The Sudoku Effect: Universities in the Vicious Circle of Bureaucracy
This book shows that the introduction of the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) of credit points as a new accounting unit at universities has led to increased bureaucracy and the schoolmaster-style regimentation of Bachelor's and Master's courses. It explains how, due to the pressure of having to plan every single working hour of studying in advance, a 'Sudoku Effect' is created by the necessity to combine courses, exams and modules in such a way that the points 'add up'. An unintentional side effect of the introduction of the ECTS, the Sudoku Effect has led to more classroom style teaching, an inflation of exams and fewer choices availab…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-319-04086-8
- EAN: 9783319040868
- Produktnummer: 16102632
- Verlag: Springer International Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
- Seitenangabe: 108 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.5 cm x D0.6 cm 178 g
- Auflage: 2014
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 178
Über den Autor
Stefan Kühl is a professor of sociology at Bielefeld University in Germany and works as a management consultant for businesses, administrations, ministries and government development organisations.
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