When a teacher in school takes as his province the defense and extension of a child's world of learning, he is in danger of losing his job. A teacher's very employment is a constraint upon true teaching." (Author)

The removal of group members and the recruiting of new ones are central processes in the maintenance of a group. Bases for determining who will be expelled and who initiated are stated in the form of propositions. (Author/MLF)

Outlines considerations for companies to follow in developing an economic and noneconomic severance policy that eases the trauma of termination and effectively meets individual needs. (Author/IRT)

Presents case of 34-year-old White female employee relations assistant who lost her job when it was upgraded to personnel administrator for manufacturing, a position for which she was unqualified. Presents employment options available to this client who sought career counseling through the corporation's Employee Assistance Program. (NB)

Responds to case of 34-year-old White female employee relations assistant who lost her job when it was upgraded to a position for which she was unqualified. Suggests three issues to consider in counseling: handling the current situation, analyzing causes of the current problem and how to avoid them in the future, and planning and achieving her…

Responds to case of 34-year-old White female employee relations assistant who lost her job when it was upgraded to a position for which she was unqualified. Discusses information needed by counselor who might work with this client through the corporation's Employee Assistance Program and considers an intervention strategy. (NB)

The naivete this superintendent displayed was in not asking his school board to put its directives in writing. (IRT)

The difference in the degree of academic due process which tenure provides as compared to that to which a younger person lacking tenure is entitled when his appointment is not renewed. (IR)

The court decision of the Bloomfield College case concerning dismissals and abolition of tenure is presented with an explanatory introduction. (PG)

A discussion of Virginia Community Colleges' personnel policy is presented. Procedures discussed include those for: (1) dismissal of college personnel holding faculty rank, (2) non-reappointment of college personnel holding faculty rank, (3) faculty grievance, and (4) professional employees' appointment policy. (CK)

The responsibility of a school board in reaching decisions in immorality cases points to the obvious need to understand the scope of recent jurisprudence regarding this issue. This article focuses on the lesser-known areas of immorality and cites recent litigation that further illuminates the total concept. (Author)

Argues that the overwhelming importance of the employment relation to the individual employee, coupled with the arbitrariness of a rule that permits termination of that relationship without cause, necessitates re-examination of that rule. Available from Ohio State Law Journal, Ohio State University, 1659 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43210; sc…

Examines the employment status of a nonprofessional school employee with reference to the procedural steps that a school administrative unit should use in dismissing him. The focus is on North Carolina case law, but the issues and the conclusions drawn are applicable to other states. (Author/IRT)

Two sources of law are considered--statutory enactments and constitutionally based claims. The second requires evidence of state involvement. The first, under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, provides protection against almost any form of discrimination against workers in the age range 40-65. (LBH)

The nation's educational accrediting agencies no longer serve the public interest; nonetheless they wield enormous powers over academic institutions. (Editor/IR)