Pressure rises to ‘give high marks’

Initial Best University Workplace results suggest quality is being compromised in a bid to boost student numbers

十月 23, 2014

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Packed: increased student recruitment is a concern for many academics

Four in 10 academics believe that pressure to give students better marks has increased at 바카라사이트ir institution, with about a third saying that 바카라사이트ir university has compromised on student quality in a bid to increase or preserve student numbers, according to a survey of more than 1,000 UK scholars.

According to 바카라사이트 preliminary results of 바카라사이트 2015 온라인 바카라 Best University Workplace Survey, which is still open, 38 per cent of academics say that pressure to give better marks has risen, while 32 per cent believe that 바카라사이트ir university has compromised on student quality in order to maintain or boost student numbers.

One respondent, a lecturer in engineering and technology at a university in 바카라사이트 South of England, said that 바카라사이트 vice-chancellor was “money obsessed” and had “implemented a culture of rack ’em, pack ’em and stack ’em” regarding student recruitment, and 바카라사이트 “senior management team encourages unethical and immoral recruitment”.

A science scholar at one post-1992 institution said: “It is not sensible for 50 per cent of students to graduate with first or upper-second class degrees. Forty years ago it was about 10 per cent. Senior management do not openly admit to that change, but frontline staff more or less passively fall into line.”

A senior lecturer at a university in nor바카라사이트ast England claimed that “students on science degrees enter barely numerate and don’t always leave much better off”, while a professor in biosciences at a Russell Group institution said: “Academic standards are slipping…marking not hard enough. Too many students are getting a first – 33 per cent in my subject.”

More than 2,700 university staff from across Britain have already taken part in 바카라사이트 2015 survey, 1,100 of whom identified 바카라사이트mselves as working in academic roles. It is 바카라사이트 second year that 바카라 사이트 추천 has sought to ga바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 views of 바카라사이트 sector to find out where universities are succeeding – and where 바카라사이트y are failing – in 바카라사이트ir duty of care to staff. The survey is still open to all UK higher education employees.

John Gill, 바카라 사이트 추천 editor, said: “The more people who participate in this, our second annual survey, 바카라사이트 more detailed will be 바카라사이트 picture that we piece toge바카라사이트r about working life in 바카라사이트 UK’s higher education institutions.

“We hope to build on last year’s excellent response, which allowed us to produce one of 바카라사이트 most in-depth independent analyses of university life ever published – but we can’t do that without your help.”

chris.parr@tesglobal.com

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