Academic Freedom: The Third World Context.

Caston, Geoffrey

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Publication Date: 1989

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Academic Freedom: The Third World Context.

Caston, Geoffrey

Oxford Review of Education, v15 n3 p305-38 1989

Examines academic freedom in Fiji after a military coup in 1987. Describes how universities are viewed in developing nations by totalitarian regimes. Discusses the university's visibility, cost, and role in economic development. Refers to numerous studies on the complexity and intensity of relations between the university and the power structure. (NL)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, Civil Liberties, Cross Cultural Studies, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Professional Autonomy

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Fiji

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