Calling academia to account : rights and responsibilities / G.R. Evans.
By: Evans, G. R. (Gillian Rosemary)
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BookSeries: SRHE and Open University press imprintedited by Heather Eggins.Publisher: Buckingham : Society for Research into Higher Education & Open University Press, 1999Description: 242 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 0335201954 (hbk); 0335201946 (pbk).Subject(s): Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives -- Great Britain | Universities and colleges -- Great Britain -- Evaluation | Education, Higher -- Great Britain -- Administration | Academic freedom -- Great Britain | Educational accountability -- Great BritainDDC classification: 378.41 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 378.41 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00085545 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Deals with questions surrounding recent changes in the ways universities are run and funded, the way their standards are maintained, and the assumptions upon which they do their teaching and research. Addresses universities as institutions and organizations, promotion of staff, and academic judgement on degrees, with sections on calling to account in the wider world and within universities, and accounting for academic decisions. Some topics include value for money, the public interest, and the value of a degree. Evans is a historian and theologian at the University of Cambridge. Distributed by Taylor and Francis. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Bibliography: (pages 226-232) and index.
Introduction -- Part 1: Calling to account in the wider world -- Values and the world of scholarship -- Rights and responsibilities: academic freedom and professional ethics -- Value for money -- The public interest -- Part 2: Calling to account within Universities -- Structure and purpose -- Institutional autonomy: academics and managers -- Membership, employment, office -- Making the rules: Internal legislation -- The rights of the subordinate and the insubordinate -- Resolving disputes -- Part 3: Standards: Accounting for academic decisions -- The value of a 'degree' -- Peer review and appraisal -- Forming academic judgements -- Ensuring sound procedures -- Reasonableness -- Conclusion.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Acknowledgements (p. viii)
- Preface (p. ix)
- Abbreviations (p. x)
- Introduction (p. 1)
- Part 1 Calling to Account in the Wider World (p. 5)
- 1 Values and the World of Scholarship (p. 7)
- 2 Rights and Responsibilities: Academic Freedom and Professional Ethics (p. 14)
- 3 Value for Money (p. 30)
- 4 The Public Interest (p. 49)
- Part 2 Calling to Account within Universities (p. 63)
- 5 Structure and Purpose (p. 65)
- 6 Institutional Autonomy: Academics and Managers (p. 74)
- 7 Membership, Employment, Office (p. 90)
- 8 Making the Rules: Internal Legislation (p. 99)
- 9 The Rights of the Subordinate and the Insubordinate (p. 111)
- 10 Resolving Disputes (p. 119)
- Part 3 Standards: Accounting for Academic Decisions (p. 137)
- 11 The Value of a 'Degree' (p. 139)
- 12 Peer Review and Appraisal (p. 147)
- 13 Forming Academic Judgements (p. 153)
- 14 Ensuring Sound Procedures (p. 166)
- 15 Reasonableness (p. 182)
- Conclusion (p. 200)
- Notes and References (p. 202)
- Selective Bibliography (p. 226)
- Case List (p. 233)
- Index (p. 236)
- The Society for Research into Higher Education (p. 243)