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Knowledge in the Making - Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities (Paperback)
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Knowledge in the Making - Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities (Paperback)
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A compelling must-read for parents, administrators, faculty, and
anyone with an interest in what happens when academics and politics
intersect How free are students and teachers to express unpopular
ideas in public schools and universities? Not free enough, Joan
DelFattore suggests. Wading without hesitation into some of the
most contentious issues of our times, she investigates battles over
a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university
communities-homosexuality-themed children's books, research on
race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation
of hate speech, and more-and with her usual evenhanded approach
offers insights supported by theory and by practical expertise. Two
key questions arise: What ideas should schools and universities
teach? And what rights do teachers and students have to disagree
with those ideas? The answers are not the same for K-12 schools as
they are for public universities. But far from drawing a bright
line between them, DelFattore suggests that we must consider public
education as a whole to determine how-and how successfully-it deals
with conflicting views. When expert opinion clashes with popular
belief, which should prevail? How much independence should K-12
teachers have? How do we foster the cutting-edge research that
makes America a world leader in higher education? What are the
free-speech rights of students? This uniquely accessible and
balanced discussion deserves the full attention of everyone
concerned with academic goals and agendas in our schools.
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