Proposes six legal principles of children's intellectual rights that can be derived from the First Amendment. Argues that only the government (including public schools) is constitutionally obligated to act in accord with these principles. Proposes that the principles can serve as ethical guidelines for parents and private schools as well. (NH)

A recent Pennsylvania case, "Student Coalition for Peace v. Lower Merion School District Board of Directors," has established the principle that outsiders who are not invited by student groups have no right of access to school facilities under the Equal Access Act. (TE)

This article explores the notion of knowledge as a freely exchanged commodity in advanced industrial and developing societies. The parallels and differences between the two types of society are highlighted. The distortions imposed in Nigeria upon knowledge as a result of dependency in the world economic order are examined. (MT)

Winchester's article, discussing the university and academic freedom, fails to recognize a number of important truths about postsecondary education in Alberta. Academics cannot act outside the political culture that sustains them, nor do all wisdom and all reason lie within the University of Alberta. (MT)

Discusses the court rulings that form the basis for press freedom of public school student newspapers. Touches on the role of a free press in high schools, and explores the clear restrictions that do apply to students' freedom of expression. (HTH)

Argues that an appreciation of the religious milieu of the Zenger case can help to explain the nature of the defense, the meaning of the jury's verdict, and the ambiguous legacy of the trial for freedom of expression in the United States. (FL)

Concludes that Western democracies tend to intervene in their press according to their economic philosophies rather than in terms of specific press policy. (FL)

Characteristics of science are explained through a historical and a functional approach. Indicates that science works successfully toward traditional goals because individual and group goals tend to coincide, and that competition between individual scientists contributes to the functional organization of science. (DH)

The faculty of Curry College in 1974 voted unanimously to replace tenure with a type of term contract. Faculty perceptions of the good and bad aspects of the term contract system are presented. Academic freedom, job security, motivation, promotion criteria, and financial benefits are discussed. (MLW)

The concept of academic freedom in higher education is endangered both epistemologically (with the possibility of obtaining objective knowledge in doubt) and sociologically (with the incorporation of higher education systems into the modern state). For higher education to be legitimized, these dangers must be countered. (MSE)

Discusses (1) the publishing company practice of altering literary works to conform to the extraliterary beliefs of various groups, (2) the groups prominent in such censorship activities and their actions, (3) the influence of this censorship on literature textbook selection, and (4) some works altered by censorship activities. (EL)

The purposes of the academic tenure system are examined, and an alternative system using two types of appointment, a permanent fellowship and a term contract, is proposed. Under this plan, all faculty would retain traditional rights, and retirement would be overriden by contracts. Institutions would also be given considerable flexibility. (MSE)

Current research-funding trends are not a threat to academic freedom in Canadian universities, as long as the universities carefully guard the institution of tenure. (CJB)

Innovative arrangements for collaboration between universities and industrial firms are discussed, and benefits for each sector are identified. Problems inherent in these relationships because academe's and industry's values and expectations differ significantly are described. (MLW)

Traces the public interest concept in libel to the time of "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.," which supposedly rejected the concept, and beyond, demonstrating that the problem many free press advocates associate with the decision is really a consequence of the public interest test those same advocates cherish. (FL)