To test whether a positive relationship exists between perceptions of school press function and acceptance of First Amendment protection for school journalists, high school newspaper advisers in the public schools of an east coast state were surveyed concerning their understanding of and attitudes toward both student press freedom and student…

The various stakeholders in values teaching in schools are all legally bound to participate in the common educational enterprise. The paper discusses the perspectives of each of the stakeholders (children, the state as the upholder of democratic principles, teachers as facilitators and guides, and parents as nurturers, educators, and exemplars).…