Academic Freedom Is Eroding in South Africa, Critics Say

Autor/in	Lindow, Megan
Titel	Academic Freedom Is Eroding in South Africa, Critics Say
Quelle	In: Chronicle of Higher Education, 53 (2007) 38, (1 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-5982
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Academic Freedom; College Faculty; Universities; Politics of Education; Authoritarianism; College Administration; Government School Relationship; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Akademische Freiheit; Fakultät; University; Universität; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Autoritarismus; College administrators; Hochschulverwaltung; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	A spate of recent dismissals and disciplinary actions taken by South African universities against outspoken faculty members signals a broad erosion of academic freedom in higher education, academics and civil-society groups say. Much of the negative attention lately has focused on the University of KwaZulu-Natal, where academics say they face censorship and intimidation from an increasingly authoritarian administration. Some academics say that South African universities are increasingly sensitive to criticism due to stress from dwindling funds and complicated mergers. The trend on campuses also reflects the increasingly stifling political climate of South Africa, as the government attempts to centralize power and constrain open debate. Universities, including KwaZulu-Natal, are "taking their cues from the broader political environment." (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10