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What is the goal of these universities and colleges? What are they trying to produce in their graduates? People who are well prepared for careers? Social change
by mfer 7y ago
What is the goal of these universities and colleges? What are they trying to produce in their graduates? People who are well prepared for careers? Social change?
University of Michigan has a top 20 education program (to pick an example). Their vision is...
> The vision of the U-M School of Education is to be a premier School of Education devoted to developing civically engaged children, youth, and adults for a diverse and inclusive society.
http://www.soe.umich.edu/about/ http://www.soe.umich.edu/about/
I recently read an interesting piece on Australia's top journalism program that wasn't all that hard but seemed to have an underlying purpose of social change... https://quillette.com/2019/05/22/when-the-authorities-tell-you-to-dissent/ https://quillette.com/2019/05/22/when-the-authorities-tell-y...
People tend to chase after their goals. If the goals have changed from what they used to be, shouldn't we expect the output to be changed as well?