The gift of education
An anthropological perspective on the commoditization of learning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2264671 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Cooper (0000-0003-3730-2953) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 5-9 |
| Publication date | 2004-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Anthropology Today (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-540X • E-ISSN: 1467-8322 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0268-540x.2004.00310.x |
| OpenAlex | W2051118833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Cited from an online BBC News report on 19 February 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk Cited in the Times Higher Education Supplement (16 May 2003: 3). Most of these students are, however, exempt from the payment of fees under current regulations. It may be objected that the sorts of characteristics I describe here, pertaining to the professional relations obtaining between teachers and students, may be widespread in a variety of client-professional relationships, such as between, say, doctor and patient, lawyer and client, etc. This may indeed be so in any given case. However, I regard education as the paradigm of a professional relationship that is predicated upon the characteristics of gift exchange. This point can, I think, be made equally well in respect of the minority of academics who are less than fully committed to their teaching activities and to their students. The arguments I advance throughout this piece suggest that we should think very carefully about how to employ to best effect such devices as e-learning technologies and distance learning resources. An article in the Times Higher Education Supplement (14 November 2003: 20) raises many of these questions, together with the issue of 'commoditization', but does so with a focus on the views of parents of university students
Business · Commoditization · Higher education · Payment · Pedagogy · Perspective (graphical · Point (geometry · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Computer Science · Law · Psychology
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
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