Philosophy Education

1. THE NATURE OF
ACADEMIC FREEDOM

2. ACADEMIC FREEDOM DEFINED AS
Freedom to teach or communicate ideas or facts
without being targeted for repression, job loss,
or imprisonment.
Freedom to teach and do research without
constraint to discover and promulgate new
ideas. ( Robinson and Moulton, 2002)

3. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
The roots of academic freedom could
be traced to the nineteenth century
German idea contained in two terms:
Lernfreiheit and Lehrfreiheit.

4. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Lernfreiheit refers to the view that the university is likened to a
market except that it is free market of ideas. In this market,
the student are free;
“to roam from place to place, sampling academic wares”
“to be free to determine the choice and sequence of
courses”
“responsible to no one for regular attendance”
“exempted from all test save the final examination”

5. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Lehrfreiheit refers to the right of the
German professors to do independence
research. He is also entitled to report his
findings to his student. He is even free to
convince and persuade others to think
the way he think.

6. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
Origin of academic freedom borne out of the
German University tradition. In those times, the
academic community was set apart from the
general community. Those within the academic
community were the only ones entitled to enjoy
academic freedom. It was not to be enjoyed by
those outside the four walls of the academe.

7. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
German academic community was characterized as
autocratic where every member is bound to be
circumspect and be loyal, the American society
adhered to the tradition of freedom of speech and
enjoyment of basic inalienable right as guaranteed by
the US Constitution. American universities and
colleges in the US accept the concept of en loco
parentis and professional neutrality.

8. ORIGIN OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM
The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in
the place of a parent" refers to the
legal responsibility of a person or
organization to take on some of the
functions and responsibilities of
a parent.

9. The Philippines whose educational
system is an exact replica of the
American system adopted the
American concept and not the German
concept.

10. Article XIV, Sec. 5 part 2 of the New
Philippines Constitution states
“Academic freedom shall be enjoyed in
all institutions of higher learning.”

11. Article XIV, Section 1. The State
shall protect and promote the
right of all citizens to quality
education at all levels, and shall
take appropriate steps to make
such education accessible to all.

12. According to former UP Prof. Carlos P.
Romulo, “It is the duty of board to protect
the teacher of the University of his right to
teach the subject according to the best of
his knowledge without interference from
political, authority, pressure groups, or
special interest.”

13. For the administrative authorities,
academic freedom means the freedom
to determine who should be employed
as members of the administrative staff.

14. For teachers, researchers, and
students, academic freedom means
the freedom to search for the truth
once found to let it be known to
in writing or verbally within the
confines of the institutions under
reasonable restrictions by the state.

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