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Download full textCroddy, Marshall; Degelman, Charles; Hayes, Bill – 1998
The teacher's guide and a students' guide focus on basic constitutional issues dealing with the media and free press. Students examine case studies, tabloid headlines, and various policy issues relating to information dissemination in society. The guide provides recommended lesson sequences incorporating readings, directed discussions, and…
Descriptors: Civil Law, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Information Dissemination
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1992
Section A of the Media and Law section of the proceedings contains the following nine papers: "RICO and the First Amendment: Racketeering Laws Threaten Free Expression" (Matthew D. Bunker and others); "Press Coverage of the Federal Appellate Courts: Technology and a Shared Notion of Newsworthiness" (Rebekah V. Bromley);…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Foreign Countries
2003
The Communication Technology and Policy Division of the proceedings contains the following 15 papers: "Both Sides of the Digital Divide in Appalachia: Uses and Perceived Benefits of Internet Access" (Daniel Riffe); "Bridging Newsrooms and Classrooms: Preparing the Next Generation of Journalists for Converged Media" (Edgar…
Descriptors: Broadcast Television, Court Litigation, Curriculum Development, Higher Education
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1990
This publication looks at the effect of the law on preschool programs conducted by nonpublic agencies. In the first chapter, a distinction is drawn between day care and preschool. The second chapter deals with sources of the law that are applied to preschool. Canon law affects Catholic schools. Catholic schools, as well as public schools, are…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Constitutional Law
Haskell, Robert E. – 1998
Despite a history of conflicting research on its reliability and validity, student evaluation of faculty (SEF) has typically not been viewed as an infringement on academic freedom; it has generally been taken for granted that SEF is appropriate and necessary. However, informal and reasoned analyses of the issue indicate that because SEF is used…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Evaluation Problems, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Evaluation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1991
Section A of the Media and Law section of these proceedings contains the following 11 papers: "The Record of the Rehnquist Court on Freedom of Expression" (F. Dennis Hale); "An Examination of the FCC's Minority and Gender Licensing Policies" (Howard Kleiman); "Exploring the Possibilities of an International Right of…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, Collaborative Writing, Constitutional Law
Farber, Barry A. – 1991
Teacher burnout, defined as feelings of uselessness and inconsequentiality, did not begin in the l960s, but it was aggravated by increasing lack of respect and appreciation from the general public. The great social unrest of the l960s and l970s focused on the related issues of economic and educational inequity, and much public pressure was brought…
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Criticism, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Change
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1990
This section of the proceedings is comprised of nine papers on various topics. Papers include: "Hybrid Press: Newspapering on the Coeur d'Alene Mining Frontier, 1890-1892" (David J. Vergobbi); "Through a Lens Clearly: Women and the Evolution of World News" (Carolyn M. Byerly); "The Challenge of Political 'Spin Medicine' to…
Descriptors: Blacks, Court Litigation, Electronics, Females
2003
The International Communication Division of the proceedings contains the following 18 papers: "Press Freedom in Asia: New Paradigm Needed in Building Theories" (Jiafei Yin); "Entertainment East and West: A Comparison of Prime-Time U.S. and Asian TV Content Using the Methodology of the National Television Violence Study" (Anne…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Advertising, Democracy, Females
Nolte, M. Chester – 1983
The principal's domain has been increasingly shaped by demands for accountability, by student activism and teacher collectivism, and by increased administrative centralization. Principals need to know their legal rights and responsibilities in order to survive in the principalship. This book was designed to serve as a practice primer for the…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
American Journalism Historians' Association. – 1993
The Newspapers and Journalism section of the proceedings of this conference of journalism historians contains the following 22 papers: "'For Want of the Actual Necessaries of Life': Survival Strategies of Frontier Journalists in the Trans-Mississippi West" (Larry Cebula); "'Legal Immunity for Free Speaking': Judge Thomas M. Cooley,…
Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Colonial History (United States), Freedom of Speech, Health Education
Greene, Jim – 1998
This paper explores what teachers can do to avoid potential lawsuits. Section 1 describes different types of laws for public and private schools. Section 2 discusses tort liability. Section 3 presents legal principles that apply to educators (in loco parents, intentional torts, strict liability, negligence, foreseeability, assigned duties,…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Classroom Techniques, Corporal Punishment, Court Litigation
Monk, Linda R. – 1995
Designed to help make the Bill of Rights a living document, the student text (user's guide) describes the history of each right in the Bill of Rights and explains how the Supreme Court has interpreted those rights throughout history. The units trace the history of the Bill of Rights, describe and analyze the first ten amendments, and explain the…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Civil Rights, Constitutional History
Shaughnessy, Mary Angela – 1991
This publication addresses issues concerning the application of the law to extended-day Catholic schools. The first chapter provides an overview of extended care. In the second chapter, sources of the law that are applied to extended care programs are described. Canon law affects Catholic schools. Catholic schools are also subject to four types of…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Child Abuse, Civil Law, Constitutional Law
Rossow, Lawrence F.; Tate, James O. – 2003
This monograph is a legal treatise covering all legal aspects of the evaluation of teachers. It looks at what can legally be evaluated, how the evaluation can become evidence for termination, and how to avoid and win lawsuits involving wrongful teacher dismissals. It is intended for practicing administrators, supervisors of instruction, teacher…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Court Litigation, Due Process, Educational Legislation
