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Neave, Guy, Ed. – 2000
Three broad subthemes were addressed in a conference focusing on the responsibilities of universities. These were anticipating change relative to university development, the international knowledge enterprise, and academic freedom and university autonomy as prerequisite for the university meeting its responsibilities. Following an introduction,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Role, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Shils, Edward – 1997
The 14 essays in this book, written from 1938 through 1995, examine the modern research university, focusing on the relationship of these institutions to government, academic freedom, and the responsibilities of the academic profession. The book contends that the university has been deflected from its essential commitment to teaching, learning,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Educational History, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
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This volume contains speeches and papers given at the International Conference on Academic Freedom and University Autonomy held in Sinaia, Romania, May 5-7, 1992. Section 1 contains introductory addresses by Federico Mayor, Maitland Stobart, Hinrich Seidel,and Walter Kamba. Section 2 contains 18 papers that address connotations and challenges of…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Case Studies, College Faculty, College Instruction
Daniel, John, Ed.; And Others – 1993
The ten essays in this book examine issues related to academic freedom and university autonomy. Chapter 1 serves as an introduction, providing an overview of the situation in universities worldwide, including national and international initiatives to promote academic freedom. It also discusses the role of the World University Service in this…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, College Environment
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdahl, Robert O., Ed. – 1988
The effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions are explored in 16 essays by experts in the field. Titles and authors are as follows: "The University and the State: A Historical Overview" (E. D. Duryea); "Autonomy and Accountability: Some Fundamental…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; Berdahl, Robert O., Ed. – 1981
The wide-ranging impact of social, political and economic forces on higher education and their specific consequences for faculty, students, and administrators is addressed within the broad context of autonomy and accountability. The book is organized around several themes. The first section discusses such basic issues as: the historical…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Administration
Altbach, Philip G., Ed.; And Others – 1994
This collection of 16 essays explore the effects and implications of the changing relationship between external societal influences and academic institutions in the United States. A foreword by Clark Kerr is entitled, "American Society Turns More Assertive: A New Century Approaches for Higher Education in the United States." The essays…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accountability, College Curriculum, College Students
