THERE ARE SEVERAL CAUSES FOR CONCERN ABOUT EDUCATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS. CONFLICTING VALUES ARE PLAYING AN INCREASING ROLE IN THE INTERNATIONAL COLD WAR. THERE IS A PRESENT DANGER THAT, IN THE ANXIETY TO WIN THE RACE OF SPACE AND TECHNOLOGY, THE U.S. MAY NEGLECT THE STRUGGLE OF VALUES WHICH IS SO CRUCIAL IN WINNING THE WAR FOR FREEDOM. THERE IS A…

This report represents the findings and conclusions of the United States Commission on Civil Rights with respect to the administration of justice in the enforcement of the immigration laws of the United States. The first section discusses past and present discriminatory provisions of immigration laws. The second section focuses on problems in the…

The use of telecommunications to expedite business communications in the "office of the future" is addressed in this paper. After briefly describing the development of the telephone industry and its response to consumer needs, the paper discusses the importance of information exchange through word processing, electronic mail, teleconferencing,…

The majority of the media in the United States is funded through revenues derived from the sale of advertising space. The problem that arises from this situation is fundamentally an economic one: if advertisers are paying the bills for the media, how much control over content should they have? This report offers a review of instances in which…

After a decade of debate, numerous Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rulings, and many court decisions, the application of the "fairness doctrine"--an act that mandates objectivity in the presentation of facts concerning controversial issues--remains unsettled. This report discusses issues involved in the application of the…

The report discusses Project Hope, a program to prepare deaf high school students to enter into employment after graduation. The program, which can be adapted for use with many other types of severely handicapped high school students, offers some low-cost solutions to problems such as limited rehabilitation facility resources, legal restrictions,…

The guide lists resources for the provision of vocational education to handicapped students. Each entry includes information on title, specific concern, groups served, intended users, contents, source, cost, availability, and ease of use. Entries are organized into the following four areas (sample subtopics in parentheses): exceptional students…

Individuals of varying backgrounds, viewpoints, and interests met at Trenton, New Jersey, March 3-5, in a conference conducted by the state Rehabilitation Commission, Division of Workmen's Compensation, and the Division of Employment Security of the Department of Labor and Industry in cooperation with the National Institutes on Rehabilitation and…

This is the first issue of a new journal designed to keep elementary and secondary school teachers and students up-to-date with developments in law-related education. The focus of this issue is on equal protection. Two major articles review recent Supreme Court cases and examine historical cases of segregation. Other features explain how schools…

There are difficulties confronting gay parents when they seek custody of their children in a divorce suit. Court decisions are running about 50-50 in favor of the gay parent. Homophobia, the fear of same-sex intimacy or relationships, is rather strong in our society. The scant research done on gay families shows no negative effects on the children…

A suit was filed in 1972 in California by an 18 year old high school graduate who asserted that he remained functionally illiterate after 13 years of regular attendance in the San Francisco public schools. Claiming personal injury as a consequence of the failure of school professionals to exercise reasonable care in the discharge of their duties,…

This project--to determine the current legal status of juvenile runaways in the United States--was undertaken on July 1, 1974 at the behest of and funded by the Office of Youth Development, Office of Human Development of the DHEW. It is only one part of a much broader in-depth effort covering a wide spectrum of subjects by many of the constituent…

A sample of 558 communication specialists and nonspecialists was drawn for this study of the future role of mass media in Florida. The Delphi technique was used in four rounds of mail questionnaires, though response rates dropped from 29% of the total sample in round one to 8% in round four. Social, legal, and economic events affecting the future…

Speeches presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities are: (1) "Legal and Legislative Problems in Higher Education" by Dr. Dallin H. Oaks; (2) "Government and Private Higher Education" by Dr. Robert A. Goldwin; (3) "A Foundation Manager Comments on Independent Colleges and…

The central purpose of the conference was to present and discuss judicial decisions and trends and their implications for and applications to the posture of academic decision making. The issues of concern were questioned and examined not from a philosophical or sociological point of view but in light of court decisions and precedents. The document…