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Academic Freedom and the Inclusive University

edited by Sharon E. Kahn & Dennis Pavlich

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
May 2001
Category
General
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774850605
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774808088
    Publish Date
    May 2001
    List Price
    $34.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774808071
    Publish Date
    Nov 2000
    List Price
    $95.00

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Description

Battles over human rights, curriculum issues and hiring and promotion practices reveal to what extent efforts to integrate ideas of academic freedom and the inclusive university have engendered strife and debate on Canadian campuses. For some, the concept of academic freedom has become its own myth – an icon to be revered, an article of faith, an essentialist doctrine with roots firmly planted in tradition. For others, the concept of an inclusive university – a university reflecting the burgeoning diversity of cultures and ideologies in Canadian society – demands realization through the transformation of university structures and practices. The four parts of Academic Freedom and the Inclusive University explore this conflict.

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Contributor Notes

Sharon E. Kahn is Associate Vice-President, Equity, at the University of British Columbia. Dennis Pavlich is University Counsel at the University of British Columbia.