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Baldwin, David A. – 1996
This handbook offers "how to" guidance on library management and provides a single source for laws, regulations, executive orders, guidelines, and court decisions on employee and employer rights and responsibilities. Detailed information is provided on: recruiting and selecting personnel; the employment relationship; wages and hours;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Civil Liberties, Disabilities, Employee Responsibility
Ordover, Eileen L.; Boundy, Kathleen B. – 1991
Intended for child advocates, this book analyzes children's educational rights under two federal statutes, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The nine chapters address the following topics: (1) the statutory framework of the two laws (including eligibility, age ranges,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Advocacy, Compliance (Legal), Conflict Resolution
Rioux, Marcia H., Ed.; Bach, Michael, Ed. – 1994
This book is the product of a forum titled New Research Directions and Paradigms, held at the Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Mental Deficiency in Australia in August 1992. The book presents 13 chapters, all written within a critical paradigm for disability research which critiques the reification of…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Civil Rights, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
Gillam, Scott – 1995
This book for young readers explains what discrimination is and explores different types of discrimination and how they have developed over the years. Laws that make it more difficult to discriminate against others are described, and the struggle for human rights is outlined. Discrimination means acting unfavorably toward someone based on the…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Childrens Literature, Civil Rights, Disabilities
Weisner, Thomas S., Ed. – University of Chicago Press, 2005
"Discovering Successful Pathways in Children's Development" provides a new perspective on the study of childhood and family life. Successful development is enhanced when communities provide meaningful life pathways that children can seek out and engage. Successful pathways include both a culturally valued direction for development and competence…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Family Life, Qualitative Research