Course Materials for Education Law and Professional Ethics | EDAP 4170, Lecture notes of School management&administration

Download Course Materials for Education Law and Professional Ethics | EDAP 4170 and more Lecture notes School management&administration in PDF only on Docsity! Education Law & Professional Ethics: EDAP 6170/4170 University of Georgia, Fall 2015 John Dayton, J.D., Ed. D. Professor Rivers Crossing 306, Phone: (706) 542-4075 jdayton@uga.edu www.educationlawconsortium.org Course Description: Examines legal and ethical principles applicable to educational institutions, including federal and state constitutional provisions, legislation, administrative regulations, case law, and applicable professional ethical codes.1 Course Objectives: In this course students will: 1) Study the U.S. governance system and the role of the courts in education. 2) Explore relevant theories of government, politics, and jurisprudential ideals. 3) Study the role of law in the establishment and implementation of public policy governing educational institutions. 4) Review applicable federal and state constitutional provisions. 5) Review court decisions, statutory law, and administrative regulations concerning educational institutions, students, teachers, etc. 6) Reflect on legal and ethical principles and their application in educational institutions. 7) All students will demonstrate a working knowledge of the law as applied, and graduate level students will engage in a legal research and writing project designed to advance professional knowledge and skills. Course Summary Outline: 1) Introduction to law and governance. 2) Children, families, and the state. 3) First Amendment freedoms and religion. 1 All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty." Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. Please see http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/index.htm for the UGA policy on Academic Honesty. See also http://www.gradsch.uga.edu/ and http://www.coe.uga.edu/leap/adminpolicy/about/index.html for other applicable rules and policies. The course syllabus is a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.