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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Policy Analysis of Student Speech Regulation at America's Twenty Largest Universities.
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Page, Richard Kirk; Hunnicutt, Kay Hartwell – Journal of College and University Law, 1994
A survey of the 20 largest public universities in the United States revealed that only half of the institutions had policies that addressed hostile or harassing speech or conduct. It also found that 8 of these 10 university regulations may violate constitutional principles regarding the regulation of student speech. (Author/MDM)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, College Role, College Students, Constitutional Law
Alive, but Not Well: High School Newspapers in Chicago.
Jones, Linda – Communication: Journalism Education Today, 1997
Examines Chicago's school newspapers by surveying 114 public and private school advisers. Finds that school papers come up short on teaching and exercising First Amendment rights, adviser education, media collaboration with school newspapers, and frequency of publication. (PA)
Descriptors: Censorship, High Schools, Journalism Research, Parent Education
High School Newspaper Advisors, Public School Administrators View First Amendment Issues Differently.
Martinson, David L.; Kopenhaver, Lillian Lodge – Quill and Scroll, 1992
Presents the results of a survey that shows the difference between how school administrators and school newspaper advisors view First Amendment issues. Finds that advisers are fully supportive of presenting possibly controversial material whereas administrators are primarily concerned with maintaining a safe environment. (PA)
Descriptors: Administrators, Comparative Analysis, Freedom of Speech, High Schools
Principals' Attitudes toward Student Journalism and Freedom of the Press.
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Campbell, Laurence R. – 1976
The 145 high school principals and 317 student newspaper advisers who answered questionnaires in this 1974 survey provided information about the following topics: adult responsibility for student publications, advisers' qualifications, financial support arrangements, space and facilities available, general support of students' First Amendment…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Censorship, Faculty Advisers, Freedom of Speech
A "Health Appraisal" of Student Newspapers in the Chicago Public Schools.
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Jones, Linda – 1996
A study examined the health of school newspapers in the Chicago Public Schools, one of the most troubled school districts in the nation. Surveys were completed by advisers at 70 of the 88 public or private high schools in the city of Chicago, Illinois. Results indicated that (1) almost 1 adviser in 5 reported that the school's principal read the…
Descriptors: Administrator Behavior, Censorship, Freedom of Speech, High Schools
"On the Basis of Knowledge or Values?" Principals Judge First Amendment Cases That Affect High School Newspapers.
Broussard, E. Joseph; Blackmon, C. Robert – 1977
This study surveyed principals, sponsors, advisers, and student editors concerning their knowledge of communication law in relation to freedom of the press under the First Amendment. Relevant court decisions were selected and the circumstances of ten composite cases were formulated; respondents were asked to indicate, for each case, how a judge…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Censorship, Court Litigation, Educational Research
A Study of Kansas Scholastic Newspaper Content and Management Practices in a First Amendment Context.
Adams, David L. – 1984
To determine if Kansas scholastic journalism programs were being allowed to practice First Amendment rights as determined by federal court decisions since 1968, a study analyzed 177 questionnaires completed by principals, faculty advisers, and student editors at 75 randomly selected public high schools having student newspapers. Survey results…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Content Analysis, Court Litigation, Educational Research