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The Nature of the Gift: Accountability and the Professor-Student Relationship.
- Source :
- Educational Philosophy & Theory; Oct2007, Vol. 39 Issue 6, p574-591, 18p
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- In this paper I introduce the theory of gift giving as a possible means to reconcile the contradictions inherent in accountability measures of ‘faculty productivity’ in the American university. In this paper I sketch the theory of gift economies to show how, given the historical ideals that characterize the faculty-student relationship, a theory of gift giving could help us better judge the labor of the faculty. I suggest that it is the relational character of teaching that frustrates accountability measures and that perhaps if viewed as a gift economy—and in particular an economy with ‘reproductive’ ends—we could better grasp the effectiveness of these relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00131857
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Educational Philosophy & Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26516863
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-5812.2007.00307.x