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The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia

Paul E. Meehl

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Description:Improving the cost efficiency of higher education was a topic Paul Meehl thought about over many years, dictating material on various aspects of the problem whenever another “it’s-a-crisis” article or book came to his attention—“We could fix that” being his motivating response.Teaching, research, and other writing projects usually claimed higher priority, but he had a rough book draft by 1997. Here is that manuscript, edited to incorporate additional inserts in various stages of completion.As he says in the Afterword, it was ‘written partly for catharsis.’ The result is less formality in style and more variety in topics. Text would have become tighter, more polished, and contain many more cites if Paul had done the editing himself. Sometimes notes and annotations have been left on references; if they were helpful to Paul, they may help readers. Cost estimates were already out of date in this draft; but actual dollars saved would always depend upon contemporary economics. The 1997 draft heading was kept to remind readers of the date of this manuscript and that the arguments and conclusions do not depend on specific dollar amounts, precise percentagesof time or cost changes, or newer technologies available for education. The power of his message is in how challenging Sacred Cows and using social science research findings can reduce the cost of higher education.I am grateful to Val Escher, who transcribed Paul’s dictation for many years, including this book. Her patience, intelligence, and library research skills helped Paul Meehl stay productive throughout his happy retirement.—Leslie J. Yonce-Meehl, December 2018We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia. To get started finding The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Improving the cost efficiency of higher education was a topic Paul Meehl thought about over many years, dictating material on various aspects of the problem whenever another “it’s-a-crisis” article or book came to his attention—“We could fix that” being his motivating response.Teaching, research, and other writing projects usually claimed higher priority, but he had a rough book draft by 1997. Here is that manuscript, edited to incorporate additional inserts in various stages of completion.As he says in the Afterword, it was ‘written partly for catharsis.’ The result is less formality in style and more variety in topics. Text would have become tighter, more polished, and contain many more cites if Paul had done the editing himself. Sometimes notes and annotations have been left on references; if they were helpful to Paul, they may help readers. Cost estimates were already out of date in this draft; but actual dollars saved would always depend upon contemporary economics. The 1997 draft heading was kept to remind readers of the date of this manuscript and that the arguments and conclusions do not depend on specific dollar amounts, precise percentagesof time or cost changes, or newer technologies available for education. The power of his message is in how challenging Sacred Cows and using social science research findings can reduce the cost of higher education.I am grateful to Val Escher, who transcribed Paul’s dictation for many years, including this book. Her patience, intelligence, and library research skills helped Paul Meehl stay productive throughout his happy retirement.—Leslie J. Yonce-Meehl, December 2018We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia. To get started finding The Seven Sacred Cows of Academia, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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