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Academic Tenure and Freedom
Richard T. de George
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Description for Academic Tenure and Freedom
Paperback. This work examines the threat to academic freedom and tenure within higher education institutions from both outside and inside sources, and discusses the ethical justification in their implementation. It argues that academic freedom and tenure benefits both institutions and society. Series: Issues in Academic Ethics. Num Pages: 300 pages, Bibliography, index. BIC Classification: HPQ; JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 335.
Academic freedom and tenure, both cherished institutions of higher education, are currently under attack by many both outside and within the academy. Richard DeGeorge argues that they can be defended on ethical grounds only if they are joined with appropriate accountability, publicly articulated and defended standards, and conscientious enforcement of these standards by academic institutions and the members of the academic community. He discusses the ethical justification of tenure and academic freedom, as well as ethical issues in their implementation. He argues that academic freedom, which is the basis for tenure, is not license nor the same as freedom of ... Read more
Academic freedom and tenure, both cherished institutions of higher education, are currently under attack by many both outside and within the academy. Richard DeGeorge argues that they can be defended on ethical grounds only if they are joined with appropriate accountability, publicly articulated and defended standards, and conscientious enforcement of these standards by academic institutions and the members of the academic community. He discusses the ethical justification of tenure and academic freedom, as well as ethical issues in their implementation. He argues that academic freedom, which is the basis for tenure, is not license nor the same as freedom of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Issues in Academic Ethics
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780847683321
SKU
V9780847683321
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About Richard T. de George
Richard DeGeorge is University Distinguished Professor in Philosophy at the University of Kansas and the author of Business Ethics and Competing with Integrity in International Business.
Reviews for Academic Tenure and Freedom
Explores the current controversies over academic tenure in a scholarly way, focusing particularly on the ethical responsibilities of tenured faculty and the social benefits of academic freedom. Legislators, trustees, faculty and administrators will all be well served by this book.
Robert Hemenway, Chancellor, The University of Kansas Addressing all the new arguments as well as the old, De George ... Read more
Robert Hemenway, Chancellor, The University of Kansas Addressing all the new arguments as well as the old, De George ... Read more