Problem
Denial of academic freedom
Other Names:
Denial of right to investigate Nature:
Academic freedom is being increasingly challenged both by government and by students. Since universities have allowed themselves to become dependent upon public money for their survival, those who work within them can no longer resist pressures from governments which apportion the money or from students who represent those supplying the money.
Incidence:
During the two decades preceding 1988 there have risen an alarming tendency to undermine, restrict or suppress academic freedom and autonomy of institutions of higher education. This has a direct relation to a contracting system of higher education justified most often in terms of economic austerity and/or political expediency.
Broader Problems:
Restrictions on freedomDenial of freedom of thought Narrower Problems:
Politicization of scholarshipErosion of university autonomy Reduces:
Academic arrogance References:
Fernando, L, Hartley, N and Nowak, M: Academic Freedom 1990: a human rights reportRussell, Conrad: Academic Freedom Subject(s):
Education → Educational contentResearch, Standards → Investigations
Societal Problems → Deprivation
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST