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ERIC Number: EJ447891
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0305-4985
How Research Came to Dominate Higher Education and What Ought to Be Done about It.
Aitkin, Don
Oxford Review of Education, v17 n3 p235-47 1991
Examines the preeminence of research in higher education. Reviews the modern university's history. Suggests that as most academics desire recognition, funding bodies are besieged by people seeking money for research. Argues that university staff members should be expected to contribute to, and should be evaluated for, teaching, research, scholarship, administration, and community service. (SG)
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Research, Faculty College Relationship, Faculty Publishing, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Recognition (Achievement), Research Universities, Teacher Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Opinion Papers
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Australia; Research Priorities