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Peer reviewedFege, Arnold F. – PTA Today, 1991
Discusses censorship in public schools, noting how parents can help protect academic freedom. School districts must develop a policy for selection of instructional materials, and parents must be meaningfully involved in the selection. The public school's role in assuring a balanced curriculum with a free exchange of ideas is examined. (SM)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Materials
Knight, Richard S.; And Others – 1974
This monograph examines the broad topic of student rights and focuses in turn on a number of related constitutional issues. Chapter 1 outlines some of the social changes affecting American education and briefly touches on many of the sources of school-based conflict. Chapter 2 deals specifically with the issue of school dress codes and efforts by…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Discipline, Dress Codes
Download full textKvapil, Charline R.; Schellenberg, Louise S. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1969
A group of citizens in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1968, organized Right to Read, Inc., to combat potential censors. The purpose of the group is "to promote freedom of access to knowledge and to resist interference with that freedom," especially in schools and libraries. The members hope to improve the community climate before issues on censorship arise…
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, Citizen Participation, Community Attitudes
Kasschau, Richard A. – 1972
The human relations teaching unit suggests materials and activities designed to sensitize students toward racial matters and group interaction of blacks and whites in American society. It is intended for use in an ongoing psychology or related course on the secondary level. The guide recommends that teachers remain neutral introducers of evidence…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Black Attitudes, Black Influences, Civil Rights
Burress, Lee; Jenkinson, Edward B. – 1982
Intended to facilitate dialogue between concerned parents and school administrators and teachers, this booklet explores issues of intellectual freedom in elementary and secondary school education. Following an introduction outlining the conditions necessary for a productive exchange between parents and the schools, the booklet discusses the…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Community Attitudes, Educational Environment
Japan Audio-Visual Education Association, Tokyo. – 1991
The Ministry of Education, Culture, and Science in Japan revised its standards for educational materials to be provided in schools and promulgated a new "Standard Educational Materials List" on March 17, 1991. This manual provides information about the new list first in Japanese and then in an English language version. The new list…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Electronic Equipment, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
