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O'Neil, Robert M. – Social Education, 1987
Contends that universities must be concerned with efforts to censor elementary and secondary schools' academic freedom. Reports on the American Association of University Professors' (AAUP) recommendations for promoting and protecting academic freedom. The recommendations are targeted at universities, academic disciplines, and individual faculty…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Ladd, Paula D.; Ruby, Ralph, Jr. – Business Education Forum, 1997
Discusses the importance of being fully aware of the school district's, the state's, and the organization's rules, regulations, and laws affecting teachers, students, parents and guardians, and taxpayers regarding student organizations. (JOW)
Descriptors: Business Education, Legal Responsibility, Student Organizations, Student Rights
Noland, Brenda – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1988
The author recounts her experiences as a lobbyist for the Louisiana Vocational Agricultural Teachers' Association during a period of severe financial cutbacks for education in that state. She provides ideas for vocational agriculture teachers in other states on how to influence state apropriations. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Lobbying, Professional Associations, State Government
Heller, Scott – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1987
Colleges are less willing to cooperate with the American Association of University Professors in its investigations of institutional violations of faculty's rights, and some criticize the organization's dual role as professional association and union. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Agency Role, College Faculty, Higher Education

Marshall, Eliot – Science, 1985
"Accuracy in Academia" (AIA) is a new lobby organized for recruiting student volunteers to monitor university courses and expose anti-American teaching. Hard science and journalism courses will be omitted from scrutiny with emphasis on political science, economics, history, and sociology courses. University groups feel that AIA's tactics threaten…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Conservatism, Higher Education, Intellectual Freedom
Shanker, Albert – American Educator: The Professional Journal of the American Federation of Teachers, 1985
Argues that professionalization is needed to help teachers improve their status and attain better compensation and a greater voice in decision making. Calls for a national teacher examination; expanding choice for parents, students, and teachers; a professional teacher board; a different kind of career ladder; and restructuring the delivery of…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Autonomy, Professional Recognition

McCarthy, Martha M. – Journal of Educational Equity and Leadership, 1985
Reviews court decisions related to the limited constitutional rights of tenured faculty members in State-supported institutions of higher education who face dismissal based on institutional necessity. Considers court opinions on what qualifies as "financial exigency" and "bona fide dismissal," and describes actions taken by the…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Court Litigation, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education

Tryman, Mfanya Donald – Journal of Negro Education, 1986
Presents a theoretical construct for understanding job discrimination and affirmative action in higher education. Focuses on three areas of concern: (1) job listings; (2) use of the terms "qualified" and "qualifications" to purge competent Black job candidates; and (3) the role of publications in tenure decisions. Outlines strategies for…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Black Teachers, Blacks, College Faculty
Poch, Robert K. – 1994
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title in the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report series. Academic freedom provides the foundation for faculty scholarship and teaching, making it possible for educators to exchange ideas and concepts freely in the classroom, to explore and disseminate new knowledge, and to speak out both…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Faculty College Relationship, Freedom of Information, Higher Education
Poch, Robert K. – 1993
This report synthesizes the literature and applicable case law concerning academic freedom in higher education and addresses the following issues: (1) popular notions concerning academic freedom; (2) whether academic freedom is a legal right; (3) whether faculty at private institutions have the same rights as faculty in public schools; and (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Faculty College Relationship, Freedom of Information, Higher Education
Nikitenko, Aleksandr – Soviet Education, 1990
Proposes categories of teacher ability that make it possible to increase Soviet teacher salaries depending on the results of certification, seniority, and class size. Urges economic motivation as an incentive to attract better candidates to the teaching profession. Criticizes the present practice of awarding salary increases for length of service,…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1992
Warns that higher education, particularly in the humanities, has become politicized. Argues that restrictions on the freedom of speech of professors and students in the name of feminist and antiracist ideologies are one-sided examples of "political correctness." Contends that the humanities are diminished by such politicalization and…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Feminism, Freedom of Speech, Higher Education
Peters, Jerry L.; And Others – Agricultural Education Magazine, 1988
Consists of 10 articles relating to various legal issues that could affect agricultural educators. Topics covered include (1) expectations for laboratory safety, (2) professional malpractice, (3) liability, (4) sex equity, (5) teacher rights and responsibilities, and (6) legal issues in supervised occupational experience programs. (CH)
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Court Litigation, Educational Malpractice, Elementary Secondary Education

Romanish, Bruce – Social Science Record, 1991
Urges that teachers be allowed to play a more active role in school restructuring. Argues that democratic ideals cannot be taught by a school system that is not run democratically. Insists that proponents of restructuring and educational renewal must see as central the teachers' control over professional affairs. (DK)
Descriptors: Democracy, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education