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Autor principal: Schultz, Phyllis
Formato: Recurso educativo Open Access
Lenguaje:en
Publicado: 1984
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Acceso en línea:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED238107
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contents Who Should Decide What Children Will Learn? Schultz, Phyllis Academic Freedom Boards of Education Censorship Court Litigation Curriculum Elementary Secondary Education Federal Courts Government School Relationship Instructional Materials Literature Reviews Public Schools School District Autonomy School Libraries Several recent court cases on school censorship and control over the curriculum are summarized in order to draw implications for policy and action in these areas. Among the conclusions are: (1) private schools have more control over their curriculum than public schools; (2) the school library is a place where students may search for knowledge on their own and is therefore more protected from censorship than the classroom; (3) courts are very reluctant to interfere with a local school board's right to control the curriculum--such interference is warranted only when an attempt is made by the school board to control ideological or religious content; and (4) elementary and secondary teachers appear to have less academic freedom than university professors. Implications of these decisions for the rights of school boards, students, parents, and teachers are discussed. Recommendations for handling challenges to school materials are offered along with guidelines from the American Library Association for developing policies on selecting materials and dealing with challenges to materials. (DC)
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spellingShingle Who Should Decide What Children Will Learn?
Schultz, Phyllis
Academic Freedom
Boards of Education
Censorship
Court Litigation
Curriculum
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Courts
Government School Relationship
Instructional Materials
Literature Reviews
Public Schools
School District Autonomy
School Libraries
Who Should Decide What Children Will Learn? Schultz, Phyllis Academic Freedom Boards of Education Censorship Court Litigation Curriculum Elementary Secondary Education Federal Courts Government School Relationship Instructional Materials Literature Reviews Public Schools School District Autonomy School Libraries Several recent court cases on school censorship and control over the curriculum are summarized in order to draw implications for policy and action in these areas. Among the conclusions are: (1) private schools have more control over their curriculum than public schools; (2) the school library is a place where students may search for knowledge on their own and is therefore more protected from censorship than the classroom; (3) courts are very reluctant to interfere with a local school board's right to control the curriculum--such interference is warranted only when an attempt is made by the school board to control ideological or religious content; and (4) elementary and secondary teachers appear to have less academic freedom than university professors. Implications of these decisions for the rights of school boards, students, parents, and teachers are discussed. Recommendations for handling challenges to school materials are offered along with guidelines from the American Library Association for developing policies on selecting materials and dealing with challenges to materials. (DC)
title Who Should Decide What Children Will Learn?
topic Academic Freedom
Boards of Education
Censorship
Court Litigation
Curriculum
Elementary Secondary Education
Federal Courts
Government School Relationship
Instructional Materials
Literature Reviews
Public Schools
School District Autonomy
School Libraries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED238107