Academic Freedom: A Delicate Balance.

Melnick, Nicholas; Lillard, Sandra D.

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ERIC Number: EJ393400

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1989

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Academic Freedom: A Delicate Balance.

Melnick, Nicholas; Lillard, Sandra D.

Clearing House, v62 n6 p275-77 Feb 1989

Discusses judicial decisions bearing on the nature of academic freedom as a constitutional right of public school teachers. Summarizes cases that recognize a teacher's right to teach contrary to the wishes of school authorities, and cases that uphold the state's right to control the public school curriculum. (SR)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Freedom of Speech, Public School Teachers, Teacher Rights

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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