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Peer reviewedAltbach, Philip G. – Change, 1978
Higher education in India has returned to normal after cessation of the declared Emergency by Indira Gandhi, with increased student and faculty militancy as well as the emergence of strong pressures for increased governmental control over the university. (LBH)
Descriptors: Activism, Federal Regulation, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Wiegers, Nancy; And Others – 1976
This booklet, written for students, discusses ways that students can work to end sex discrimination where it exists in their schools. Information is included on how to file a grievance; how to work with students, administrators and teachers on Title IX; how to run workshops; and how to publicize issues related to Title IX. Appended are a…
Descriptors: Activism, Change Strategies, Civil Rights Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Direct linkStark, Joan S.; Griffith, John V. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1979
In a period of consumer orientation, it is perceived that higher education must respond to calls for accountability and questions about academic ethics and fair practice. Discussions include the student as consumer activist, the government as protector, public confidence in education, and possible college reactions. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Activism, Consumer Protection, Educational Change
Duren, Almetris Marsh – 1979
The integration of the University of Texas at Austin since the 1940s is outlined, with the process reviewed from legal, social, and personal perspectives. The first chapter is devoted to the breaking down of legal barriers, beginning with the test case of Herman Sweatt in 1946 (a black man applying for admission to graduate study) and culminating…
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Athletics, Black Students
Peer reviewedWeiner, Edith; Brown, Arnold – Futurist, 1986
Discussed are the issues now emerging that seem likely to dominate thinking, planning, and decision-making in the United States and elsewhere during the next decade. These include campus unrest, China as a world economic force, controlling health-care, birth defects, role of the computer in education, and human language/computer language. (RM)
Descriptors: Activism, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Computers
Kaplin, William A. – 1979
Law's growing involvement with the structure and policies of all postsecondary institutions is addressed in this comprehensive sourcebook on law for administrators and their legal counsel. Detailed discussions of the Bakke and the Horowitz cases are offered along with clear summaries of the laws, regulations, and court decisions pertaining to…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accrediting Agencies, Activism, Affirmative Action
Kaplin, William A.; Lee, Barbara A. – 1998
This 1997 supplement to "The Law of Higher Education: A Comprehensive Guide to Lead Implications of Administrative Decision Making, Third Edition" (1995) (ED 383 256), includes discussions of court opinions, statutes, regulations, and related developments, and cites selected law journal articles, books, and other resources concerning the legal…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), Activism, Administrator Responsibility
