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Zirkel, Perry A. – School Psychology Review, 2014
As a follow-up to a companion study (Zaheer & Zirkel, in press) that focused on the legal content in school psychology, this analysis examined legal quality. The companion study found that only 35 of the more than 7,000 articles in five leading journals of school psychology for the period 1970-2013 met rather relaxed standards for being law…
Descriptors: School Psychology, Periodicals, Journal Articles, Legal Problems
Larson, Lisa – 1990
The courts have applied pressure on local school districts like the Mineapolis (Minnesota) district to reduce the concentration of minority children, including Native Americans, in the schools. This policy brief addresses the issue of creating separate elementary or secondary schools for Native American children. Proponents of separation argue…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cultural Differences
Lepchenske, George L. – 1975
The quality of education being offered by institutions of higher education is being questioned. Trends toward educational quality are evident by court cases that are cited; the issue has been school finance. The equal protection clause of the Constitution has been extended to apply to several areas through the idea of "fundamental rights." The…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, College Role, Constitutional Law
Clark, Catherine P. – 1985
This document reports the proceedings of a 1985 conference on preventing the legal problems that could grow out of the implementation of career ladder and merit pay programs for teachers. The contents of the report include a welcome by Preston C. Kronkosky; an overview by Virginia Koehler of the goals, characteristics, and demands of career ladder…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Court Litigation, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Sewall, Angela Maynard – 1995
This paper presents an examination of case law on faculty tenure and promotion as they are affected by institutional financial exigency and an examination of case law on personnel and faculty evaluation. An opening section reviews growing demands for accountability in higher education including legislatively mandated assessment of faculty and of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, College Faculty, College Outcomes Assessment
Smart, John C., Ed. – 1985
Theory and research on a variety of topics in higher education are addressed in 13 articles. Titles and authors are as follows: "College Environmental Influences on Learning and Cognitive Development: A Critical Review and Synthesis" (Ernest T. Pascarella); "Learning Theory and Research" (Cameron Fincher); "Methods and…
Descriptors: College Administration, College Admission, College Environment, College Faculty