Warns that library user education in the school system is inadequate, as evidenced by the inability of incoming college students to use the library. Such instruction must expand at lower educational levels if academic libraries are to focus on instruction in specialized areas of research. Nine references are listed. (RAA)

The history of the formulation of Section 504 and its interpretation are reviewed briefly. It is concluded that the 1979 Supreme Court ruling in Southeastern Community College v Davis interfered with the law's ability to solve the problem. (Journal availability: Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, KS 66621, $3.00.) (MSE)

Issues in disclosure of faculty positions in nonrenewal of faculty appointments are addressed. It is concluded that disclosure is a faculty right; institutions should be free of external constraints in making decisions; and courts should only investigate procedures, statistical and anecdotal evidence of discrimination, and reasons in defense of…

In this essay recounting a midcareer faculty review, Vilma Hernandez is the fictitious name of a faculty member originally hired for affirmative action reasons who fails because of her inability to solicit support and the university's failure to offer it. Concludes that the university allowed her to fail. (JMF)

Auditing is an objective examination conducted to determine accountability and the level of management control existing in the operation of an organization. Discusses the different types of commitments required of regional associations for implementing an auditing process in school program evaluation. (Author/RK)

Argues that unless there is a general agreement in society about the purpose of education, until the school can control the factors that determine success, and until the school can ask all children to enter a common cultural tradition, the school can only respond to the demand for accountability by pleading impotence or by shifting it to those who…

Many currents of educational thought are pervaded with utopian themes. Often these themes actually influence real policy decisions and the effects of such influences are frequently unfortunate. Expands on the implications of these issues, and proposes alternative principles to govern educational criticism and reconstruction. (Editor/RK)

Discusses four influences on the job market and the direction of manpower development--supply-demand factors, interventionist activity, socio-political considerations, and economic conditions. Concludes by noting what the local education program should be doing in response to students and their job needs. (SH)

Among the purposes for schools and roles which they perform better than other educational institutions in society are the following: they teach literacy, and they develop and encourage rational enquiry and critical intelligence. (Author/AM)

Considers the role of the university in fulfilling its responsibility to meet the needs of students interested in pursuing dance, and, as well, the role of the dance educator to help each student discover and have faith in his own potential. (Author/RK)

The Privacy Protection Study Commission (PPSC) held public hearings on personal data record-keeping policies and practices in educational institutions in Los Angeles in October and in Washington, D.C. in November, 1976. Under consideration were the protections afforded parents and students by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.…

Reviews court decisions of 1995 concerning issues of immunity for colleges and universities. The 11th Amendment expressly bars suits against states by citizens of other states. Eleventh Amendment immunity and qualified immunity under federal law and developments in state courts are considered. Although 11th Amendment immunity doctrines appear…

Examines the "special relationship" doctrine as it applies to school officials' duty, under federal constitutional law, to protect students from peer sexual harassment. Examination of the 1871 Civil Rights Act, Section 1983, and relevant case law shows that the special-relationship claim has proved an ineffective avenue for students.…

Teen dating violence is common but preventable. A survey of Texas high schoolers showed that half of respondents had been victims of dating violence. A majority of both sexes believed that certain behaviors justified being hit by their dating partners. It is important to raise the awareness of school personnel, parents, and students. Peer…

An empirical analysis of 290 administrative and court decisions concerning students with autism reveals that the volume of autism litigation is on a steadily and steeply rising slope and that the outcomes of the cases studied across a wide variety of issues have favored school districts to a slight extent. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)