Academic Freedom and University Autonomy: Preliminary Thoughts from Africa.

Sawyerr, Akilagpa

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ERIC Number: EJ537833

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1996

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Academic Freedom and University Autonomy: Preliminary Thoughts from Africa.

Sawyerr, Akilagpa

Higher Education Policy, v9 n4 p281-87 Dec 1996

A discussion of academic freedom and university autonomy in Africa first looks at the concept and social utility of those two attributes, and the operational conditions for their realization, then examines the general conditions under which African intellectuals work and the specific situation of academic freedom. Several directions for the future are identified. (MSE)

Descriptors: Academic Freedom, College Environment, College Faculty, Foreign Countries, Government School Relationship, Higher Education, Institutional Autonomy, Organizational Climate, Universities, Work Environment

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Africa

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