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Examining Pre Service Teacher Knowledge Of Student Rights And Tort Liability, Alexi Wiemer
Examining Pre Service Teacher Knowledge Of Student Rights And Tort Liability, Alexi Wiemer
Honors Scholar Theses
This study explored how knowledgeable pre service teachers in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut were in the field of student rights and tort liability. This field has grown in importance due to a recent increase in student lawsuits and the expectations that teachers know these laws when they become certified. A total of 183 students were given a survey in their education classes with 27 statements of famous misconceptions about student rights and tort liability. Students were asked to determine if these statements were true or false and how confident they were in their answer. …
Barbara Garii's Book Review Of Student Teaching And The Law In The Journal Of Tutoring And Mentoring: Partnership In Learning, Zorka Karanxha
Barbara Garii's Book Review Of Student Teaching And The Law In The Journal Of Tutoring And Mentoring: Partnership In Learning, Zorka Karanxha
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications
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International Initiatives That Facilitate Global Mobility In Higher Education, Laurel Terry
International Initiatives That Facilitate Global Mobility In Higher Education, Laurel Terry
Faculty Scholarly Works
This article identifies a number of international initiatives that have contributed to, reflect, or facilitate global higher education mobility. The article begins by presenting statistics about global higher education mobility. The sections that follow address a number of “hard law” and “soft law” international initiatives that promote such mobility. The initiatives discussed in the article include, inter alia, European Union initiatives, the Bologna Process which led to the creation of the European Higher Education Area, and higher education initiatives of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the World Trade Organization, the United Nations, and the Organization of Economic Cooperation and …
Education Law Association, Zorka Karanxha
Education Law Association, Zorka Karanxha
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications
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Hunt V. Mcnair, Zorka Karanxha
Hunt V. Mcnair, Zorka Karanxha
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications
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The Bologna Process And Its Impact In Europe: It's So Much More Than Degree Changes, Laurel Terry
The Bologna Process And Its Impact In Europe: It's So Much More Than Degree Changes, Laurel Terry
Faculty Scholarly Works
The Bologna Process is a massive, multi-year project designed to create the "European Higher Education Area" by the year 2010. it began ten eyars ago, when four European Union (EU) countries signed a relatively vague declaration. It has grown to include forty-six countries, including all of the EU Member States and nineteen non-EU countries. The Bologna Process countries have agreed on ten "action lines" for restructuring European higher education. These action lines are nothing short of revolutionary - they address everything from a three-cycle degree system (e.g., bachelor-master's-doctorate degrees), European-wide quality assurance efforts, mobility of higher education students and staff, …
Creeping Judicialization In Special Education Hearings?: An Exploratory Study, Perry A. Zirkel, Zorka Karanxha, Anastasia D'Angelo
Creeping Judicialization In Special Education Hearings?: An Exploratory Study, Perry A. Zirkel, Zorka Karanxha, Anastasia D'Angelo
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications
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Student Teachers’ Diversity Rights: The Case Law, Zorka Karanxha, Perry Zirkel
Student Teachers’ Diversity Rights: The Case Law, Zorka Karanxha, Perry Zirkel
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Faculty Publications
This chapter provides a concise and up-to-date synthesis of the published case law where a student teacher was the plaintiff, the defendant was an institution of higher education or cooperating local school district, and the issues in dispute were related to diversity. The number of such court decisions was surprisingly small, and the outcomes generally favored the defendant institutions. The court cases fall under three categories: 1) student teachers’ diverse views on religion, 2) student teachers’ diverse forms of free speech, and 3) student teachers with special needs. Constitutional claims were the predominant avenue of litigation against school districts and …
The Role Of The Administrator In Instructional Technology Policy, Philip T.K. Daniel, Jason P. Nance
The Role Of The Administrator In Instructional Technology Policy, Philip T.K. Daniel, Jason P. Nance
UF Law Faculty Publications
In response to national and state reform movements, and in an attempt to strengthen preparation standards for teachers and students, accreditation boards have prepared performance indicators in the area of technology. Such standards call for the full integration of technology in school curricula, formal coursework and professional development workshops for teachers, and an understanding on the part of teachers and students alike as to the legal and ethical issues surrounding the use of technology. The thesis of this research is that it is essential that school administrators be involved in all levels of planning and integrating technology into school curricula …