On 4/09/2020 8:53 am, Tom Worthington wrote: > But with this [a requirement to do research] comes the inefficiency of > institutions which can't specialize in a particular field of research, or > focus on education.
All true, but I think there's another side to the argument. Staff with a funded research interest probably make more informed & involved teachers (providing they don't focus on some hobby-horse), and a "focus on education" tends to mean vocational training, especially with conservative governments. Remember Abbott's attitude to climate research, or recent defunding of the humanities? David Lochrin _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
