The authors of the study note that 64% of respondents believe there has been a “reprioritisation of teaching over research”. Such practices include creating teaching-only positions in the universities, often with fixed-term (rather than permanent) status and separating teaching from research altogether. Indeed, I contend that the current effort to zero in on teaching is a worthy one, brought about, admittedly, only because of the pandemic. Newman laid out in clear and compelling terms the purpose of and reason for the existence of the university. He explained that the university has as its primary purpose teaching and intellectual discourse.

Source: The Edge Markets June 26, 2021 03:22 UTC