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Download full textCook, Kay K. – 1984
This synthesis of current attitudes on academic freedom as defined by lower court and Supreme Court cases describes the (1) framework in which academic freedom operates, (2) powers and limitations of state legislatures and school officials in defining the curriculum and setting policy, (3) rights and limitations of teachers in making curricular…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Court Litigation, Educational Legislation
Peer reviewedLehr, Fran – English Journal, 1985
Summarizes major court cases that have provided some sense of the extent to which teachers may legitimately select course content and teaching methods. (RBW)
Descriptors: Censorship, Course Content, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
