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A Guide to her Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Alison Reynolds

Summary Information

Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives

Creator
McCarthy, Martha M.

Collection No.
C455

Extent
5.6 cubic feet (7 boxes)

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
Martha M. McCarthy is the Chancellor’s Professor Emerita of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at Indiana University. McCarthy’s research focuses primarily on Education Law. Collection includes publications, drafts, teaching materials, grant proposals, and project reports. Also included are materials relating to McCarthy’s involvement in professional organizations, conferences, and research data.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.

Biographical Note

Born in 1945, Martha M. McCarthy completed a B.A. in elementary education in 1966 and an M.A. in Curriculum Design at the University of Kentucky in 1969. She went on to complete an Ed. S. in 1974 and a Ph.D. in 1975, both in Educational Administration, from the University of Florida. Upon completing her doctorate, she took a faculty position at Indiana University in 1975 as Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, where she spent the entirety of her career. Her research focus is primarily on educational law and policy, and throughout her nearly forty years in academia, she has authored or co-authored nine books and more than 200 articles on topics from racial equity, church-state relations, and child abuse in public schools to teacher training and educational leadership. Other areas of research interest include challenges to public school programs, school uniform policies, school privatization, student engagement, anti-harassment issues, and students’ and teachers’ rights. Publications of note include Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’ Rights (1981; 6th Ed. 2009).

McCarthy earned many prestigious awards for her teaching and research accomplishments throughout her career. She has received the Sonneborn Award for distinguished teaching and research at IU (1991), the McGhehey Award for outstanding contributions to the field of school law from ELA (1992), the Living Legend Award from the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration (2002), the Bowman Award for exemplary teaching pertaining to American civilization across the IU System (2004), and the Campbell Lifetime Achievement Award from UCEA (2004).

At Indiana University, she was promoted to Associate Professor in 1978, Professor in 1982, and ultimately was awarded the prestigious rank and title of Chancellor’s Professor in 1995 for her distinction on campus and around the world in both teaching and research. She helped to develop the Educational Leadership Program at Indiana University and served as chair of this program from 1997-2001. She also served as Director of the Indiana Education Policy Center from 1986-1992.

In addition to her teaching and research, McCarthy was very active in professional organizations in her field. She served as President of the Education Law Association (ELA) from 1984-85, President of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) from 1985-86, and Division A Vice-President of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) from 1992-1994. Dr. McCarthy retired in 2011 with the title Chancellor’s Professor Emeritus of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into two series: Publications and Subject files.

Scope and Content Note

The Martha M. McCarthy papers span the period from 1976-2014 and are organized into two series: Publications and Subject files.

Arranged chronologically, the Publications series is further organized into three sub-series: Books, Articles, & Unpublished Articles and Conference Papers. The Books sub-series includes books McCarthy contributed to, those she edited, and others she co-wrote. The Articles sub-series is compiled of journals, newsletters, and magazines featuring McCarthy’s publications from 1976-2011. Also included are journals that feature an article by McCarthy and photocopies of individual articles. This series also contains drafts of some of her publications, arranged chronologically in separate folders. The Unpublished Articles and Conference Papers sub-series, comprise additions added to the collection in 2015 and arranged alphabetically by title.

The Subject files series contains materials about McCarthy’s involvement in professional organizations, conferences, University committees, and the Indiana Education Policy Center. It also includes grant proposals, project reports, research data, correspondence and teaching materials. Research materials include 11 cassette tapes of recorded case studies for a workshop on “Equity for Women in Higher Education” in 1978. Dates of these materials span 1977-2011.

• Indexing Terms

• The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog using these terms.

• • Names
  • McCarthy, Martha M. --Archives.
  • Indiana University. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Dept. -- Faculty --Archives.
• • Topics
  • Educational law and legislation --Research.

Separated Material

Four rolls of film titled “Monograph,” “IV Responses,” “VI Staff Subor.,” and “Case VII” were transferred to the University Archives Photograph Collection.

Related Material

Additional publications and research materials may be accessed in IUScholarworks

Related photographs may be available in the University Archives Photographs Database

Administrative Information

Container List

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Series: Box 1 Publications, 1976-2014 

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Subseries: Box 1 Monographs, 1978-2005 

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School Desegregation: A Model at Work, 1978 

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Law and the Indiana Educator, 1979 

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School Law in Contemporary Society, 1980 

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Public School Law: Teachers’ and Students’ Rights,

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1st ed., 1981 

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2nd ed., 1987 

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3rd ed., 1992 

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4th ed., 1998 

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5th ed., 2004 

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What legally constitutes an adequate public education? : a review of constitutional, legislative, and judicial mandates, 1992 

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What’s Happening in Teacher Testing, 1987 

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Leaders for America’s Schools, 1988 

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Under Scrutiny: The Educational Administration Professoriate, 1988 

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Leadership, Equity, and School Effectiveness, 1990 

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Continuity and Change: The Educational Leadership Professoriate , 1997

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Improving Student Learning: A Strategic Plan for Education Research and Its Utilization, 1999 

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A Promise for Indiana’s School Leaders: Recruitment, Retention, and Professional Development Needs, 2003 

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Educational Governance and Administration, 2004 

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Legal Rights of Teachers and Students, 2004 

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Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Law, 2005 

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Crediting the Past, Challenging the Present, Creating the Future, 2005 

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The Principal’s Legal Handbook, 2005 

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Subseries: Box 2 Articles, 1976-2014 

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Publications,

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1976 

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1977 

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1978-1979 

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1980 

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1981 

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1982 

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1983 

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1984 

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1985 

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1986 

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1987 

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1988 

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1989 

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1990 

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Box 3 1991 

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1992 

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1993 

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1994 

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1995 

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1996-1997 

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1998 

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1999 

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2000 

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2001 

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2002-2003 

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2004 

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2005-2006 

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2008 

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2009-2011 

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Drafts,

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1981-1985 

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1986-1989 

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Box 4 1990-1993 

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1994-1996 

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1997-1999 

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2000-2002 

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2003-2005 

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2007 

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2009-2014 

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Subseries: Unpublished Articles and Conference Papers, 1976-1999 

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Academic Freedom in the Schools,1977 

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Academic Sanctions for Absenteeism,undated 

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Affirmative Action for School Administration,undated 

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Are You Complying with the Federal Copyright Law?,1983 

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Are the Rights of the Handicapped in Jeopardy?,undated 

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Are Senority Rights Sacrosanct?,1985 

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Bilingual Education: Legal Issues and Implications,1981 

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Can Teachers Speak Out?,1984 

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The Changing Federal Role in Bilingual Education,1985 

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Classroom Management,1980 

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Competency Testing and Handicapped Students,1986 

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Competency Tests in Public Employment,1985 

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Constitutional Rights of Teachers,undated 

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Clarification of Title IX,1984 

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Connick v. Myers,1984 

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Continuing Saga of Title IX,1984 

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Creation v. Evolution,1982 

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Desegregation Update,1985 

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Dismissal of Tenured Faculty Members,undated 

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Dissemination Paper,1979-1980 

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Due Process for Teachers,1976 

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Educational Administration,1978-1981 

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The "Equal Access Law",1985 

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The Establishment Clause and Educational Policies,1986 

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The Establishment Clause and Tax Relief Measure,1984 

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The Ethics, Law, and Finance of Autonomous Schools,1995 

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The Evolution of Educational Leadership Preparation Programs,1999 

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"Fair Use" and Copyright Law,1983 

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Federal Legislation on Behalf of Handicapped Children,1980 

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The Handicapped Child's Right to an "Appropriate" Educational Program,1982 

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Intra-District Desegregation Remedies,1979 

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Legal Challenges to Academic Decisions in Higher Education,1984 

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Liability of School Boards and School Officials for Violations of Federal Rights,undated 

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Mandatory Retirement: Is It Unconstitutional?,1978 

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Minimum Competency Testing and Handicapped Students,1980 

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Minimum Competency on Trial,1983 

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Minority Admissions: Preferential Treatment,undated  View item(s)

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The Mounting Home Education Movement,1982 

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Much Ado Over the Hatch Amendment,1985 

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New Directions in Desegregation Litigation,1978 

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A New Role for Administration and a New Era for Handicapped,1977 

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Opposition,1995 

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Plyler v. Doe: Issues and Implications,1982 

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Public Education and Issues of Chruch and State and Free Expression,1994 

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Public Law 94-142,1976-1978 

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Public School Prayer,1984 

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Punishment in the School,1983 

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Pupil Punishment for Out-of-School Behavior,undated 

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Racial Quotas Versus Seniority Rights,1984 

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Reading Education and the Law,1981 

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Recent Challenges to Affirmative Action,1983 

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Recent Developments in Sex Discrimination Litigation,1977 

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Religion and Public Schools,undated 

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Religious Influence and Activities in Public Schools,undated 

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The Right to Education in Japan,1983 

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The Right to Education: From Rodriguez to Goss,undated 

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The Right to an Education: Illegal Aliens,undated 

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School Administrators,1981 

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Senority Rights and Title VII,undated 

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Sex Discrimination in Employment: Comparable Worth,undated 

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Teacher's Rights to Speak Freely,1978 

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Title IX: A Decade Later,1982 

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Title IX: Does It Apply to Employees?,undated 

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Tuition Tax Credits and the First Amendment,1984 

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The Use of Tests in Screening and Evaluating Teachers,1984 

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Wallace v. Jaffree,1985 

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What Is an Appropriate Education?,undated