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Learner Responsibility in Management Education, or Ventures into Forbidden Research (with Comments)

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  • J. S. Armstrong

    (The Wharton School)

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Formal education can be improved by transferring responsibility from the teacher to the learner. A simple approach to this is the time contract. Time contracts have been used successfully in nine quasi-experiments but, despite these successes, some educators see this as subversive research.

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  • J. S. Armstrong, 2005. "Learner Responsibility in Management Education, or Ventures into Forbidden Research (with Comments)," General Economics and Teaching 0502012, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. G. J. Schick & B. F. Kunnecke, 1982. "Do High Grades, Top Schools, or An Advanced Degree Lead to Job Security and Extraordinary Salary Progression?," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 12(1), pages 9-18, February.
    2. JS Armstrong, 2005. "Research on Scientific Journals: Implications for Editors and Authors," General Economics and Teaching 0502059, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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