Fabricated Expertise: A Risk to Educator Freedom

Holt, Brett J.

doi:10.20533/ijcdse.2042.6364.2019.0506

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“…Therefore, every discipline/profession implicitly identifies minimal criteria that would be considered in determining one's expertise [18,19]. Other expert characteristics considered in academia would include, according to Holt [20], tenure/promotion, terminal degree in the field, visibility of work, juried scholarship, and type/amount of service to the discipline. If one does not have the minimal requirements as identified by each independent academic discipline, then one is not an expert.…”

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“…Holt [20] advises against the dangers of misidentifying expertise or purposefully enabling false expertise. All too often, in academia there exists a false sense of expertise.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Not everyone with authority has expertise. Specifically, Holt [20] warns the reader against conflating expertise with authority. Many academics will concede their expertise to pacify authority figures (usually administration).…”

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Identifying and Preventing Threats to Academic Freedom

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2020

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Socrates may have been the first documented academic that had one's academic freedoms infringed upon, but the threats continue today (albeit less dramatic than the public taking of one's own life). What is the purpose of academic freedom and why is it important for academics to be granted academic freedom? What are the current threats to academic freedoms? This paper will first seek to answer both of those questions from a discourse developed by Lehrfreiheit and Lernfreiheit [1] and held today by current academics. This paper will submit an overview of six ominous and pervasive threats to the academies: 1) Governance/Accreditation, 2) Academic Capitalism, 3) Special Interest, 4) Socialized Conformity, 5) Culture of Fear and 6) Expert Identity. Current examples and experiences will be provided in each category in order to orient the reader. When they occur, identified threats to academic freedoms arguably diminish the integrity of the profession; both academies and academics. The author will conclude by making suggestions to prevent these six threats to one's academy and their academic freedoms. Guarantee an unqualified lifetime appointment. Substantial latitude in the teaching process. Shield from professional misconduct. For "due process." Protect from investigations.

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Section: Expert Identitymentioning

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“…Holt [20] advises against the dangers of misidentifying expertise or purposefully enabling false expertise. All too often, in academia there exists a false sense of expertise.…”

Section: Expert Identitymentioning

confidence: 99%