Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
This essay - linked to a start page as a PDF file - raises a valid concern: requiring school teachers to compete for research funds is contributing to the commercialization of education. As the author observes, the process forces teachers "to market one?s teaching as a product and oneself as a valuable commodity; to embrace competition and the creation of self-selected communities; and to replace a commitment to a broad-based democracy in which the needs of all are met with fulfilling the needs of the deserving few."

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