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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969320303321

Autore

Osborne Allan G

Titolo

The legal rights and responsibilities of teachers : issues of employment and instruction / / Allan G. Osborne, Jr., Charles J. Russo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Corwin, c2011

ISBN

9781452239118

1452239118

9781452223650

1452223653

9781452275284

1452275289

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xx, 330 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RussoCharles J

Disciplina

344.73/078

Soggetti

Teachers - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

School employees - Legal status, laws, etc - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; Chapter 1 - Introduction: The Historical and Legal Foundations of Public Education; Chapter 2 - School Governance and the Teacher; Chapter 3 - Basic Constitutional Rights and Freedoms; Chapter 4 - Employment Terms and Conditions; Chapter 5 - Collective Bargaining; Chapter 6 - Prohibitions Against Employment Discrimination; Chapter 7 - Teacher Discipline, Dismissal, and Due Process; Chapter 8 - Curricular and Instructional Issues; Chapter 9 - Tort Liability; Resource A: Court Systems and the Authority of Courts

Resource B: Legal Resources and ReferencesResource C: Basic Legal Research: Maintaining Currency in an Evolving Legal Environment; Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Abbreviations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Most teacher education programmes offer little, if any instruction on education law. In light of this dearth of information about law, this book is designed as an easy-to-read practical manual that addresses the key legal issues that teachers confront on a daily basis.