Prelims

Teaching and Learning Practices for Academic Freedom

ISBN: 978-1-80043-481-3, eISBN: 978-1-80043-480-6

ISSN: 2055-3641

Publication date: 23 November 2020

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(2020), "Prelims", Sengupta, E. and Blessinger, P. (Ed.) Teaching and Learning Practices for Academic Freedom (Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning, Vol. 34), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. i-x. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2055-364120200000034001

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Teaching and Learning Practices for Academic Freedom

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Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

Senior Series Editor: Patrick Blessinger, St John’s University and Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

Associate Series Editor: Enakshi Sengupta, Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, USA

Published volumes:

Volume 21 Civil Society and Social Responsibility in Higher Education: International Perspectives on Curriculum and Teaching Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney

Volume 22 Introduction to Sustainable Development Leadership and Strategies In Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Taisir Subhi Yamin

Volume 23 University–Community Partnerships for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney

Volume 24 Leadership Strategies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney

Volume 25 Integrating Community Service into Curriculum: International Perspectives on Humanizing Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya

Volume 26 International Perspectives on Improving Student Engagement: Advances in Library Practices in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Milton D. Cox

Volume 27 Improving Classroom Engagement and International Development Programs: International Perspectives on Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla Makhanya

Volume 28 Cultural Competence in Higher Education – Edited by Tiffany Puckett, and Nancy Lind

Volume 29 Designing Effective Library Learning Spaces in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya

Volume 30 Developing and Supporting Multiculturalism and Leadership Development – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya

Volume 31 Faculty and Student Research in Practicing Academic Freedom – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger

Volume 32 International Perspectives on Policies, Practices & Pedagogies for Promoting Social Responsibility in Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Craig Mahoney

Volume 33 International Perspectives on the Role of Technology in Humanizing Higher Education – Edited by Enakshi Sengupta, Patrick Blessinger and Mandla S. Makhanya

Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning VOLUME 34

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TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICES FOR ACADEMIC FREEDOM

EDITED BY

ENAKSHI SENGUPTA

Centre for Advanced Research in Higher Education, New York, USA

International HETL Association, New York, USA

PATRICK BLESSINGER

St. John’s University, New York, USA

International HETL Association, New York, USA

Created in partnership with the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association

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United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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ISBN: 978-1-80043-481-3 (Print)

ISBN: 978-1-80043-480-6 (Online)

ISBN: 978-1-80043-482-0 (Epub)

ISSN: 2055-3641 (Series)

Contents

List of Contributors vii
Series Editors’ Introduction ix
PART I PRACTICING ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Chapter 1 Introduction to Teaching and Learning Practices for Academic Freedom
Enakshi Sengupta and Patrick Blessinger 3
Chapter 2 From a Century of Defeats: The Slow Emergence of Academic Freedom from the Courts in the Early 20th Century
Daniel J. Perrone 13
Chapter 3 Robbed of Academic Freedom – Imposition of a Coercive Attendance Policy on Students
Enakshi Sengupta 27
Chapter 4 Balancing the Freedom to Teach with the Freedom to Learn: The Critical Role of Assessment Professionals in Ensuring Educational Equity
Karen Singer-Freeman, Christine Robinson and Linda Bastone 39
Chapter 5 Sustaining Academic Freedom in the Transition to Online Degrees
Melora Sundt 53
Chapter 6 Academic Freedom and Freedom of Speech: The Assault of Vulnerability
Stuart Waiton 71
Chapter 7 The Iron Cage University
Timothy J. Fogarty 93
Chapter 8 Universities as Institutions of Higher Education between Formation and Research
Verena Risse 107
PART II ACADEMIC FREEDOM IN RESEARCH
Chapter 9 With Swinish Phrase Soiling Their Addition: Epistemic Injustice, Academic Freedom, and the Shakespeare Authorship Question
Michael Q. Dudley 123
Chapter 10 A University beyond Aid: The Challenge to the Academic Freedom and Success of Ghanaian Universities of Over-Reliance on Donor Funding
Joshua Sarpong, Sean Sturm and Cathy Gunn 145
Chapter 11 Research Ethics Committees and the Quest for Academic Freedom: An Example of Faculty Voices, Issues of Ownership of Personal Beliefs and Pedagogical Practices within Higher Education
Marleah Blom and Miranda D’Amico 163
About the Authors 179
Name Index 185
Subject Index 193

List of Contributors

Linda Bastone State University of New York, NY, USA
Patrick Blessinger International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, NY, USA
Marleah Blom Concordia University in Montréal, Canada
Miranda D’Amico Concordia University in Montréal, Canada
Michael Q. Dudley University of Winnipeg, Canada
Timothy J. Fogarty Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA
Cathy Gunn University of Auckland, New Zealand
Daniel J. Perrone Kingsborough Community College (CUNY), NY, USA and John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY), NY, USA
Verena Risse TU Dortmund University, Germany
Christine Robinson University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA
Joshua Sarpong University of Auckland, New Zealand
Enakshi Sengupta International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association, NY, USA
Karen Singer-Freeman University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC, USA
Sean Sturm University of Auckland, New Zealand
Melora Sundt Noodle Partners, CA, USA
Stuart Waiton Abertay University, UK

Series Editors’ Introduction

Innovations in Higher Education Teaching and Learning

The purpose of this series is to publish current research and scholarship on innovative teaching and learning practices in higher education. The series is developed around the premise that teaching and learning are more effective when instructors and students are actively and meaningfully engaged in the teaching–learning process.

The main objectives of this series are to:

  1. present how innovative teaching and learning practices are being used in higher education institutions around the world across a wide variety of disciplines and countries;

  2. present the latest models, theories, concepts, paradigms, and frameworks that educators should consider when adopting, implementing, assessing, and evaluating innovative teaching and learning practices; and

  3. consider the implications of theory and practice on policy, strategy, and leadership.

This series will appeal to anyone in higher education who is involved in the teaching and learning process from any discipline, institutional type, or nationality. The volumes in this series will focus on a variety of authentic case studies and other empirical research that illustrates how educators from around the world are using innovative approaches to create more effective and meaningful learning environments.

Innovation teaching and learning is any approach, strategy, method, practice, or means that has been shown to improve, enhance, or transform the teaching–learning environment. Innovation involves doing things differently or in a novel way in order to improve outcomes. In short, innovation is a positive change. With respect to teaching and learning, innovation is the implementation of new or improved educational practices that result in improved educational and learning outcomes. This innovation can be any positive change related to teaching, curriculum, assessment, technology, or other tools, programs, policies, or processes that lead to improved educational and learning outcomes. Innovation can occur in institutional development, program development, professional development, or learning development.

The volumes in this series will not only highlight the benefits and theoretical frameworks of such innovations through authentic case studies and other empirical research but also look at the challenges and contexts associated with implementing and assessing innovative teaching and learning practices. The volumes represent all disciplines from a wide range of national, cultural, and organizational contexts. The volumes in this series will explore a wide variety of teaching and learning topics such as active learning, integrative learning, transformative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, meaningful learning, blended learning, creative learning, experiential learning, lifelong and life-wide learning, global learning, learning assessment and analytics, student research, faculty and student learning communities, as well as other topics.

This series brings together distinguished scholars and educational practitioners from around the world to disseminate the latest knowledge on innovative teaching and learning scholarship and practices. The authors offer a range of disciplinary perspectives from different cultural contexts. This series provides a unique and valuable resource for instructors, administrators, and anyone interested in improving and transforming teaching and learning.

Patrick Blessinger

Founder, Executive Director, and Chief Research Scientist, International HETL Association

Enakshi Sengupta

Associate Editor, International HETL Association