A Teacher's Guide To Education Law Author:Michael Imber, Tyll van Geel This clearly written text, which is adapted from its parent volume, Education Law, 4e, provides a concise introduction to topics in education law that are most relevant to teachers. The greater the likelihood of litigation or error in a particular area of professional practice the more extensive the discussion. Topics concerning teacher... more » relationships with their students include: student rights, discipline, negligence, discrimination, and special education. Topics concerning teacher relationships with their employers include: teacher rights, hiring and firing, contracts, unions, collective bargaining, and tenure. Key features include the following:
Presentation ? To aid comprehension, technical terms are carefully explained when first introduced and discussions of complex topics move logically from overview to elaboration of important details to summary of key topics and principles.
Flexibility ? Because it is concise and affordable, A Teacher?s Guide to Education Law can be used in a variety of courses or in professional seminars dealing with teachers and the law.
New Material ? All chapters have been updated to include the case law and legislation of the past 5 years. About half have undergone major revision. The index now contains almost 200 more entries than in the third edition
Authors ? Michael Imber (Ph.D. Stanford University) is professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education at the University of Kansas. Tyll van Geel (Ed.D.Harvard University; J.D. Northwestern University) is Taylor Professor of Education Emeritus in the Graduate School of Education, University of Rochester.
This text is suitable for any course within a teacher education program that is devoted solely or partly to the legal issues that concern teachers.« less