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Academic freedom is the belief that the freedom of inquiry by students and faculty members is essential to the mission of the academy, and that scholars should have freedom to teach or communicate ideas or facts (including those that are inconvenient to external political groups or to authorities) without being targeted for repression, job loss, or imprisonment. Still, academic freedom has limits. In the United States, for example, according to the widely recognized "1940 Statement on Academic Freedom and Tenure", teachers should be careful to avoid controversial matter that is unrelated to the subject. When they speak or write in public, they are free to express their opinions without fear from institutional censorship or discipline, but they should show restraint and clearly indicate that they are not speaking for their institution. Academic tenure protects academic freedom by ensuring that teachers can be fired only for causes such as gross professional incompetence or behavior that evokes condemnation from the academic community itself. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I have tried to register with Turkish forums and News papers and they don't let me in and I live here. They say they are a free country but this a not freedom. If your an academic ok but not the common guy. Asked by Steven W - Thu Aug 21 19:15:22 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. I live in Turkey too and can't say I've noticed any problems of that nature but I haven't tried to join any purely Turkish/Turkish language fora. What do you mean the papers don't let you in? To write a comment or what? There are definitely limitations on free speech viz Orhan Pamuk, Elif afak etc and we know we can't say a word against THAT MAN. Generally I don't feel that my way of life is restricted in any way, I can speak freely with my Turkish friends and that's the most important thing. Answered by fidget - Thu Aug 21 19:26:05 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Academic freedom" |
