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Academic Freedom For Teachers, Larry L. Kraus, Robert L. Stevens
Academic Freedom For Teachers, Larry L. Kraus, Robert L. Stevens
Robert Stevens
The concept of academic freedom is a basic right, if not a Constitutional right, of educators in the classroom and in research. While freedom in research and teaching has traditionally been assumed to be more in the realm of higher education, the ability to make reasonable decisions related to presentation of academic content has been accepted at the K-12 levels as a basic responsibility of instruction.
Fourth And Fifth Amendment Decisions: Students And Constitutional Rights, Larry L. Kraus, Robert L. Stevens
Fourth And Fifth Amendment Decisions: Students And Constitutional Rights, Larry L. Kraus, Robert L. Stevens
Robert Stevens
The article reviews constitutional rights for students, focusing on the 4th and 5th amendment.
Limitations Of Communication, Alfonso Ilipollito, Robert L. Stevens
Limitations Of Communication, Alfonso Ilipollito, Robert L. Stevens
Robert Stevens
As college teachers we have a responsibility to communicate to our students, not only for content which leads to understanding the subject matter we teach, but also to motivate and engage students to want to learn that content. Our student body is changing rapidly. Many of us teach not only “first generation” college students, but students that reflect our country’s diversity as well. To be more effective communicators we need to better understand the communication dynamics this change imposes on us.