Does Institutional Autonomy Guarantee Academic Freedom

Abstract

Throughout history, higher education institutions were affected by the society's management, economic and socio-cultural structure, and technological developments. In the 21st century, universities are converted to the important changes in scientific, social, and economic environments, unlike medieval universities and Humboldt universities, and different forms of management in university structures occurred. This situation is cause to be discuss the limits of institutional autonomy and academic freedom and whether institutional autonomy is still assured of academic freedom should be. The aim of this chapter is to start a discussion on the third age university perspective, to start a discussion on whether institutional autonomy is still assured of academic freedom should be. In this chapter, the changing functions of the universities and the characteristics of the third age universities will be discussed, and then the concepts of institutional autonomy and academic freedom will be discussed with all aspects.