Letter: Islamic oversights 2
Stephen Chan says Samuel Huntington's "clash of civilisations" treatise is "appalling", yet his statement that "by invading Afghanistan, the United States is participating in a clash of civilisations...
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Letter: No satisfaction 1
What are we to make of the proposal to use a first-destinations survey to measure student satisfaction ("Graduates to rate quality", THES , November 23)? The government may wish to rebut criticisms...
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Letter: No satisfaction 2
A survey suggests that only 8 per cent of students "embark on tertiary education with anything approaching a keenness to learn" (Why II, THES , November 23). At last some honesty. As one who was part...
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Letter: Make the effort for all
The report "Disabled student paid settlement by UCLan" (Whistleblowers, THES , December 7) raises the issue of how to close the gap between a university's objectives and what happens when a...
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