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Legal Education in Prisons: Special Problems and Opportunities for Correctional Education.
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Smith, Christopher E. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1987
Legal education for prisoners integrates the goal of protecting prisoners' rights with correctional education goals. Legal education benefits from the resources in prison law libraries and high student motivation. Special problems include unrealistic prisoner goals and expectations and lack of necessary basic skills. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Correctional Education, Law Libraries, Law Related Education
The Supreme Court Speaks.
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Cunningham, Albert J.; Coplan, Carol – Update on Law-Related Education, 1987
Reviews recent decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court. The decisions involve student rights, the Gramm-Rudman budget law, homosexuals' right to privacy, the regulation of state primary elections, pregnancy and employment policy, Miranda Rights, and the legality of certain police searches. (JDH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civil Liberties, Constitutional Law, Law Related Education
The Legal Education of Workers and Managers in the USSR.
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Sukharev, A. Y. – International Labour Review, 1988
The author, the Procurator-General of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, discusses his country's system of legal education for working persons. Topics include (1) the concept and goals; (2) the system and formats; (3) legal education for workers; (4) legal education for managers; and (5) legal education and the media. (CH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education
Teaching College Courses to Inmates.
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Kiser, George C. – Journal of Correctional Education, 1987
Based on two courses taught by the author, the article focuses on the challenges of prison teaching at the college level. It discusses inmate motivation for taking courses, dangers of advising inmates on legal matters, and scheduling problems specific to correctional institutions. (Author/CH)
Descriptors: Adults, Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Higher Education
Should Persons with Contagious Diseases Be Barred from School?
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Roe, Richard L. – Social Education, 1987
Reviews recent court decisions regarding whether individuals with contagious diseases may be barred from public schools. Devotes specific attention to the issue of whether certain communicable diseases such as tuberculosis and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) can be classified as handicaps and thereby qualify a person for protection…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Communicable Diseases, Educational Discrimination, Federal Legislation
An Overview of Legal Issues in Recreational Sports.
Schultz, John H. – NIRSA Journal, 1989
Legal issues which intramural and recreational sports professionals should understand are discussed. These professionals need continuing education, and legal issues should be part of professional development programs in recreational sports, emphasizing programing (civil liberties, civil rights, and criminal issues) and administration…
Descriptors: College Athletics, College Faculty, Continuing Education, Faculty Development
How Fares Law-Related Education?
Anderson, Charlotte C. – Curriculum Report, 1987
This document examines the state of the law-related education (LRE) movement, which began about 25 years ago with the efforts of teachers and lawyers who wanted to give greater attention to the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Descriptions are given of 10 successful high school LRE programs and 5 supportive national organizations. A 3-year…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Strategies, Information Sources, Instructional Effectiveness