What is it about?
Although it might be easy to assume that university faculty and staff hold a singular view of speech on campus , this study uses a unique methodology, Q methodology, to differentiate and describe these views. Even on the same university campus with tyrannical administrative oversight, different views exist including speech-crisis and idealistic views.
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Why is it important?
This study informs university administrators as well as faculty unions regarding the various viewpoints about speech on university campuses.
Perspectives
I found the results of this study fascinating mostly because of the different viewpoints at "Institution-A." It seems that many faculty hold an idealistic view of speech on campus (one not always rooted in the reality of a current situation such as one where speech is suppressed). Perhaps they are simply hopeful or maybe they are experiencing denial. Speech-crisis view holders see dangerous situation on their campus, Institution-A. Younger stakeholders, especially graduate students, are focused on social justice in regard to speech but this view may have some naive characteristics. Finally, Fox News presents a rather frightening view from my perspective.
Susan Ramlo
University of Akron
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This page is a summary of: Free speech on US university campuses: differentiating perspectives using Q methodology, Studies in Higher Education, December 2018, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/03075079.2018.1555700.
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