The phrase "academic autonomy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the independence and self-governance of academic institutions or individuals in their educational pursuits and decision-making processes.
Example: "The university prides itself on maintaining academic autonomy, allowing faculty to design their own curricula without external interference."
Alternatives: "scholarly independence" or "educational freedom".
Results were then ranked in four broad areas; organizational, financial, staffing, and academic autonomy.
I've often found myself conflicted: on one hand I see the need to manage and on the other I also see the value of academic autonomy.
Forcing hospitals to negotiate work hours, they argued, would undermine their academic autonomy and handicap them in their mission to train good doctors.
Deference as a basis for subsidy worked when the cost was in millions and the old University Grants Committee guarded academic autonomy, as its twin, the Arts Council, once guarded the arts.
Institutional innovation and academic autonomy are the key issues in this process.
Kant, though steeped in Protestant theology and moral philosophy, favoured the newer trend towards the academic autonomy of philosophy and secular morality and governance.
PLOS allows Academic Editors autonomy in how they handle manuscripts, but we always follow up if concerns are raised at any stage of the process.
In academic settings, autonomy-supportive environments consider students as self-determined individuals who are capable of making choices.
It sets out expectations that governing bodies will commit to: autonomy, academic freedom, student interest, contractual service, accountability, equality and diversity, access and widening participation, and transparency.
And each of them is tugging on important matters that are hard to define, never mind measure or predict: academic freedom, institutional autonomy, teaching quality, employability, innovation and prosperity.
In most modern societies, well-educated parents are more concerned with their children's academic achievement and autonomy and are generally more democratic than are less well-educated parents.
