Over the past few years both administrators and teachers have found themselves involved in an increasing number of law suits. When students are injured on school grounds, parents often place the blame of negligence on the teacher, so many teachers find themselves involved in lengthy court battles over the issue of liability. Teachers and…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to help Lutheran communities assess the feasibility of starting a Lutheran elementary school and to assist ongoing schools in current operation, this volume deals with the responsibility shared by parents and Lutheran schools for providing the child's education. The document begins by pointing out the need for a…

Part of a 13-volume series designed to help Lutheran communities assess the feasibility of starting a Lutheran elementary school and to assist ongoing schools in current operation, this volume focuses on legal requirements affecting Lutheran schools. The first part deals with Lutheran schools under law and begins by touching on parental rights and…

The difference between phrogfessors and teachers is that phrogfessors train tadpoles in the way of the swamp (i.e., create likenesses of themselves) while teachers produce people and thereby help to drain the swamp. Phrogfessors take responsibility for what their students learn. They believe that if a student does badly, it is the phrogfessor's…

Intended for surveying the knowledge of college students and college faculty/staff about the rights and responsibilities of students with disabilities, this survey form and corresponding answer sheets provide 28 questions, their correct responses, and references to laws or literature. Emphasis is on providing information about the provisions of…

Three educational malpractice cases and the issues arising from them are examined in this article. The cases are examined in terms of whether school administrators, teachers, and guidance counselors owe a legal duty to students to exercise the ordinary skill and competence of a reasonable and prudent member of their profession; whether educators…

Administrative demands in further education in Britain are heavy and unrelenting throughout the year; most work related directly to students and could not be cut. A survey of 84 colleges, and in-depth work with 10 colleges, yield an analysis of background and problems. Almost two-thirds of administrative tasks are paper based; almost one-third…

Descriptions of college programs that integrate civic issues and responsibilities are provided, along with an essay entitled "Liberal Education's Civic Agenda," by Arthur Levine and David Haselkorn. The essay recommends a curriculum that emphasizes such things as basic skills and problem solving, and values and ethics. The program…

The role of the principal in identifying and reporting child abuse and neglect is discussed in this bulletin. Although all 50 states and the District of Columbia have laws that require educators to report cases in which they have knowledge or reasonable cause to suspect child abuse, passage of legislation does not always lead to compliance.…

This volume of New Directions for Community Colleges contains the following articles: (1) "Toward a Definition of Deaning," by Douglas Robillard, Jr.; (2) "The Dean as Chief Academic Officer," by John Stuart Erwin; (3) "The Dean and the Faculty," by Hans A. Andrews; (4) "The Dean and the President," by Hans J. Kuss; (5) "Aspects of Difficult…

New court decisions that have claims like the "National Labor Relations Board v. Yeshiva" case are briefly described. Cases of the following colleges that have Yeshiva-related claims are outlined: Florida Memorial College, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, Fairleigh Dickinson University, and Boston University. It…

New court decisions that have claims like those of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) versus Yeshiva University case are described, along with the impact of the Yeshiva decision. Information on 1985 work stoppages is also provided. In addition to abstracts of the recent decisions regarding Cooper Union and Lewis University, findings are…

Campus collective bargaining proceedings associated with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) versus Yeshiva University case are analyzed. The number of institutions exercising Yeshiva-like claims has risen to 49, and the vast majority of the claimants are institutions that have challenged the right of the faculty to organize and bargain…

New court decisions that have claims like the "NLRB v. Yeshiva" case are considered. Excerpts of four cases that have filed Yeshiva-related claims are provided: University of New Haven, Polytechnic Institute of New York, Boston University, and Cooper Union. These four decisions have been characterized as significant defeats for…

Youth apprenticeships have the potential to address simultaneously two national dilemmas: how to prepare U.S. business and its workers for a high skills future and how to upgrade the academic skills of all students. The highly successful German model may require some modification to work well in the United States. The biggest change may have to…