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ERIC Number: EJ358602
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Academic Freedom, Censorship, and the Social Studies.
Nelson, Jack L.; Ochoa, Anna S.
Social Education, v51 n6 p424-27 Oct 1987
Reviews the 1974 statement on academic freedom of the National Council for the Social Studies and offers a rationale for maintaining academic freedom. Reviews recent censorship threats, the "climate of restriction" which pervades textbooks and teaching, and teachers' reasons for self-censorship. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Institutional Autonomy, Intellectual Freedom, Professional Autonomy, Social Studies, Teacher Rights, Teaching Conditions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: National Council for the Social Studies