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Academic Freedom, Censorship, and the Social Studies.

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Nelson, Jack L.; Ochoa, Anna S. – Social Education, 1987

Reviews the 1974 statement on academic freedom of the National Council for the Social Studies and offers a rationale for maintaining academic freedom. Reviews recent censorship threats, the "climate of restriction" which pervades textbooks and teaching, and teachers' reasons for self-censorship. (JDH)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy

Issues in Social Studies Education. Academic Freedom: 50 Years Standing Still.

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Nelson, Jack L.; Stanley, William B. – Social Education, 1985

The freedom of teaching around 1935 is compared to academic freedom today. Unfortunately, today there remain serious restrictions on the freedom to teach and learn social studies. (RM)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Comparative Analysis, Educational Environment