Fighting the death sentence

He was reading from a university mission statement and other material on its website.

“To provide outcome-related research and consultancy services that address real-world issues” – shrieks of laughter. The university’s “approach to quality management is underpinned by a strong commitment to continuous improvement and a whole-of-organisation framework” – uproar in the room.

The university in question was RMIT but it could have been any of them. Go to your website and read the language, Watson urged guests at a recent Deans of Education dinner. That made people laugh even more.

James Button reviews Don Watson’s Death SentenceFighting the death sentence (The Age)

The article and the book being reviewed are very Austrailian. The other day, I couldn’t find this book in the US Amazon.com database. Thanks for the suggestion, Jim.

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