Faculty Autonomy and Obligation

Autor/in	Hamilton, Neil W.
Titel	Faculty Autonomy and Obligation
Quelle	In: Academe, 93 (2007) 1, S.36-42 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0190-2946
Schlagwörter	Governance; Academic Freedom; Ethics; Professional Autonomy; Peer Evaluation; Responsibility; Contracts; Part Time Faculty; Nontenured Faculty; Behavior; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Akademische Freiheit; Ethik; Berufsfreiheit; Verantwortungsübernahme; Zuständigkeit; Vertrag; USA
Abstract	The work of individual professors and members of the "faculty" requires a high degree of autonomy. This professional independence that educators enjoy individually through academic freedom and collectively through peer review and shared governance arises from a social contract, a tacit agreement with the public about the contribution of the nation's colleges and universities to the common good. However, that social contract cannot be taken for granted, it must be renewed in each generation of the profession. In the United States today, educators are failing to teach their newer colleagues about their responsibilities under this social contract, an oversight that will have real consequences for the autonomy of the profession. In this article, the author explores the threats to academic autonomy and suggests steps toward renewing the social contract on which the educators' profession depends. (Contains 2 notes.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10