Censorship and Intellectual Freedom; A Survey of School Librarians' Attitudes and Moral Reasoning
Continuing the line of research dealing with the attitudes of professional librarians toward intellectual freedom, this study reaffirms the gap between professional beliefs and practices. In addition to looking at demographic variables and personal characteristics, this study of secondary school librarians examines the relationship between moral reasoning and attitudes toward intellectual freedom and censorship. The findings verify previous studies, provide additional information and add to...
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Continuing the line of research dealing with the attitudes of professional librarians toward intellectual freedom, this study reaffirms the gap between professional beliefs and practices. Wilson Library Bulletin ...presents a wealth of useful data...with the key finding being that level of education is emerging as a significant variable in explaining attitudes towards intellectual freedom and censorship....
AcknowledgmentsForewordList of TablesCh. 1Intellectual Freedom: A Professional Value1Ch. 2Intellectual Freedom and Censorship: Related Literature7Ch. 3Moral Development: Related Literature31Ch. 4Design of the Attitude Study45Ch. 5Data Collection Instruments58Ch. 6Description of Survey Respondents80Ch. 7Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Attitudes and Demographic Characteristics88Ch. 8Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Consistency103Ch. 9Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, and Moral Reasoning120Ch. 10Discussion of Findings126Appendixes137Bibliography203Index211About the Author221
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