'Ethical' degrees get cool response

Article Abstract:

Academics in the UK have given a mixed welcome to proposals put forward by the Council for Higher Education and Industry for the study of ethics and morality to be embedded in student courses. While academics acknowledged that the teaching of ethics and morality is much needed, they questioned whether the time is available under the current system to do the issues justice and whether the funding such courses would require would be made available.

Study and teaching, Ethics, Morality

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How to avoid falling into the parent trap

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An analysis of the relationship between universities and the parents of students and some advice for how to deal with parental inquiries. It is suggested that modern parents exert far more pressure on their children - the students - and on the universities as they perceive themselves as customers paying for a service and they like to check up on the quality of service they are getting.

Analysis, Education, Parent participation (Education), Home and school

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Still wired about winning

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An analysis of the E-Tutor of the Year award. The 2004 winners of the award were Anthony Basiel and Raphael Commins from the School of Lifelong Learning and Education at Middlesex University.

Achievements and awards, Online education, Middlesex University, Basiel, Anthony, Commins, Raphael

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