Comments on: News 10 Mar – Joyce’s big bang, great gardens and science prizes http://www.ed.co.nz/2010/03/10/news-10-mar-joyces-big-bang-great-gardens-and-science-prizes/ Tertiary education news and views Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:02:11 +1300 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Dave Guerin http://www.ed.co.nz/2010/03/10/news-10-mar-joyces-big-bang-great-gardens-and-science-prizes/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Dave Guerin Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:14:47 +0000 http://www.ed.co.nz/?p=410#comment-154 Your memory is correct. I'm going to start working on a post on this for ED Insider and another one for ED Blog - both for later today. Your memory is correct. I’m going to start working on a post on this for ED Insider and another one for ED Blog – both for later today.

]]> By: Darel Hall http://www.ed.co.nz/2010/03/10/news-10-mar-joyces-big-bang-great-gardens-and-science-prizes/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Darel Hall Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:08:20 +0000 http://www.ed.co.nz/?p=410#comment-153 As I remember it we were both involved in Labour's attempt to introduce performance element to funding, were both supportive of the attempt (OBVIOUSLY me a little more mildly) and I for one was frustrated by even the small marginal funding impact (although, of course, marginal funding is important) not being introduced. There is an issue about how lesser privileged people get into universities, in particular, but much of that solution must be earlier in the education system. That doesn't absolve universities of their particular responsibilities though. I suspect that a politically clever solution will marry a performance element with a clearer approach to university course preparation responsibilities that will dampen some of the reasonable downsides identified. As I remember it we were both involved in Labour’s attempt to introduce performance element to funding, were both supportive of the attempt (OBVIOUSLY me a little more mildly) and I for one was frustrated by even the small marginal funding impact (although, of course, marginal funding is important) not being introduced.

There is an issue about how lesser privileged people get into universities, in particular, but much of that solution must be earlier in the education system. That doesn’t absolve universities of their particular responsibilities though.

I suspect that a politically clever solution will marry a performance element with a clearer approach to university course preparation responsibilities that will dampen some of the reasonable downsides identified.

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