Academic Freedom

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Giving and Taking Offense

Giving and Taking Offense

Civility, Respect, and Academic Freedom

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Jamie Cameron concludes the book with an examination of the implications for academic freedom of the growing movement for civil discourse. She examines American and Canadian university respectful … 25 $2.50 Add
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Hector Isn’t the Problem

Hector Isn’t the Problem

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

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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Incident at Highland High

Incident at Highland High

From: Weapons of Mass Instruction

Last January, a sixteen-year-old German girl — shy and well-behaved — was arrested in her home in Nuremberg, Germany, by fifteen armed policemen. Her crime was homeschooling. Reading … 16 $1.60 Add
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Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom in the Managed University

Institutional Autonomy and Academic Freedom in the Managed University

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Len Findlay looks broadly at the changing character of the contemporary university, and how university autonomy has become a threat to academic freedom rather than a means to ensure it. As … 16 $1.60 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

What Are We Doing Here?

From: The Elective Mind

The introduction lays out the intent of the book, a long essay reflecting on the value of elective courses in university, specifically philosophy, as an opportunity for shared, social learning … 31 $3.10 Add
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Meeting Place
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Meeting Place

Socrates in the Agora

From: The Elective Mind

The first section discusses how learning requires a willingness to seek out and be transformed by truth and that the elective classroom is a space where that can still happen. She explores how … 30 $3.00 Add
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Placing the Text
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Placing the Text

From: The Elective Mind

The second section considers why and how the university classroom can provide a place for learning and transformation, as well as the role of texts in the classroom. 30 $3.00 Add
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Preface & Introduction

Preface & Introduction

From: Academic Freedom in Conflict

Outlines the arguments made in the book and why this book is important to the discussion going on ; ; 18 $1.80 Add
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Professionals and Professionalism

Professionals and Professionalism

Protecting the Status Quo and Academic Disciplines

From: Degrees of Failure

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