Category: Higher Education
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Rising Student Numbers Have Harmed Universities -Higher Education is Broken Series, Part 2
Governments across the world have, to varying degrees, exercised control over universities. In the English-speaking world in particular, alternating waves of Reaganite or Thatcherite economics, the so called economic rationalism, have been juxtaposed with more left-wing social opportunity and equality policies. All of these have impacted universities in various unexpected ways. This series of articles…
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Higher Education Is in Trouble, And Should Be — Higher Education is Broken, Let’s Disrupt it and Build a Better Model of Adult Education Series, Part 1
Photo by Darya Tryfanava on Unsplash This series of articles examines the deep and profound structural issues in post-secondary and adult education, examines the disruptive forces at work and works towards a new model of adult education that can truly work for all. Here is part one. Photo by Paolo Nicolello on Unsplash Higher Education Is in Trouble, And Should Be,…
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Casualisation of the Workforce — National Structural Issues Exposed by Covid-19 Series, Part 2
This short series of articles examines the deep, long hidden structural issues that many countries have, that have been exposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Previous articles in the series have looked at the Lack of Trust in Science. Here is part two. Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash Casualisation of the Workforce Over my working life there have…