Education Policy Analysis Archives (Jun 2005)

Academic freedom, tenure, and student evaluations of faculty: A response to Haskell and his critics.

  • Edith J. Cisneros-Cohernour

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13
p. 32

Abstract

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I comment on the strengths and limitations of Haskell's article and provide a critical review of his arguments about the negative impact of SEF on tenure and other administrative decisions. I object to the limited evidence supporting the claim that the use of student evaluations per se challenges academic freedom.