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Knowledge in the Making - Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities (Hardcover)
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Knowledge in the Making - Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities (Hardcover)
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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 all 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
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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