The File: Case Study in Correction (1977–1979)

Lang, Serge

The File is a collection of documents from a major dispute involving a number of American college professors, mainly mathematicians, statisticians,and sociologists. The controversy was ignited by the mathematician Serge Lang's reaction to a questionnaire, "The 1977 Survey of the American Professoriate", distributed by E. C. Ladd of the University of Connecticut and S. M. Lipset of Stanford. The ensuing discussion - in part acrimonious and personal - soon involved a large group of active and passive participants, and included issues such as survey techniques, evaluation of academic work, public and political honesty, and McCarthyism at Harvard.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1981-08-21

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780387906072

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-8145-7

Dimensions: 279cm x210cm

Pages: 712