Academic Freedom in the Mexican Public University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v37i1.974
Keywords: Academic Freedom, public university, university autonomy, social perception

Abstract

The contextual review of the functions, types, and organizational characteristics of higher education institutions, together with a conceptual and normative analysis, allows us to support the recognition of the relevance of academic freedom in autonomous public universities. To strengthen this approach, with a qualitative methodology focused on semi-structured journals, the perception of academics on this topic in the practice of teaching, research, extension, and management is investigated. The findings of this study identify constraints and opportunities that show the need to strengthen the epistemic study of this field, which is still complex and multifaceted but fundamental for the autonomy and critical function of higher education in Mexico.

References

Tal como lo afirma la American Association of University Professors (AAUP) y la International Association of Universities (IAU).
Otras clasificaciones han sido analizadas como la del filósofo empirista David Hume que distingue entre conocimiento (c.) a priori (independiente de la experiencia) y c. a posteriori (dependiente de la experiencia); el caso del filósofo alemán, Immanuel Kant que además del c. empírico hace referencia al c. trascendental; Edmund Husserl distingue entre c. intencional (dirigido hacia objetos) y el c. fenomenológico (enfocado en la experiencia pura); Jean Piaget clasifica el c. físico, el lógico-matemático y el social con grandes aportaciones para el desarrollo cognitivo en etapas. Por su parte, Robert K. Merton, utiliza el c. normativo para referirse a lo correcto y el c. descriptivo para lo que es observado; Además, se identifican autores más recientes como Michael Polanyi que distingue el c. explícito (formal, codificado) del c. tácito" (informal, personal e intuitivo) o Thomas Kuhn que discute el c. científico en términos de paradigmas que se desarrollan a través de revoluciones científicas.
Published
2025-06-30
How to Cite
Borrayo Rodríguez, C. L. (2025). Academic Freedom in the Mexican Public University. Higher Education and Society Journal (ESS), 37(1), 350-367. https://doi.org/10.54674/ess.v37i1.974
Issue
Vol 37 No 1 (2025): Gender and intersectionality at university: Inequalities, policies and transformations
Section
General section articles

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