Goldberg S S, Kuriloff P J
Beaver College, Glenside, Pennsylvania.
Except Child. 1991 May;57(6):546-55. doi: 10.1177/001440299105700608.
The U.S. Congress mandated due process hearings in special education disputes to ensure parental involvement in educational decision making and to promote individual justice. The present study explored two kinds of justice, defined as objective and subjective fairness, and examined parent and school officials' subjective experience of the fairness of their hearings. Findings indicate that hearings are not achieving subjective fairness. Neither school officials nor parents felt positively about the experience. Supplements to hearings, such as mediation and negotiation, should be studied to see if they are more effective vehicles for achieving congressional intent and for avoiding costly and emotionally draining hearings.
美国国会规定在特殊教育纠纷中进行正当程序听证，以确保家长参与教育决策并促进个体公平。本研究探讨了两种公平，即客观公平和主观公平，并考察了家长和学校官员对听证公平性的主观体验。研究结果表明，听证并未实现主观公平。学校官员和家长对这种体验都没有积极的感受。应该研究听证的补充方式，如调解和协商，看它们是否是实现国会意图以及避免代价高昂且令人情绪疲惫的听证的更有效手段。
