Academic freedom and the inclusive university [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Sharon E. Kahn and Dennis Pavlich

• Pubblicazione: Vancouver, BC, : UBC Press, c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (191 p.)
• Disciplina: 378.1/21
• Soggetto topico: Academic freedom; University autonomy; Inclusive education
• Altri autori: KahnSharon E. <1946-> PavlichDennis J
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Academic Freedom and Inclusivity: A Perspective; Part 1 Clarifying Concepts in Ideology, Language, and Law; 1 What's Sauce for One Goose: The Logic of Academic Freedom; 2 Academic Freedom: Rights as Immunities and Privileges; 3 What's at Stake? Intersection and Tensions; Part 2 The Changing Culture; 4 The Role of Universities in a Changing Culture; 5 Academic Freedom in Social Context; 6 The Exclusive University and Academic Freedom; 7 Inclusion and the Academy: Debating a Good Idea Freely; 8 Academic Freedom and Its Distractions; Part 3 Academic Freedom in Peril ; 9 Academic Freedom versus the Intrusive University10 The New Sectarianism and the Liberal University; 11 Judaic Studies and Western Civilization: Identity Politics and the Academy; 12 Are Course Evaluations a Threat to Academic Freedom?; Part 4 Theoretical and Practical Challenges to the Inclusive University; 13 Meeting the Challenge of Religious Fundamentalism: How Far Do Liberal Principles of Tolerance Go?; 14 The Inclusive University and the Problem of Knowledge; 15 Academic Freedom and Reciprocity: Practising What We Preach; 16 Academic Freedom, Debate, and Bureaucracy ; 17 Regulation or DialogueContributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Battles over human rights, curriculum issues and hiring and promotion practices reveal to what extent efforts to integrate ideas of academic freedom and the inclusive university have engendered strife and debate on Canadian campuses. For some, the concept of academic freedom has become its own myth -- an icon to be revered, an article of faith, an essentialist doctrine with roots firmly planted in tradition. For others, the concept of an inclusive university -- a university reflecting the burgeoning diversity of cultures and ideologies in Canadian society -- demands realization through the transformation of university structures and practices. The four parts of Academic Freedom and the Inclusive University explore this conflict. In Clarifying Concepts in Language, Law, and Ideology, contributors examine the terms of reference and clarify the differences between Canadian and American viewpoints. The Changing Culture looks at the conflict between academic freedom and the inclusive university from theoretical, historical, and personal perspectives. The chapters in Academic Freedom in Peril contend that inclusion as a policy within the university has destroyed the consensus necessary for academic life, while the essays in Theoretical and Practical Challenges to the Inclusive University focus on the problems that arise when universities promote a policy of inclusion. Although no final conclusions are drawn in this thought-provoking book, it provides insight into the relationship between academic freedom and the inclusive university. Lively, impassioned and informed, these essays will appeal to general readers, academics, and students alike.
• Titolo autorizzato: Academic freedom and the inclusive university
• ISBN: 1-283-11167-5; 9786613111678; 0-7748-5060-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910791405203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II