Academic freedom in Australia |
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| Authors: | Michael Herriman |
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| Institution: | (1) The University of Western Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Conclusion I have argued that there are two ways of looking at academic freedom: as personal or individual and as institutional. The
idea of personal freedom was seen to be difficult to justify as a special prerogative of academics, and in the Australian
situation where it is appealed to, it is as much used to justify ill-treatment of the academic by his or her colleagues as
it is to defend a precious right. The situation in respect of institutional academic freedom was seen to be different. It
was claimed that the unique structure of the Australian university system together with the conflict with a centralized government
over governance and power resulted in serious challenges to this less definable sense of freedom.
Institutional academic freedom is seen to be threatened in a way that will possibly both change universities permanently and
significantly undermine traditional educational ideals, especially those that have to do with intrinsic values. |
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