Bruce John Macfarlane
@profbmac
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Chair professor/Dean of Faculty/writer/researcher/teacher/Dad of Fiona, Ross and Diana https://t.co/Ml8GJD5a6d
Hong Kong
Joined August 2016
How university activism has been corporatised, academics 'responsibilised', and academic freedom compromised. 'The conceit of activism in the illiberal university' (Policy Futures in Education) Policy futures.jpeg
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RT @CarlessDavid: I don't often co-author articles which get 500+ citations per year, so I wrote a blog about the process and facilitators
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Why the belief that university students are instrumental and consumerist is a modern neoliberal myth. Now published in open access.
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The 'duty to explain' is a more a positive way of understanding that the university teacher should not indoctrinate the student but instead open up a range of interpretations for them to choose from. See my new paper with Ivy Xiao Han in open access:
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This is a lecture I am doing about internationalisation at PKU today. Hope it is of interest. Bruce Macfarlane（香港教育大学） 什么是“国际学者”？对国家身份和后殖民主义假设的批判性评估 时间：9月30日（星期一）14:00-16:00 地点：教育学院209教室 腾讯会议号：226-604-635
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Universities that micro-manage teaching methods are eroding academic freedom. See the new issue of Teaching in Higher Education
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RT @CHELPS_EDUHK: Professor Anatoly V. Oleksiyenko's collaborative study has resulted in a thought-provoking paper, challenging traditional…
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The new Centre for Higher Education Leadership and Policy Studies at EduHK, Hong Kong is recruiting! 1. Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF) - 2. Project Officer (PO) - 3. Executive Assistant (EA) -
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We are always talking about higher education being 'in crisis'. Such talk is really about which beliefs and values are seen as under threat. Please see my new paper 'The ideology of crisis in higher education', just published by HEQ.
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RT @FEHD_EdUHK: FEHD team led by Prof Lim Cher Ping wins Bett Asia Awards 2023!🎉This Award marked the success of the EdUHK and our valued C…
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How the institutional values of 'DECAY' have replaced communism, universalism, disinterestedness and organised scepticism in our universities (my new paper in open access). Sorry if its a depressing read!
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Why do researchers use the words 'tradition' and 'traditional' so much? Between 1976 and 2021 authors in Studies in Higher Education used them almost 7,000 times! Please see my new paper with Jason Yeung for why this is more than a trivial fact!
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RT @Dr_Weipeng_Yang: Just attended an insightful talk by Prof David Carless on researcher career and RAE! Learnt a lot about navigating the…
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RT @ECE_EdUHK: @FEHD_EdUHK seeks for Chair Professors/Professors who work in - Capacity Building for the Education Workforce - Parent & Com…
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RT @alan_hook: @profbmac @u_porter and @CatrinSRhys might be of interest based on our work allocating sabbaticals in @ulstercommmedia
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RT @AllieEJefferson: We are still looking for early career professors to participate in our study! Please consider taking part, to help us…
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When did 'internationalisation' in higher education begin? Have we forgotten about the sabbatical going back to the 19th century? Please read my new OA paper about how the sabbatical has changed from 'rest and recuperation' to hyper-performativity
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