Academic Freedom in Europe: Time for a "Magna Charta"?

Autor/in	Karran, Terence
Titel	Academic Freedom in Europe: Time for a "Magna Charta"?
Quelle	In: Higher Education Policy, 22 (2009) 2, S.163-189 (27 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0952-8733
DOI	10.1057/hep.2009.2
Schlagwörter	Academic Freedom; Governance; Unions; Foreign Countries; Legal Problems; Curriculum; Tenure; Student Evaluation; Educational Research; Definitions; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Akademische Freiheit; Education; Educational policy; Financing; Steuerung; Bildung; Erziehung; Bildungspolitik; Finanzierung; Ausland; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Amtszeit; Beschäftigungsdauer; Schulnote; Studentische Bewertung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Begriffsbestimmung; USA
Abstract	This paper is a preliminary attempt to establish a working definition of academic freedom for the European Union states. The paper details why such a definition is required for the European Union and then examines some of the difficulties of defining academic freedom. By drawing upon the experience of the legal difficulties beset by the concept in the USA and building on previous analyses of constitutional and legislative protection for academic freedom, and of legal regulations regarding institutional governance and academic tenure, a working definition of academic freedom is then derived. The resultant definition, which, it is suggested, could form the basis for a European "Magna Charta Libertatis Academicae", goes beyond traditional discussions of academic freedom by specifying not only the rights inherent in the concept but also its accompanying duties, necessary limitations and safeguards. The paper concludes with proposals for how the definition might be tested and carried forward. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10