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Peer reviewedFleming, Helen – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1997
Explores some legal issues and principles relevant to university administrators' decision-making processes, focusing on three areas: discretion (i.e., level at which a decision is made); procedural fairness (when it is required, what it applies to, rules, and biases); and review of decisions. Emphasis is on the Australian context. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Responsibility, College Administration, Decision Making
Download full textBeckham, Joseph C. – 1980
Most state legislatures have either passed or taken under consideration for passage some minimum competency testing program. However, it is not clear that these legislative efforts will result in implementation programs that fulfill legislative intent. Throughout the United States legal challenges from students adversely affected by testing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Disabilities, Due Process
Peer reviewedColeman, Arthur L. – Virginia Journal of Social Policy & the Law, 1998
Tests should be used by educators to help students of different backgrounds and abilities achieve their full potential. The goals of guaranteeing excellence via promotion of high academic standards and ensuring equal educational opportunities are inseparable, mutually dependent goals. State reform efforts and fairness issues are examined. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Due Process, Educational Change
Education Law Association, Dayton, OH. – 2002
This collection contains 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002. It has as its focus education law, yet it covers a wide variety of topics and issues affecting the entire range of education from preschool to college. Among the topics are the following: school vouchers; school safety and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Civil Rights, Due Process, Educational Legislation
Jones, Thomas N., Ed.; Semler, Darel P., Ed. – 1984
A wide variety of contemporary legal issues are addressed in the 15 separate papers that make up this volume. The introductory chapter by William C. Bednar, Jr. provides a broad-based rationale for "Preventive School Law." Chapters 2 and 3, both by Gerald A. Caplan, review "Current Issues in Reduction-in-Force" and "First Amendment Claims by…
Descriptors: Accountability, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law
Douglas, Joel M.; Flanzraich, Lisa – 1982
A bibliography of 765 items which illustrates the wide range of topics that affect collective bargaining in higher education and the professions for 1981, is presented. Items are dated 1978 or later, and ERIC reference numbers are cited where appropriate. The primary focus and interest is academic collective bargaining; however, the literature on…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, Affirmative Action, Arbitration
