Academic Freedom in American Higher Education [electronic resource] : Rights, Responsibilities and Limitations. ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report No. 4 / Robert K. Poch.

This report synthesizes the literature and applicable case law concerning academic freedom in higher education and addresses the following issues: (1) popular notions concerning academic freedom; (2) whether academic freedom is a legal right; (3) whether faculty at private institutions have the same...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Poch, Robert K.
Corporate Authors: Association for the Study of Higher Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, George Washington University. School of Education and Human Development
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1993.
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