McGee 1985
Lies We Live by: Some Academic Myths and Their Functions
1. Références
- Référence complète APA : Reece McGee (1985). Lies We Live by: Some Academic Myths and Their Functions. Teaching Sociology, Vol. 12, No. 4. (Jul., 1985), pp. 477-490.
- Auteur(s) : Reece McGee
- Revue : Teaching Sociology
2. Copies
- Copie en ligne : http://www.jstor.org/stable/1318068
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3. Mots-clés
4. Abstract
This article addresses seven beliefs about college reaching prevalent among academic people, arguing that all are myths:
- (1) We are a self-governing community of scholars;
- (2) It is impossible to teach people to teach;
- (3) It is impossible to define good teaching;
- (4) It is impossible to measure or evaluate teaching (["évaluation de l'enseignement"]);
- (5) Classroom observation of reaching is an infringement upon academic freedom ["liberté académique"];
- (6) Student evaluation of teaching is useless and/or meaningless (["évaluation de l'enseignement"]);
- (7) Undergraduate srudents, or least, are generally stupid and unmotivated.
Analysis of these beliefs, all of which are demonstrably untrue, suggests that we maintain them for self-servingpurposes: to define ourselves into a status and reward-bearing social category in which most of usprobably do not belong; to free us from allaccountability for classroom performance, and to rationalize laziness and irresponsibility in teaching. The article closes with some suggestions for rectifying the situarion.