Posts Tagged ‘political bias in the classroom’
February 10 - Political Bias in the Classroom: Rethinking the Way You Teach
By: Darren L. Linvill, Ph.D. in Trends in Higher Education
Editor’s Note: In Tuesday’s post, the author took a research-based look at the perception of a liberal bias on college campuses. In today’s article the author discusses steps faculty can take to eliminate that perception in the classroom.
February 9 - Political Bias in the Classroom: Perception and Reality
By: Darren L. Linvill, Ph.D. in Trends in Higher Education
The proper role a faculty member’s personal political ideology should play in the university classroom has been an issue of debate since Buckley published Man and God at Yale in 1951. This debate has gained prominence in recent years with the growth of groups such as David Horowitz’s Students for Academic Freedom (SAF) and the work of organizations such as the American Council of Trustees and Alumni who both feel that a pervasive liberal bias in higher education is threatening the value of students’ education.
