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ERIC Number: EJ501641
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0271-0560
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Academic Freedom and Regional Accreditation: Guarantors of Quality in the Academy.
Elman, Sandra E.
New Directions for Higher Education, n88 p89-100 Win 1994
Accreditation fosters academic freedom as a condition of academic quality. Accreditation depends on academic freedom to secure reliable institutional self-evaluation and planning, by according faculty the freedom to present their informed judgments about professional matters without reprisal. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Accreditation (Institutions), College Faculty, College Planning, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Quality Control, Regional Planning, Self Evaluation (Groups), Standards, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Theme issue topic: "Academic Freedom: An Everyday Concern."