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Chapter 8
Assessing University Governance and Policies in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic
A term to describe the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union, which was initiated in 2017.
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Avoiding the Mediocrity Pact: Another Crisis in Higher Education
Victor Meyer, Jr. (Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, Brazil), J. Patrick Murphy (DePaul University, USA), and Bernardo Meyer (Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8279-4.ch008
Abstract
This chapter identifies a problem in higher education affecting all levels of participants from student to trustee. It is a condition where teachers pretend they are teaching, and students pretend they are learning. Brazilian anthropologist Darcy Ribeiro observed education in Brazil, identifying one of its maladies in coining the expression “O Pacto da Mediocridade” — the Mediocrity Pact. Cohen and March analyzed universities characterizing them as organized anarchies. The chapter conceptualizes the term and provides examples of the pact in action in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The authors identified problems challenging higher education management and suggested strategies to overcome the pact. Finally, they emphasize the higher education benefits of citizenship, better appreciation of culture and arts, and learning to live peacefully in a democratic and changing society.
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The European Union as a Major Trading Player in the Global Economy
The term that refers to the process of the United Kingdom withdrawing from the EU.
Published in Chapter: The European Union as a Major Trading Player in the Global Economy; From: Handbook of Research on Social and Economic Development in the European Union
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Paradigm Shift for the Future
A synonym used during the EU Referendum in the United Kingdom to mean Britain’s exit from the EU. Ironically, the vote and the impact of the result effects the whole of the United Kingdom: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Published in Chapter: Paradigm Shift for the Future; From: Real-Time and Retrospective Analyses of Cyber Security
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