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ERIC Number: EJ358605
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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"It All Started with Descartes."
Clark, Todd
Social Education, v51 n6 p431-32 Oct 1987
Cites examples of private attacks and governmental restrictions on academic freedom. Contends that teachers must explicitly teach the importance of free inquiry in an open society; and that school districts must have written procedures in place for dealing with complaints. (JDH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Administrative Policy, Censorship, Elementary Secondary Education, Government Role, Humanism, Humanistic Education, Intellectual Freedom, Religion, Social Studies, Teacher Rights
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - General
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Language: English
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