Academic Freedom

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Academic Freedom and Professional Standards

A Case Study

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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Matthew W. Finkin starts from the position, following the “1915 Declaration,” that “academic freedom is a professional liberty in the exercise of which the faculty member is … 29 $2.90 Add
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Fat Stanley and the Lancaster Amish

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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Fat Stanley told me he had to cut school almost every day because he didn’t want to end up like me, working for someone else. He was 13 when he said that to me. An Amish man in Ohio told me … 9 $0.90 Add
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Professionals and Professionalism

Protecting the Status Quo and Academic Disciplines

From: Degrees of Failure

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Undergraduate students occupying the lowest rung on the academic hierarchy are seen as non-professionals who need further training to ensure that they follow the judgments and decisions of their … 16 $1.60 Add
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Professors in Place

From: The Elective Mind

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The third section considers the role of professors in bringing an elective course and the curiosity, enthusiasm and desire for learning to life. 38 $3.80 Add
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Conclusion

From: The Elective Mind

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The conclusion reflects on the current role of philisophy in the modern university. 12 $1.20 Add
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David Sarnoff’s Classroom

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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Sarnoff, the founder of RCA dropped out of elementary school to sell newspapers on the street. What he learned there he could never have learned in school. 12 $1.20 Add
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Edubusiness and Edutainment

Wealthy Benefactors and Sporting Contributions to the Campus Party

From: Degrees of Failure

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The rise of the corporate edutainment university portends something new and different that goes well beyond the existence of a social side in college life. Changes in the policies and programs … 33 $3.30 Add
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The Right to Think Otherwise

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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Mark Gabbert addresses the same issues, starting from a concern that “a too one-sided emphasis on professional norms risks having the effect of producing not critical minds but . . . well, … 27 $2.70 Add
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Hector Isn’t the Problem

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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I was the official New York State Teacher of the Year when I quit on the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal, because I couldn’t stand to hurt children any more. 7 $0.70 Add
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The Limits of Academic Freedom

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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Joan Scott discusses the tensions inherent in the theory and practice of the academy as a self-regulating community. She explores those tensions and argues that, while they are unresolvable, they … 27 $2.70 Add
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Academic Freedom as a Contraint on Freedom of Religion

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

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John Baker offers a philosophical analysis of whether it is plausible to claim that an institution can require compliance with tenets of a religion while being capable of fulfilling the societal … 22 $2.20 Add
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The Camino de Santiago

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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Inspired by the pilgrimage to St. James’ tomb which draws young and old from around the world each year to walk across Spain, I decided to help kids toward lives as producers rather than … 8 $0.80 Add