentations, discussions, and interviews are synthesized in this report, focusing on American society, cultural factors in human development, group identity, mass culture and media, as well as social science research. Highlighted are two primary needs related to the establishment of harmonious group relations in American society. One basic need is for a heightened awareness of the concept of human dignity. Cultural factors shape cognition, perception, values and expression, characteristics that are inherent in self-image and personal dignity. A more humanistic and realistic approach in research would give due attention to the role of ethnic culture in human development. The other fundamental need is to maintain a balance between ethnic diversity and societal unity….

Oandasan, William (1981). Critique of NEH Code of Ethics. American Indian Culture and Research Journal, v5 n4 p41-44. The National Endowment for the Humanities' Code of Ethics for research of Native Americans, based on the Indian Religious Freedom Act (P.L. 95-561, 1978) and the National Historic Preservation Act (P.L. 96-515), is a model for awarding research grants. The Code will stimulate improved relations between scholars and Native Americans. (LC)…

Hill, Susann R.; Tollerud, Toni R. (1996). Restoring Dignity in At-Risk Students. School Counselor, v44 n2 p122-32 Nov. Examines the consequences of lessened personal dignity on students' learning, development, and ability to meet needs. Discusses factors that contribute to lowered self-esteem of at-risk students. Proposes a model that suggests ways for counselors to enhance the development and recognition of dignity among students. (KW)…

Cox, William E,; Matthews, Frank L. (1989). Dr. Louis Sullivan: Treating America's Most Critical Health and Human Services Ills. Black Issues in Higher Education, v6 n17 p6-10 Nov. Interview with Dr. Louis Sullivan, Secretary of Health and Human Services. Discusses his views on health education, budget, access to health care, minority health, abortion, infant mortality, drugs, the Head Start Program, federal planning effects, and family influences. (JS)…

Menacker, Julius (1998). Teaching Strategy: Rights, Teens, and Society. Update on Law-Related Education, v22 n3 p47-49 Fall. Describes a lesson for secondary students where they identify the most positive and negative features of current law governing the status of minors and the relationship of adults to children. Provides a sample of court cases and a list of issues affecting teen-age rights and protections. (CMK)…

SLOTKIN, AARON H.; And Others (1964). ANNUAL CURRICULUM CONFERENCE, HOW THE CURRICULUM CAN PROMOTE INTEGRATION (16TH, JANUARY 24, 1964). IN THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS, DR. JOSEPH LORETAN DEFINED "TO INTEGRATE" AS "TO MAKE WHOLE OR TO RENEW." THE WORK OF INTEGRATION CAN BE SEEN AS A RENEWAL OF FAITH IN THE MOST BASIC TENETS OF AMERICA. IN APPROACHING THE QUESTION OF HOW THE CURRICULUM CAN PROMOTE INTEGRATION, HE DEVELOPED SEVERAL PROPOSITIONS. CURRICULUM BUILDERS AND TEACHERS SHOULD BE COMMITTED TO BRINGING ALL CHILDREN TO A LEVEL OF EXPERIENCE AND OPPORTUNITY THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO HAVE EQUAL CHANCE FOR SUCCESS. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD BE GIVEN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CIVIL RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES AND AN AWARENESS OF THEIR ROLES AS CITIZENS. THEY SHOULD HAVE A PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE AND IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THOSE IN THEIR ETHNIC GROUP. THEY NEED A CODE OF COMMON LEARNINGS ESSENTIAL TO LIVING IN TODAY'S WORLD, AND THEY SHOULD BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO BE OF SERVICE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THE SCHOOL SHOULD HELP ALL CHILDREN EXAMINE SPIRITUAL AS WELL AS ECONOMIC VALUES BY WHICH TO LIVE. TOPICS DISCUSSED…

Moulton, Muriel (1965). Civil Disobedience, 1830-1850, and a Modern Analogy. Teacher and Student Manuals. This social studies unit invites students to consider the philosophical bases of civil disobedience as well as the practical consequences and limits of the use of law-breaking as a means of social protest. The first three sections of the unit focus on the abolitionists' civil disobedience in antebellum America, presenting brief accounts of mob action against \disobedients\ and examining the reason for the attacks. Widely divergent arguments for and against civil disobedience by such men as Samuel Spear, Albert Bledsoe, and William Channing are included, together with a long excerpt from Henry David Thoreau's formal argument on civil disobedience. The final two sections of the unit deal with a modern analogy to the historical situation: the resistance to segregation as well as the view of those \disobedients\ who want to maintain the status quo of the Negro. [Not available in hard copy due to marginal legibility of oroginal document.] (Author/JB)… [PDF]

(1992). Assistive Technology: A Student's Right. Exceptional Parent, v22 n8 p30-32 Nov-Dec. This introduction to assistive technology for students with disabilities covers use of devices in positioning, computer access, environmental control, augmentative communication, assistive listening, visual aids, computer-based instruction, mobility, self-care aids, and aids for physical education. Five resources for information about assistive technology are briefly described. (DB)…

Campbell, Gregorgy R.; Foor, Thomas A. (2004). Entering Sacred Landscapes: Cultural Expectations versus Legal Realities in the Northwestern Plains. Great Plains Quarterly, v24 n3 p163-183 Sum. Sacred and cultural geography is a universal feature of indigenous religious practices across Native North America. However, in a growing number of cases, conflicts have developed between Native North American religious practitioners and land-managing federal agencies. The contentious situations often come down to Indian peoples struggling to reassert their religious rights within an environment of "due process, federal and state statutes, and administrative policies." Here we take a case study, the Big Horn Medicine Wheel, and examine the problem of weighing a value system based on inextricably associating a spiritual world and physical geography against a system that inherently separates the two…. [Direct]

Mann, James; And Others (1989). Summary of Recommendations. The 1990 Report to Congress, Volume III. Prepared in Accordance with: The Developmental Disabilities Act of 1987. The 100 recommendations in this report were prepared to fulfill part of the requirements of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 1987. The recommendations are based on a consumer satisfaction survey of individuals with developmental disabilities, information on issues and services from the Mississippi Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, reports of activities and plans of relevant state agencies, and data on federal service program data. Recommendations are offered in the following categories: general, education, employment, health, housing, older individuals, income, and civil rights. Appendices contain ratings of and comments on the draft recommendations by 35 administrators of public and private agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities. (JDD)…

Austin, Michael, Ed.; Flint, Colin, Ed. (1994). Going Further: Essays in Further Education. This volume contains 16 essays on Further Education (FE) in the context of its changing status and role in the educational and economic life of Great Britain. The essays are grouped around four main themes: (1) FE and mission; (2) managerial responsibilities; (3) context; and (4) diversity. The essays are: "FE Makes Itself Indispensable" (Tony Robinson); "FE-All Dressed Up, but Does It Know Where To Go?" (Chris Hughes); "Quality-Beyond Systems" (David Toeman); "A Taste of Conscription–Looking Back at Entitlement" (Ruth Silver and Adrian Perry); "Towards a Credit Culture in Further Education" (Peter Wilson); "Devising a New Funding Methodology for Further Education–The Funding Learning Approach" (Richard Gorringe); "Colleges and Companies" (Andrea Spurling); "Equal Opportunities and Further Education" (Keith Wymer); "The American Community College and Its Links with Industry" (Patsy Fulton);… [PDF]