2001
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2273.00178
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Markers of ‘Authentic Place’? The Significance of Degrees, Awards and Qualifications in the Analysis of Higher Education Systems

Abstract: Although the power to award degrees lies at the heart of the concept of a university, neither it nor degrees 2 themselves have attracted much scholarly attention.The paper contends that award-conferment provides an interface of major importance between higher education and its environment; and that the awards themselves can serve as rich and informative (yet often coded) indicators of the relationship between the two.For awards to be seen in this way, the paper argues, two conditions are required: the conceptu… Show more

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“…In spite of calls for the abolition of the subdivided honours degree (Winter, 1993;MacFarlane, 1998) or for its simplification to a system of awards and awards with distinction (National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education [NCIHE], 1997), UK degree classifications continue to be awarded and through the attention given to them, acknowledged as important. Wright (2001) described higher education qualifications as affecting financial rewards, working conditions and future career prospects, and the Dearing report (NCIHE, 1997, p. 404) described students as viewing degree classifications as contributing to life chances on graduation. Knight (2002) argued that quality in higher education cannot be advanced through analyses of degree classifications since these provide an incomplete picture of students' achievements.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In spite of calls for the abolition of the subdivided honours degree (Winter, 1993;MacFarlane, 1998) or for its simplification to a system of awards and awards with distinction (National Committee of Inquiry into Higher Education [NCIHE], 1997), UK degree classifications continue to be awarded and through the attention given to them, acknowledged as important. Wright (2001) described higher education qualifications as affecting financial rewards, working conditions and future career prospects, and the Dearing report (NCIHE, 1997, p. 404) described students as viewing degree classifications as contributing to life chances on graduation. Knight (2002) argued that quality in higher education cannot be advanced through analyses of degree classifications since these provide an incomplete picture of students' achievements.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%