Higher Education, the Courts and the

Leas, Terrence

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ERIC Number: EJ431243

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1991

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Higher Education, the Courts and the "Doctrine" of Academic Abstention.

Leas, Terrence

Journal of Law and Education, v20 n2 p135-65 Spr 1991

Reviews the case law of academic abstention (issues that the courts consider beyond their expertise) in the following areas of higher education: (1) student qualifications; (2) faculty qualifications; (3) student substantive rights; (4) faculty substantive rights; and (5) discovery of information. (199 references) (MLF)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Administration, College Faculty, Court Litigation, Court Role, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Professional Autonomy

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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