The author looks at the different tools and processes used in the art classroom, pointing out areas of safety concern, and suggests tool maintenance and use standards which can prevent classroom accidents. (SJL)

Anticipated budget cuts will challenge Indian educators to maintain and improve educational quality with less funding. Academic standards, staffing, inservice and preservice training and the possible consolidation or elimination of supplemental programs are items of concern. (CM)

Discussed in this paper are five areas in which human rights advocates can work to insure that all Americans will have equal opportunities in employment, education, housing, and public accomodations. These areas are litigation, enforcement, community organization, education/training, and research. (Author/EB)

Since 1874, American colleges and universities have developed large, competitive intercollegiate sports programs, celebrating and justifying them in terms of distinctive American beliefs about connections between sports, education, and social mobility. This essay attempts to break the silence of American faculties concerning their schools'…

Cheating by students in academic assignments, especially term papers, cheating on tests, and altering or forging a university document are discussed. Efforts of the University of Maryland to crack down on cheating and to produce a workable code of student conduct are described. (MLW)

Reviews the current research on the effects of television advertising on children and the interaction between parent and child regarding the child's consumer behavior. Suggests areas for future research. (JMF)

The Horowitz case is consistent with the general reluctance of courts to sustain constitutional challenges to decisions by educators in academic matters. Precedent is heavily weighted in favor of the academic community and should be overcome in future challenges. (Journal availability: Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR 97301, $5.00…

Briefly describes the first Independent School Sexuality Seminar held in June, 1979, and discusses eight elements which separate the teaching of human sexuality from that of other disciplines. (SB)

The author suggests that the primary purpose of vocational education is to promote human development by exposing the learner to intrinsically meaningful activities. The criterion for evaluating vocational education from this perspective is the growth of students' personal qualities. (SK)

The effect of the Bakke case, in which the courts first encountered the question of legality of reverse discrimination, is explored; its constitutional significance is examined. It is concluded that the virtue of the decision is in its support of affirmative action and its equal protection implications. (MSE)

Ignoring legal precedent, the Supreme Court recently ruled that states can impose cigarette taxes on reservation sales to nontribal members. The ruling will have a disastrous effect on the tribes' capability to raise revenue through taxation and on the business existence of many traders and merchants. (SB)

A report by the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs on sexual harassment of women students is summarized. The report is in two parts--a general analysis of the problem and its ramifications including definitions, and a legal theory of sexual harassment as prohibited discrimination. (Author/MLW)

After a survey of general education reform movements of this century, it is suggested that general education should focus on experiences that knit individuals into a community. Six themes are proposed: use of symbols, membership in groups and institutions, producing and consuming, relationship with nature, sense of time, and values and beliefs.…

The roles of ethics and law in contemporary pharmacy practice are investigated. Four ethico-legal issues are discussed: profile maintenance and use, patient counseling, drug product selection, and delegation of professional tasks. The drug product selection movement has forced upon pharmacists a reassessment of ethical and legal standards.…

Care of the school student with hemophilia requires a cooperative effort by the health care team. A multidisciplinary approach is suggested for the team, whose members include a hematologist, orthopedist, oral surgeon, geneticist, physical therapist, social worker, and school nurse. (JD)