Presented in this article is a Rights Awareness Test (RAT) dealing with race issues and their coverage by the law. This test can be used in the classroom as a vehicle for discussion on contemporary human rights issues. (Author/EB)

The author argues for the delineation of children's and student's rights in Canada's proposed new federal constitution. He discusses the traditional legal status of schoolchildren and defines their welfare and option rights. (SJL)

Different constitutionally-embodied individualistic premises, a different judicial system, and different social beliefs argue for a specifically Canadian approach to the problem of children's rights. (MJB)

Presents findings of a socio-legal research study focusing on areas of concern for educational planners under the 1982 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The experts consulted identified seven major areas to watch for: fundamental freedoms, legal rights, equality rights, minority language educational rights, denominational school rights,…

The new and immense task that awaits the judiciary of Canada is to decide what limitations, if any, ought to be imposed upon freedom of expression as protected in the new Canadian Constitution with an entrenched Charter of Rights. The area of civil libel law provides special problems related to free speech and press. One source of help for…

Maintains that educators have been at the forefront in the quest for equal opportunity. Asserts, however, that there is resistance to recognizing and removing bias from the curriculum and instructional materials. Discusses challenges in implementing inclusive education in Canadian schools. (CFR)