While patents have become potentially valuable properties for American research universities, they pose some significant ethical dilemmas concerning objectivity to or by the faculty that can and should be resolved. (MSE)

Although the basic objective of providing some local support services for Britain's Open University students has been met, some feel that the services are not operating optimally, and there is no direct evidence that the services achieve their stated goals, including reducing attrition, enhancing achievement and satisfaction, and giving academic…

Discusses North Carolina's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) laws that are relevant to colleges (especially public) and elementary and secondary schools generally, and then applies ABC laws to typical circumstances of alcohol use on campuses. Examines civil liability for use of alcohol on campuses. (MLF)

Three categories of legal issues generated by computers on campus are examined: copyrights on programs developed by students, faculty, or staff; contracts in purchasing computers and torts concerning wrongful use; and the expectation that schools will respond to legal/ethical issues differently than commercial organizations. Suggestions for…

Defines placement to include any and all activities designed to assist students accomplish the transition from one career role to the next desired level of career preparation, procurement, or advancement. Priority is given to those activities which are designed to promote student independence in career placement. (WL)

An attempt is made to explain certain selected aspects of the school problems of some Mexican-American adolescents by an analysis of major cultural themes. These problems are discussed with respect to problems that Mexican-American female adolescents have in direct expression of anger. (Author)

This document examines legal issues regarding the education and rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) students and the responsibilities of school personnel to protect them. Part 1, "Issues of Freedom," discusses whether students have the right to form LGBT student groups, to express their points of view on LGBT issues,…

Intended for Minnesota legislators, this report compares special education requirements under Minnesota special education legislation and federal legislation. It is divided into two parts. Part 1 compares Minnesota special education law and federal special education requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Part 2…

This brief discusses the intersection of health services and education. After introducing the topic of health services within the educational context, the brief discusses coordinated school health programs, defining such programs and offering examples of the programs in practice. The brief then discusses health education and risk behaviors,…

Considers the need for developing medical technologists in a project offering instruction by local physicians and surgeons in methods for diagnosing and treating "trauma" victims. (Author/RK)

With the growth of expenditure on education increasing more rapidly than available local tax resources, school will have to account for both input and output. This article discusses the pressures which arise if school is policy is excluded from public scrutiny and approval, which results in wasteful programs. (Author/JB)

Presents two concepts for changing and expanding the perspective of schools (elementary schools in particular): (i) the school as guarantor of an environment through which the student is treated as an individual; and (ii) the school as a guarantor of learning by the student. (RJ)

Paper will appear in the nineteenth printed symposium at the Conference on Science, Philosophy, and Religion In Their Relation to the Democratic Way of Life.

Article based on a lecture given before a student symposium at the University of Hawaii, Spring, 1969.

The college, public or private, contains two separate realms. The public realm is the sphere of life bearing on the values sought by the college, and the private realm is that not bearing on those values. The scope of these realms is determined by the college's implicit and explicit purposes. (MSE)