This study addressed two questions: (1) Can homogeneous groups of teachers be created based upon instructional preferences? and (2) If so, can those groups be differentiated by the teachers' role-ideals and their philosophical orientations? The focus was on how teachers want to teach rather than how they feel they ought to teach in their…

This model prepared by the State of Iowa Department of Public Instruction is intended to provide assistance to schools in developing their own policy and procedures for the selection of library media and text materials. A brief model statement of policy is followed by a model statement of rules which includes (1) responsibility for selection of…

The views of three educators on the subject of tenure are presented. In light of the widespread concern over an increasingly over-extended system of colleges and universities during a period of retrenchment, the issue of tenure provides fuel for much debate. Arguments for and against tenure are presented in an effort to better serve the interests…

Following "Tinker vs. Des Moines Community School District," the United States Supreme Court decision that assured First Amendment rights to secondary school students and teachers, California began experimenting with statutory guarantees of free expression for students at the high school and community college levels. Decisions issued by…

The Supreme Court's controversial "community standards" ruling in "Miller v. California" (1973) states that for materials to be judged obscene, they no longer need to be "utterly without redeeming social value," but must lack serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value, and that the question of…

"The Speaker," a film about the First Amendment concept of freedom of expression, deals with the personal torment that individuals experience in learning tolerance for ideas they fear or reject. This discussion guide for the film is intended for teenage through adult audiences and is designed to provoke discussion on the issues…

A systematic understanding of the press requires an understanding of the social and political structures within which the press operates. This book discusses four theories that have determined the kind of press the Western world has had: authoritarian, libertarian, socially responsible, and Soviet communist. Each chapter discusses press…

This manual informs the high school press--writers, reporters, editors, publishers, and their broadcast counterparts--about First Amendment rights and how to protect them. Separate sections provide general guidelines concerning First Amendment rights; the First Amendment on high school campuses; specific facts about censorship disputes; public…

This agreement was made on October 15, 1974 and is effective until September 1, 1975. Articles of the agreement cover: board-federation relationships; academic freedom; library collection; management rights; jury duty; union leave; temporary department chairman; teaching loads; faculty evaluation; grievance procedures; faculty appointment and…

The Communications Act of 1934 has been cited as the justification for federal regulation of the growing cable television industry, but it has not ended the debate over the jurisdiction of regulating agencies and the First Amendment protections afforded to broadcasters. Because the authority of the Federal Communications Commission to regulate…

Exemption 1 of the Freedom of Information Act provides for the secret classification of matters that are "specifically required by Executive order to be kept secret in the interest of the national defense or foreign policy." As such, it provides a formidable barrier to the inquisitive citizen or Congress seeking the disclosure of secret…

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in July of 1969 became the primary campus of the University of Tennessee. The 1974 faculty handbook is designed as a source of reference for certain operational procedures of concern to the faculty. Topics include: (1) organization and governance; (2) faculty governance; (3) appointment of the faculty;…

Since its formation, the Speech Communication Association's Committee on Freedom of Speech has played a critical leadership role in course offerings, research efforts, and regional activities in freedom of speech. Areas in which research has been done and in which further research should be carried out include: historical-critical research, in…

Publishers, authors, and the schools must be more respectful of parents' values in the preparation and selection of children's books. The use of obscene words, violence, explicit sex, and seeming approval of controversial positions in texts causes many problems. Although the approval of all parents obviously cannot be won, the children's book…

The essay and bibliography presented here are designed for general use among those concerned with questions of campus rights and responsibilities and with the application of legal principles in campus decision-making. The primary focus is on student rights issues. The discussion falls into three parts: (1) "Law and Morality in the Open Society" is…