Resources, Student
Staff Ratios and Teaching Quality in British Higher Education: Some Speculations Aroused by Jenkins and Smith
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8962900 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ron Johnston (0000-0003-3031-8573, corresponding author), R J Johnston (0000-0001-7523-2701) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 359-359 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-2754 • E-ISSN: 1475-5661 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2307/622328 |
| OpenAlex | W2323096166 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 2 |
The relationship between the amount spent per student in British universities and the quality' of the outcomes (measured by the proportion of students getting a 'good honours degree') is a focus of much contemporary political debate clouded by imprecise definitions of quality. The observed empirical relationship that as resources have declined, quality has increased is counter-intuitive. This commentary seeks to clarify the issues and suggests why the paradoxical relationship occurs
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Are UK degree standards going up, down or sideways
Assessment patterns in teacher education programmes
Coursework versus examinations in end-of-module assessment
The assessment arms race and the evolution of a university’s assessment practices
Teaching the history and philosophy of geography in British undergraduate courses
Class size, coursework assessment and student performance in geography
Geography and education
Geographical research, geography and geographers in the changing British university system
The Production of British Geography
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
| Citation span | 1995 - 2024 (30) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |