Teaching spires: universities should banish the notion of "publish or perish," stop churning out second-rate research and put more effort into teaching
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Overdependence on research in academics' careers is producing poorly funded, mediocre research and devalues what should be the institutions' primary purpose, teaching. Research should be concentrated in a few elite colleges, and quality teaching made a priority, with appropriate funding, in the rest.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Publish and be ideologically damned: China
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China's Communist Party is cracking down against periodical publishers who stray from the party line. Former Beijing Youth Daily Pres Cui Enqing was dismissed for running stories deemed unfriendly to the government, such as an investigative piece about contamination in a state-run beverage concern.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1996
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Publish and be chastised
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The role of the press in South-East Asia, and issues relating to press freedom are examined in detail.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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