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Cook, 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

Lehr, 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
Poch, Robert K. – 1994
This brief report summarizes a longer document with the same title in the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Report series. Academic freedom provides the foundation for faculty scholarship and teaching, making it possible for educators to exchange ideas and concepts freely in the classroom, to explore and disseminate new knowledge, and to speak out both…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Faculty College Relationship, Freedom of Information, Higher Education
Poch, Robert K. – 1993
This report synthesizes the literature and applicable case law concerning academic freedom in higher education and addresses the following issues: (1) popular notions concerning academic freedom; (2) whether academic freedom is a legal right; (3) whether faculty at private institutions have the same rights as faculty in public schools; and (4)…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Faculty College Relationship, Freedom of Information, Higher Education
Mauch, James E.; And Others – 1990
This digest summarizes issues raised in a research report on the academic rank of the emeritus professorship and retirement. Among the questions addressed are: What prompts an interest in the emeritus status? What trends presage its restructuring? What changes in the emeritus rank are likely? How might a new emeritus rank help solve problems of…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Aging in Academia, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
Mauch, James E.; And Others – 1990
This report examines the rank of emeritus professor in higher education and considers such questions as: What trends presage its restructuring? What changes in the emeritus rank are likely? How might a new emeritus rank help solve problems of abolishing compulsory retirement age? and What should colleges and universities do? Recent studies about…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Aging in Academia, Faculty College Relationship, Higher Education
Scott, James – 1986
Teachers with tenure possess certain privileges. For instance, they are permitted a hearing before the school board when they are threatened with dismissal. The failure of tenured teachers to maintain standards must be proved by the administration. In the case of probationary teachers, the school board has almost unlimited power to renew or not to…
Descriptors: Board Administrator Relationship, Declining Enrollment, Elementary Secondary Education, Nontenured Faculty
Stevens, Ed – ERIC Clearinghouse on Higher Education, 1999
Due process has become an important principle in higher education as a result of many new legal issues, including dismissals of students from campus, firings of staff members, faculty tenure and promotion, sexual harassment, discrimination, and substance abuse. This volume defines due process; explains when due process procedures are required;…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation, Decision Making