Academic Freedom by Robert J. Ceglie, Sherwood Thompson - 9781839098857

Academic FreedomAutonomy, Challenges and Conformation\nAuthor(s): Robert J. Ceglie, Sherwood Thompson\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Emerald Publishing Limited\nISBN-13: 9781839098857, 978-1839098857\nSynopsis\nFramed in the context of a world in which academic freedom is often jeopardized, or criticized by outside social forces, Academic Freedom: Autonomy, Challenges and Conformation sets out to echo the voices of faculty who have encountered challenges to academic freedom within their personal and professional careers.\n\nIncluding chapters which range from showcasing specific experiences within particular disciplines, to providing broad historical or philosophical perspectives, this edited collection provides an authentic account of how academic freedom has helped and hindered the academic profession, scholarship, and teaching. Revealing one-on-one interactions which shed light on the views of individual educators, this book shi.