Given the recent discussion on this forum about the possible use of the
proportion of staff who are operating at UKPSF standard 2 or equivalent
as a PI in the information to be provided to prospective students, it
was interesting to read in this week's Times Higher the comments of the
Director General of the Russell Group:
"The vast majority of our academics have doctorates......academics
without a doctorate would be very much in a tiny minority. This has
been the case at Russell Group universities for many years. Providing a
first-class teaching and learning experience is vitally important to our
universities."
I'm aware of the considerable research conducted into research-informed
teaching, however defined, but this is the first time I have seen the
research-led universities proposing that the quality of teaching and
learning is directly correlated with the proportion of staff holding a
PhD. Is anyone aware of any research that underpins this contention?
Thanks.
Paul Probyn
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