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Censorship and Intellectual Freedom; A Survey of School Librarians' Attitudes and Moral Reasoning »

Authors: Frances Beck McDonald
ISBN-13: 9780810826809, ISBN-10: 0810826801
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
Date Published: October 1993
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Frances Beck McDonald

Book Synopsis

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....

	Acknowledgments
	Foreword
	List of Tables
Ch. 1	Intellectual Freedom: A Professional Value	1
Ch. 2	Intellectual Freedom and Censorship: Related Literature	7
Ch. 3	Moral Development: Related Literature	31
Ch. 4	Design of the Attitude Study	45
Ch. 5	Data Collection Instruments	58
Ch. 6	Description of Survey Respondents	80
Ch. 7	Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Attitudes and Demographic Characteristics	88
Ch. 8	Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Consistency	103
Ch. 9	Intellectual Freedom, Censorship, and Moral Reasoning	120
Ch. 10	Discussion of Findings	126
	Appendixes	137
	Bibliography	203
	Index	211
	About the Author	221

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