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Güloglu, Yavuz – International Journal of Modern Education Studies, 2018
The freedom of conscience and belief can be defined as the freedom of people in what they wish to believe without the compulsion of political power and other people by means of laws and other means. The belief of religion that can be accepted as the natural extension of the freedom of conscience and belief is to be free in doing the requirements…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Student Rights, Constitutional Law
McCarthy, Martha – 1987
This document is one of a series of papers by leading scholars presented at the State University of New York's annual program of educational policy seminars. The paper reviews recent judicial attempts to interpret the U.S. Constitution's first amendment's establishment clause in areas that have had a significant impact on educational policy…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Religion
Steinhilber, August W. – 1993
This paper discusses the potential impact of a federal bill, H.R. 2797, or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, on public education. A concern is that legislation will be interpreted more strictly than the normally broad constitutional standards, which may result in a lack of support for treating schools differently than other public entities.…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Choper, Jesse H. – 1997
The Convocation on Academic Freedom promotes discussion on academic freedom through theme-centered presentations. This talk examines the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the religion clauses of the Constitution in the context of education. The focus is on the First Amendment's establishment clause, which enforces separation of…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Parochial Schools
Wilmore, Elaine L. – 1995
Most school districts have cautiously avoided situations in which they may violate the legal principle of church-state separation. This paper describes a few cases in which public schools found ways to legally include Christian activities for Christian students. The passage of the United States Equal Access Act in 1984 allowed religious clubs…
Descriptors: Christianity, Compliance (Legal), Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education
Habecker, Eugene B.; Brown, John E., III – 1981
Legal issues involved when a religious college accepts government financial assistance and potential legal strategies that the religious colleges might use to support receipt of such assistance are considered. In order to receive government benefits, the private religious college may be placed in the position of having to prove itself…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Church Related Colleges, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation