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Tag Archives: scholarship
a ‘good academic day’
What is a good academic day? What happens to make you go home/leave the office and say to your partner or cat/dog/budgie – I had such a good day today. I’ve come to the rather obvious conclusion that my good … Continue reading
Posted in academic day, academic life
Tagged academic day, learning, Pat Thomson, reflection on learning, scholarship
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forget angry birds, make mine angry writing
I’m about to write another angry book. That is, a book motivated by anger. Real, proper rage. I’ve already written two angry books, and they are probably my best. I want to tell you about angry writing, because I keep … Continue reading
Posted in academic writing, anger
Tagged academic writing, anger, emotions, Pat Thomson, scholarship
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writing a highly cited paper – a sceptical view
I’ve been somewhat irritated recently, as I’m sure most academics have been, by the increasing interest that our universities have in citations. Citations count in league tables. We – academics – are increasingly told that we must focus more on … Continue reading
Posted in citation, metrics, Stephen Ball
Tagged citation indices, citations, metrics, Pat Thomson, scholarship, Stephen Ball
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