"Their Objection Was that if I Got the Job, I Might Actually Do It"

Autor/in	Stanistreet, Paul
Titel	"Their Objection Was that if I Got the Job, I Might Actually Do It"
Quelle	In: Adults Learning, 24 (2012) 1, S.22-24 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0955-2308
Schlagwörter	Change Agents; Profiles; Public Opinion; Institutional Characteristics; Access to Education; Outreach Programs; Administrator Characteristics; Administrator Effectiveness; Adult Education; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Charakterisierung; Profilanalyse; Öffentliche Meinung; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Jobcoaching; Adult; Adults; Adult basic education; Adult training; Erwachsenenbildung; Ausland
Abstract	Les Ebdon, the new Director of the Office for Fair Access, faced a campaign of vilification from the press. Ebdon, a prize-winning chemist who was, until recently, Vice Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire and Chair of the new universities group Million+, was called, among other things, a "social engineer," a "friend of the Mickey Mouse degree" and "the man who wants to dumb down Britain's universities" Ebdon tells the author that he was completely surprised by the reaction of his appointment and it is clear the outpouring of hostility, much of it highly personal, still rankles. Ebdon thought that it was unfair to attack his former institution, and it was particularly painful that his family was paraded in the press. Ebdon tells the author that the major objection seemed to be that, if he got the job, he might actually do it. Ebdon shares that despite the attack, it only intensified his desire to do the job and to make higher education accessible to all who might benefit from it. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. Renaissance House, 20 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK. Tel: +44-1162-044200; Fax: +44-1162-044262; e-mail: enquiries@niace.org.uk; Web site: http://www.niace.org.uk/publications/adults-learning
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10