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Brown, Richard Harvey; And Others – American Behavioral Scientist, 1995
Questions how academia can continue to engage in knowledge production without producing and legitimating dominant discourses. Maintains that academia must accept that individuals live in a time of multiple perspectives, an absence of embracing consensus, and the deconstruction of any absolute or foundational principles of truth. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Pluralism, Democratic Values, Educational Environment, Elitism