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ERIC Number: EJ1332991
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0895-4852
EISSN: EISSN-1936-4709
The Use and Abuse of University Discipline
Mercer, Mark
Academic Questions, v34 n4 p90-97 2021
What should university discipline be used to do and what should it not be used to do? In this article, the author argues that the only proper goal a university could have in seeking to discipline a professor is to put an end to that professor's bad behavior--and only after informal means have failed. He also argues that penalties should be applied only after a professor has been found, through a fair procedure, to have breached a sound university regulation. Penalties should be only as severe as required to prevent the professor from behaving badly (in the same way) again. Professors found to have breached a regulation should be terminated only for a second or third violation and only if termination is necessary to ensure that the university can again function as it should--so that students get taught and research progresses.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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