On the shoulders of giants

Since the "binary system" had only just been established, the polytechnics were the new kids on the block, full of people needing a debating forum for the big issues. [...] what kind of balance did MacArthur strike between supporting those in positions of authority and holding them to acco...

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Published in:Times Higher Education 2011-10 (2020), p.43
Main Author: Reisz, Matthew
Format: Article
Language:eng
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Summary:Since the "binary system" had only just been established, the polytechnics were the new kids on the block, full of people needing a debating forum for the big issues. [...] what kind of balance did MacArthur strike between supporting those in positions of authority and holding them to account? "I think the staff felt I was too close to vice-chancellors," he replies. Because I'd been education correspondent on The Times, I knew most of them quite well. [...] I believed in getting stories from ministers.
ISSN:0049-3929