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Knowledge in the Making
Joan Delfattore
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Description for Knowledge in the Making
Hardback. Investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more. This title is suitable for those who are concerned with academic goals and agendas in our schools. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL; JNM; JPVH2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 24. Weight in Grams: 602. Academic Freedom and Free Speech in America's Schools and Universities. 352 pages. Investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more. This title is suitable for those who are concerned with academic goals and agendas in our schools. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNF; JNL; JNM; JPVH2. Dimension: 244 x 167 x 24. Weight: 602.
How free are students and teachers to express unpopular ideas in public schools and universities? Not free enough, Joan DelFattore suggests. Wading without hesitation into some of the most contentious issues of our times, she investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more - and with her usual evenhanded approach offers insights supported by theory and by practical expertise. Two key questions arise: What ideas should schools and universities teach? And what rights do ... Read more
How free are students and teachers to express unpopular ideas in public schools and universities? Not free enough, Joan DelFattore suggests. Wading without hesitation into some of the most contentious issues of our times, she investigates battles over a wide range of topics that have fractured school and university communities - homosexuality-themed children's books, research on race-based intelligence, the teaching of evolution, the regulation of hate speech, and more - and with her usual evenhanded approach offers insights supported by theory and by practical expertise. Two key questions arise: What ideas should schools and universities teach? And what rights do ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300111811
SKU
V9780300111811
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About Joan Delfattore
Joan DelFattore is an award-winning author and professor of English and legal studies, University of Delaware.
Reviews for Knowledge in the Making
"Joan DelFattore provides both an appeal to urgency in repelling these attacks and a clear description of the legal obstacles and barriers that need to be overcome. The book is well worth reading."
John M. Elmore "Academe. "
John M. Elmore "Academe. "