Academic freedom as insubordination: the legalisation of the academy
Titel:
Academic freedom as insubordination: the legalisation of the academy
Auteur:
Rochford, Francine
Verschenen in:
Education & the law
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (2003) nr. 4 pagina's 249-262
Jaar:
2003-12
Inhoud:
Australian academics, like their overseas counterparts, have, over recent years, felt an attenuation of the freedom traditionally ascribed to the academic. This attenuation has been accompanied by termination of employment, legal proceedings, and limitations placed on use of facilities or previously enjoyed freedoms. This paper considers the notion of academic freedom, and its traditional justification. It assesses the basis of that justification in the changing environment of higher education, and asserts that the need for academic freedom is not diminished by the commercialisation of the academy. Quite the reverse is the case. The paper considers the legal justifications for attacks on academic freedom, and the premises upon which they are based, with a view to arming the academic against such justifications.
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