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ERIC Number: EJ678912
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1356-2517
Unfinished Business: Education without Necessity.
Smith, Richard
Teaching in Higher Education, v8 n4 p477-91 Oct 2003
Discusses the "arid direction of education," particularly under the conditions of "performativity," such as the constraints of quality assurance and demands of academic research. Constructs a counter discourse about educational practices, calling them unpredictable, and discusses the importance of student-student and teacher-student relationships. (SM)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Educational Quality, Higher Education, Interpersonal Relationship, Teaching Experience
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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