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Direct linkHayes, David – Arts and Humanities in Higher Education: An International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice, 2020
In "Excellent Sheep," William Deresiewicz describes 'elite' higher education as one in which students perform excellently, but only in a spirit of compliance with assigned tasks. The depth of this problem -- which has a long pedigree in philosophy -- is such that an advantage might be found in non-'elite' and even manifestly lame…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Poetry, Educational Philosophy, Psychological Patterns
