Community Warrant

  • Mark U. EdwardsJr.
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Abstract

I have suggested that today’s professor undergoes a process of professional training and socialization that has few equals for its thoroughness, depth, and power. Even the most militantly individualistic and independent scholars1 must normally go through an extensive professional formation within a discipline, including a probationary period as an assistant professor, followed by further demonstration of professional competence leading eventually to promotion to full professor. The scholar continues to practice his or her intellectual and scholarly activity within the confines of a larger disciplinary context that normally includes an academic department, disciplinary associations, journals, conferences, peer review for publications and grant funding, and so on.

Keywords

Academic Freedom Grant Funding Truth Claim Scholarly Activity Internal Good 
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Notes

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