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Hammond, Edward H., Ed.; Shaffer, Robert H., Ed. – 1978
Legal aspects of the administration of student services are examined from various viewpoints in the 10 chapters of this monograph. In light of the increasing number of legal cases affecting student development work in higher education, it is suggested that approaches different from those of the traditional student personnel relationship are…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights Legislation, College Administration
Sendor, Benjamin B. – 1997
This book, an update of the 1988 edition, gives readers a basic grasp of the general legal principles controlling the role of religion in public education with the goal of applying those principles to typical church/state issues. Chapter 1 offers the background of general legal principles needed to understand specific church/state issues. Chapter…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Sharp, Linda A. – 1990
This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, and booster organizations at both the K-12 and higher education levels. However, no case law is discussed that pertains to physical education instruction or intramural participation. The cases are discussed in the following sections: (1)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Sharp, Linda A. – 1989
This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels. However, no case law is discussed that pertains to physical education instruction or intramural…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Thomas, Stephen B. – 1988
This chapter includes all cases involving student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels, but does not include case law involving physical education or intramural participation. Sections discuss…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Thomas, Stephen B.; White, Janet M. – 1987
This chapter--new to the "Yearbook"--discusses all court cases reported in 1986 that involved student athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, booster organizations, interscholastic sports programs and events, and sports facilities and equipment at both the K-12 and higher education levels. It does not, however,…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Download full textAmerican Council on Education, Washington, DC. – 1981
Concerns of the National Security Agency (NSA) that information contained in some articles about cryptography in learned and professional journals and in monographs might be inimical to the national security are addressed. The Public Cryptography Study Group, with one dissenting opinion, recommends that a voluntary system of prior review of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Advisory Committees, Censorship, Civil Liberties
Tractenberg, Paul L.; Kahn, Laura – 1979
Legal issues of minimum competency testing derive from federal and state constitutional, statutory, and regulatory provisions, and from common law. Constitutional provisions for equal protection, due process, and freedom of belief and privacy, are primarily federal; education provisions are state mandated. Only four court cases have directly…
Descriptors: Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Discriminatory Legislation, Due Process
Fischer, Louis; Sorenson, Gail Paulus – 1996
A variety of laws and regulations apply to school counselors, psychologists, and social workers in their work. This book presents information on legal issues of particular interest to counselors, psychologists, and social workers. Each chapter concludes with at least one relevant court case. Ten chapters provide indepth information on the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Child Abuse, Compliance (Legal), Confidentiality
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC. – 1980
Eight papers from a one-day conference for lawyers, judges, and policy-makers discuss the effects on intergovernmental relations of the emerging body of laws, regulations, and court decisions governing federal grants and their recipients. The expanding importance of federal grants, notes an introduction to the papers, has meant both less leeway…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Community Development, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Moots, Philip R.; Gaffney, Edward McGlynn, Jr. – 1979
Legal issues confronting religiously-affiliated colleges and other nonprofit institutions are discussed in this study prepared by the Center for Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Legal and structural relationships between colleges and religious bodies that are discussed include: governing documents, governing boards,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Admission (School), Church Related Colleges, Constitutional Law
Peer reviewedDutile, Fernand N. – Journal of College and University Law, 1990
A review of 1989 court decisions regarding higher education examines important trends in cases concerning the first amendment; tort liability; institutional contracts; immunities; access to records; meetings and witnesses; intellectual property; funding; employment; adverse academic, disciplinary, licensing, and related decisions; and…
Descriptors: Alumni, Certification, College Administration, College Faculty
Sharp, Linda A. – 1991
This chapter includes all cases, at either the K-12 or higher education level, that deal with student-athletes, coaches, athletic directors, athletic associations, and booster organizations. However, no case law is discussed that pertains to physical education instruction. The cases are discussed in the following sections: (1) eligibility; (2)…
Descriptors: Athletic Coaches, Athletics, Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal)
Barksdale, Milton Kendall – 1977
In some respects, "discrimination'' is at the heart of the college admission process, and in the selection of students for graduate or professional programs, the application of admittance criteria becomes a matter with potential moral and legal ramifications. The practice of setting aside specific places for less-prepared applicants…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Affirmative Action, Constitutional Law
Weeks, Kent T. – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 1980
The need for college trustees and administrators to develop better procedures and management techniques to minimize potential liability to lawsuits is addressed. A trend for seeking judicial relief on campuses and suits filed against deans, trustees, and presidents, as well as the school, are noted. Trustees need to be informed about new…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Board Administrator Relationship, Church Related Colleges, Collective Bargaining
