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Peer reviewedSvenson, Elizabeth V. – Teaching of Psychology, 1995
Maintains that academia has not escaped the litigious nature of the current U.S. social climate. Cites pivotal U.S. Supreme Court cases on academic judgment and reviews lower court cases where students challenged their assigned grades. Provides suggestions for lessening the likelihood of litigation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Accountability, Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Educational Practices
Peer reviewedLee, Dong-Ok – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Briefly reviews the development of the diversity movement and the arguments for and against multicultural education. Follows this with a discussion of the representation of minorities within geographic institutions in the United States. Addresses such issues as what constitutes an equitable curriculum and how do people define educational quality.…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Educational Change, Educational Development
Peer reviewedCorey, Kenneth E. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Presents a case study examining the development and implementation of two recent curricular innovations at Michigan State University: the Integrative Studies Program and the Ethnic Studies Specialization. The programs consist of interdisciplinary courses incorporating instruction from geography, anthropology, sociology, and other areas. Discusses…
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Educational Change
Peer reviewedMcConnell, James E. – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1997
Outlines some of the pedagogical and organizational concerns encountered in transforming a traditional college-level U.S. geography course into a course emphasizing pluralism and diversity issues. Identifies the five principal components of pluralism as ethnicity, gender, race, religion, and social class. Discusses incorporating these components…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Course Content, Cultural Pluralism
Peer reviewedEgorov, S. F. – Russian Education and Society, 1996
Traces the history of the idea of a general education' from the reforms of the 19th century through the Soviet system to its current incarnation. Originally conceived as an investment in the economic future of the country, it developed into an educational counterweight to the growing professionalization of instruction during the Soviet regime.…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits, Educational Environment, Educational History
Peer reviewedDumas, Wayne; Dumas, Alesia; Lee, William B. – International Journal of Social Education, 1996
Discusses the contentious relationship between educators within the former East Germany and their West German cohorts following reunification. The problems have stemmed from conflicting ideologies and traditions (Marxist versus Christian Democrat and Social Democrat) as well as differences concerning school organization and educational objectives.…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Communism, Comparative Education, Democracy
