This report discusses the problems of alternative schools in general and describes the experiences of two public alternative high schools -- the Cambridge Pilot School (a "school-within-a-school" in Cambridge, Massachusetts), and Metro High School (a "school without walls" in Chicago). The report (1) describes what goes on inside these two…

Part One is an official statement on the mission of the United Methodist Church in its institutions of higher education, and asserts several reasons for the church's direct involvement in colleges and universities. That statement is supported by the four concept papers in Part Two. From a theological perspective, because the world is knowable and…

Job satisfactions of industrial arts teacher educators and the importance they place upon their professional role activities, work environment, departmental supervision, and relationships with colleagues were measured and assessed. The National Job Satisfaction Study Instrument (NJSSI) was developed by the investigators to collect information to…

Describes a course in school publications for future publications advisers, which stressed the adviser's role in relation to the First Amendment; presents students' opinions on an adviser's role and responsibilities. (GW)

Corporate self-interest should guide corporate giving. Managers of publicly held corporations have the right, the capability, and the obligation to establish a philosophical screen to use in determining how shareholders' money is to be donated. (Author/MLF)

Nothing is better calculated to drive a wedge between the corporate community and our universities than efforts on the part of business to dictate to a community of scholars how it shall fulfill its mission. (Author)

Examines the Burger court's liberal/conservative orientation in 65 cases grouped in the following areas: racial discrimination, separation of church and state, due process for teachers, freedom of expression, school finance, due process and equal protection for students, and school board members' liability. (Author/IRT)

Sketches the major developments in the civil rights of teachers and indicates a general expansion of such rights in the beginning phase of the post-industrial era, with some problems still remaining. (Author/RK)

Discusses the need for student journalists to know their First Amendment rights by learning about press law. (MB)

Colleges and universities continue to struggle with their educational prerogatives and their students' constitutional rights while controversies continue to rage over student newspaper activities. Recent court rulings may provide a pragmatic framework for protecting and promoting the goals of the institution as well as insuring student freedom of…

A university's affirmative responsibility to maintain access to university facilities for first amendment activity may conflict with its equally compelling duty to restrain from interfering with first amendment activity. This dilemma is considered with regard to Mississippi Gay Alliance vs. Goudelock, a case involving editorial censorship of an…

For the brightest students the most significant reasons why they won't teach relate to frustrating working conditions, bureaucratic requirements, the lack of professional control, and few opportunities for intellectual growth, as well as these students' intolerance for diversity in the workplace and their perception of teaching as a "boring…

Reviews court decisions on creationism, science, and separation of church and state in relation to 1st and 14th amendments,establishment clause, and free exercise clause. Discusses fundamentalist interpretation of evolution and concept of "scientific neutrality." Proposes that rights of religious minorities are best served if teaching of…

The merits of student arguments challenging the constitutionality of mandatory student fees to finance certain activities or services are examined and balanced against the public university's interest in providing a forum for the expression of diverse and controversial ideas. (MSE)

The University of Michigan vs. Scott Ewing case, in which a medical student who had not passed a required examination was dismissed, and the potential for legal pressure brought to writing teachers and writing programs are discussed. (MSE)