To assist Iowa school boards and administrators in handling student records, this revision of a 1976 publication presents model policies and rules for compliance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Included in this guide are a model statement of school board policy…

Public access to criminal records, facilitated by the use of computerized information storage and retrieval systems, sometimes appears to infringe on individual rights of privacy. Examples may be cited to show that the records compiled on individuals do not always present an accurate picture, due to factual inaccuracies, incomplete information, or…

This report provides administrators, project leaders, and researchers with information about major federal regulations governing research in the social sciences. The report is presented in five major chapters. Chapter I identifies the report's limitations. For example, it describes only statutory and regulatory provisions and covers only domestic…

Group counseling sessions featuring activities focusing on relaxation training, self-disclosure, nonverbal communication, role playing, positive feedback, individual strengths and weaknesses, and listening skills helped to decrease emotionally-handicapped (N=6) and learning-disabled (N=6) students' acting-out and distracting classroom behaviors.…

This study investigated the effects of therapists' observer-client race pairing and client self-disclosure on observers' descriptive and attitudinal ratings of clients. A major implication is that observer race, client race, and client self-disclosure influence clinical decision-making. (Author/LHW)

The American Association of University Professors' Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure reports on potential problems and concerns in government regulation of research opportunities, methods, and use of research results. Federal actions, campus responses to these actions, and the relationship of academic freedom and national security are…

Probes the impact of legal incursion into the fabric of confidentiality in the counselor-client relationship. Concludes that a major challenge will confront counselors as they attempt to implement the increasingly restricted legal definition of confidentiality, while safeguarding client rights and interests. (Author/JAC)

This study examined the effects of sex upon the perception, evaluation, and reciprocation of self-disclosing behavior between teacher and student in a classroom situation. Male students preferred low-disclosing teachers while female students preferred female teachers, regardless of their disclosure level. (Author/RD)

"Catch-22" problems of the Buckley Amendment are discussed. It is concluded that the right of access should extend to applicants as well as enrolled students, and should not be subject to waiver. Available from So. Calif. Law Review, Law Center, USC, Los Angeles, CA 90007. (MSE)

Discusses how the different conceptions of a "private world" between native English speakers and native Chinese speakers can result in misunderstandings. The study examines the semantic structures of two Chinese categories, "si" (i.e., private, selfish, illegal) and "gong" (i.e., public, unselfish, official). Results…

A survey of 185 members of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People in Medicine group, at 92 schools found that students with access to community or school support groups were significantly more likely to disclose their sexual orientation and to know faculty with whom to discuss related issues. Racial differences were found, but no gender…

This article addresses issues of confidentiality and the management of student records as affected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy act (FERPA). It identifies violations of FERPA and relates FERPA to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. (DB)

The use of a "2 x 2" matrix for introspection is described. Columns are labelled "Like" and "Don't Like" and rows are labelled "Have" and "Don't Have"; items are jotted down in each of the quadrants. Discussion includes self-diagnosis of responses, cooperative brainstorming and analysis, additional applications, and suggestions for filling out…

Analysis of interactions during 55 videotaped interviews of high-risk sex abuse cases found no support for the assumption that a credible disclosure of abuse must include the display of emotion by the child. Some behavioral differences between preschool and school-age children were found, but no gender differences. (Author/DB)

Seventeen depressed, married women were assigned to marital therapy or a waiting list control group. Couples received 10 sessions of Enhancing Marital Intimacy Therapy (EMIT), a structured technique involving the self-disclosure of personal constructs. Comparisons revealed a significant reduction in the experimental group's depressive…