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| Journal of General Education | 3 |
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| Browne, M. Neil | 3 |
| Hiers, Wes | 1 |
| Hiers, Wesley J. | 1 |
| Hoag, John H. | 1 |
| Myers, Melanie L. | 1 |
| Quinn, J. Kevin | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Opinion Papers | 2 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBrowne, M. Neil; Hoag, John H.; Myers, Melanie L.; Hiers, Wesley J. – Journal of General Education, 1997
Argues that student evaluations of teachers (SETs) in their current format are fundamentally a student-controlled process, but that students are not adequately prepared for such control. Advocates greater teacher control in the SET process and presents sample evaluation criteria from an ideal process in which teachers interested in critical…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Evaluation Criteria, Postsecondary Education, Program Effectiveness
Peer reviewedBrowne, M. Neil; Hiers, Wes; Quinn, J. Kevin – Journal of General Education, 1998
Reviews both the benefits and potential negative consequences of using a market analogy to describe the roles of students and teachers in the educational system. Argues that education is more than the gratification of consumer desire and should offer direction in the development of individual students. (JDI)
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Educational Quality, Free Enterprise System, General Education
Peer reviewedBrowne, M. Neil; And Others – Journal of General Education, 1995
Argues that the consumer metaphor for the educational process is pernicious in its reduction of the teacher/student transaction to a "want-regarding" process. Suggests that viewing the teaching process as composing a paper or as a conversation offers richer notions of autonomy for students than the consumer or other educational metaphors. (25…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories
