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Peer reviewedNetting, F. Ellen; And Others – Gerontologist, 1992
Long-term care ombudsman programs are charged with resolving complaints and solving problems of elderly persons in long-term care settings. Conducted content analysis of annual ombudsman program reports sent to Administration on Aging from 49 states in 1990. Found substantial variation in documented information at both state and local levels and…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Content Analysis, Long Term Care, Nursing Homes
Lansdown, Gerison – 2001
Human rights institutions for children play a crucial role in informing children, governments, and the public about children's rights, how those rights can be enforced, and why they are important. This digest discusses the development of human rights institutions for children and the impact of the Convention on the Rights of the Child; it details…
Descriptors: Children, Childrens Rights, Developed Nations, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedHollingsworth, Ellen Jane – Education and Urban Society, 1979
The article explores two types of grievance systems widely utilized in the American public school system: code grievance systems and alternative structures. (RLV)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedNicholls, Alan C.; Martin, Yvonne M. – Canadian Journal of Education, 1983
Evaluates extent and significance of decisions by British Columbia's judicial system on school systems. Gathers, organises, and evaluates scattered information. Concludes that judicial decisions do play a significant role in British Columbia public school operations, and that greater interest, knowledge, and involvement on the part of educators is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apathy, Arbitration, Board of Education Role
