Litigation of handicapped students' and employees' rights showed a significant increase in 1987. The increase can be attributed primarily to the filing of a substantial number of cases to obtain attorneys' fees following the enactment of the Handicapped Children's Protective Act in 1986. Two major issues were raised in these cases: the…

This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels, but does not include case law involving physical education or intramural participation. Sections discuss…

A guide for student teachers planning to travel or work in Latin America contains general information about living in Latin America and profiles of Mexico and the Dominican Republic. The general information addresses these issues: travel, what to take along, culture shock, greetings, generalizations about Hispanic culture, values, given names and…

This chapter reviews legislation and court litigation during 1986 that addressed the rights of handicapped students and employees. The most far-reaching legal activity occurred in the legislative arena, with the passage in 1986 of the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA) mandating that services must be available for handicapped children between…

This chapter--new to the "Yearbook"--discusses all court cases reported in 1986 that involved student athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, interscholastic sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels. It does not, however,…

This PLACE Sourcebook on the World of Work provides clients in employment counseling with information about occupations, the norms of the labor market, and sources that clients can consult to find additional information on the part of PLACE related to personal needs. For each employment-related topic in the corresponding Workbook (CE 031 889)…

Concerns of the National Security Agency (NSA) that information contained in some articles about cryptography in learned and professional journals and in monographs might be inimical to the national security are addressed. The Public Cryptography Study Group, with one dissenting opinion, recommends that a voluntary system of prior review of…

The public policy and legal issues surrounding preferential admissions of minorities in higher education and the politics and human drama of the controversy are reviewed and analyzed in this book. Focus is on the court cases of Marco DeFunis against the University of Washington law school and Allan Bakke against the University of California…

As part of a series dealing with various aspects of racial distribution in San Francisco schools, this memorandum presents information on the social, economic, and legal settings within which San Francisco's desegregation efforts are taking place. An overview of equality of educational opportunity is given to illustrate the relationship between…

Intended for course instructors, this guide is the second of three designed for a two-day inservice training seminar for driver licensing administrative hearing officers. There are six sections, which acquaint the instructional staff with seminar duties, prescribe instructional methods, and cue instructors in visual aid use and unit time…

The booklet describes economic handicaps faced by women who become divorced or widowed. The purpose of the document is to increase the general public's understanding of how customs, old laws, and government policies support the framework of the family when things go wrong. The document is presented in four major sections. Section I focuses on…

During a two-year period, 1979-80, the National Congress on Church-Related Colleges and Universities operated as a cooperative effort of 23 denominations to examine the issues facing their institutions of higher education. The significant papers and a record of events appear in this and three other volumes. This volume contains information of two…

Legal issues of minimum competency testing derive from federal and state constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, and from common law. Constitutional provisions for equal protection, due process, and freedom of belief and privacy, are primarily federal; education provisions are state mandated. Only four court cases have directly…

Summarized from a national study of part-time college faculty employment are the legal developments that affect the rights of part-time faculty. The part-timer has long been a marginal employee in academe, but recent developments in the law clarify the degree to which he holds some measure of job security, rights to equal pay, and the protections…

The use of tests in personnel decisions has become an increasing legal liability for employers. The major questions raised by the courts concerning this use of tests are described. Current federal guidelines for performance appraisal systems, as established by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, are explained and traced to Title VII of…