Questions and answers address: defining financial exigency, how tenure affects termination, selecting faculty for severance, faculty's due process rights, tenured faculty challenges to termination, the institution's responsibility, and the governing board's responsibility in policy formation and implementation. (MSE)

Discusses the question of whether law schools should or can teach professional responsibility in an institutional sense--in the standards established and enforced for administrators, faculty, and students--or in a conscious collegial presentation of the subject itself. (MSE)

Current literature and federal agency pronouncements concerning falsification of discovery, theft of discoveries, and violations of accepted research procedures are examined, and internal institutional procedures for addressing these issues are suggested. Particular attention is given to due process afforded to faculty accused of such misconduct.…

The implications of applying state sunshine laws to state colleges and universities are examined. Considerations of political pressure, loss of privacy for individuals, difficulty in obtaining candid evaluations, and the threat of competition are cited. (MSE)

In an attempt to gain some insights into what may be potential problem areas in the migrant child's adjustment and search for identity, this paper focuses on the expectations, attitudes and perceptions of Greek immigrant parents toward primary school and the role of the teacher. (Author/RK)

This book is intended to assist in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of more effective, legally sound disciplinary policies and procedures for all students in school. Case histories, court decisions, literature reviews, and positive education practices regarding the use of properly created intervention plans are available in many…

Travellers with their distinctive cultures and lifestyles have been part of Scotland for centuries. The two main groups are the traditional Travelling People (Gypsies) and the Showground Community. Mobility and migration patterns have implications for Traveller children's education and for schools. Scottish national surveys show Travellers…

This book is intended to help school personnel in determining whether a child is eligible for services under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, providing a framework for analyzing a child's deficit areas to clearly determine eligibility and justify providing or declining services under this law. Chapters 1 and 2 introduce the guide and give an…

Truancy is the first sign that a youngster is in trouble and that he or she may need the help of parents, teachers, and community members to get back on track. Research shows that students who become truant and eventually drop out of school put themselves at a long-term disadvantage in becoming productive citizens. Dropouts are more likely to be…

This booklet describes Great Britain's Education Act of 1996, Part 4, which is related to the education of pupils with learning difficulties. Issues discussed are the main aspects of Part 4, the duty of local education agencies to include children with special needs in the mainstream, what parents should expect from their child's schools, what…

Public schools are finding that an educational program which serves as effective preparation for, and as an adequate transition to employment, may involve activities which have often been considered to be beyond the usual scope of school responsibility. Communities are finding that the task of preparing the mentally retarded for community living…

This article alerts parents to the danger of asbestos exposure in schools and urges parent teacher associations to demand corrective action. It explains: (1) how to identify asbestos; (2) how to remove it; and (3) how to recover costs from the industry. A recently enacted rule by the Environmental Protection Agency is stated. (PP)

Based on experience in developing an information referral and data management system for tenants' rights organizations, suggests ways in which academic communities can redress inequities in the availability of politically useful information by making it more accessible to organizations serving working and lower class populations. (Author/GC)

Presents guidelines for dealing with emotionally disturbed students on campus, illustrated by appropriate legal cases. Administrators and counselors must decide if the student poses a threat and may have the responsibility to warn a forseeable victim. Admissions and readmissions policies are also discussed in light of legal requirements. (JAC)

The development of software licensing and distribution at the University of Waterloo for income during the last 15 years, problems peculiar to software as an intellectual property, and recent changes in the university's approach for legal and financial reasons are discussed. (MSE)