On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 10:53:43 +0000 Jo Hamill <jhamill@srv1.mis.ed.ac.uk>
wrote:
> In my experience Universities exhibit a lack of understanding of such
> concepts beyond the pure academic challenge. There is to some extent a
> reality gap which prevents that which is being espoused being put into
> operation.
I couldn't agree more; so would the likes of John Coopey who question the
practical implementation of the LO principles.
>My theory so far is that whilst the academics may have the knowledge,
>and indeed the desire to promote the LO culture within their
>organisation, it is the administrators who are responsible for the
>operational aspects of the organisation. It is to some extent a case of
>those with the expertise being in the wrong place.
This is a tiny bit simplistic: unfair to both administrators and
academics, some of the former may have the 'expertise', whilst the
academics may have a very good grasp of practicalities as well as the
administrators. The key point is do either really have the inclination to
grapple with the implications of engendering a 'LO culture'.
Whose reality is it anyway?
Andrew
Andrew Rowe
Dept Accounting Finance and Management
University of Essex
Colchester
Essex
UK
CO4 3SQ
--Andrew Rowe <adrowe@essex.ac.uk>
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