Shaping for Mediocrity by Gibson Burrell et al Was the University of Leicester the test bed for the current waves of redundancies, asks Steven Brown reviewing Shaping for Mediocrity by Gibson Burrell and friends.

'The central thread of the book is that any attempt at “shaping” culture without a sense of where it springs from, or the care required in its cultivation, is likely to result in its degradation and eventual “mediocrity”.'

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Is a UK #university called an 'anchor institution' when it is thrown overboard and allowed to crash through the depths unimpeded by the government boatswain? Asking for a sector.

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Private colleges are feeling the blow the hardest, as families question the worth of their degrees after dismal test outcomes. #HigherEducationCrisis #ExitExam #UniversityReform #EthiopianUniversities #StudentStruggles

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A recent national exit examination has yielded a mere 22pc pass rate among 177,552 students. #HigherEducationCrisis #ExitExam #UniversityReform #EthiopianUniversities #StudentStruggles

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Does Duolingo work in an Ancient History Department? 🤔

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