THis raises a fascinating issue for me. Is there anyone
out there living in GUatemala? We'll be doing a short
course in May in Xela.
Cheers...
Bruce
On Sat, 27 Feb 1999 04:30:23 -0500 Charles Wankel
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cxx@BELLATLANTIC.NET> wrote:
> Leon:
> I went to the mg-ed-dv list archive:
>
http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/mg-ed-dv.html
> to reread your comment of February 26th (see below). Although it is
> seemingly well-intentioned, it raises a number of issues for me. Though, I
> actually know very little about universities in Turkey. I am sure that a
> search of the Chronicle of Higher Education would provide you with such
> information though. All countries including the USA have troublesome
> issues. However, I think that it is impolite to ask people from other
> countries in the context of our discussions in Mg-Ed-Dv about their "working
> conditions, academic freedom, etc." It seems patronizing to a certain
> extent. Also, email itself is not private in every organization and is not
> the best medium to discuss these things. Certainly an archived discussion
> group with more than 1100 people from Zimbabwe to Guatemala is not a
> discrete forum either. I realize that where you are in Michigan you might
> not have direct access to Turkish scholars but it really is best to discuss
> these issues in face-to-face informal situations.
> Like the USA, Turkey's great universities have many wonderful things and
> some things that can be improved. I am most pleased to have several
> management scholars from that nation in our virtual community.
> Leon, let me thank-you, also, at this time for being one of the most
> active, admired, and analytically cogent participants in Mg-Ed-Dv. Please
> continue to share your cognitive acumen with us regularly.
> Cybercollegially,
> Charles Wankel
> listmaster mg-ed-dv
>
wankelc@stjohns.edu
>
> Leon wrote:
> I think it would be of great interest to the list (surely to me) to know
> something about your own working conditions, academic freedom, etc., if
> you've a mind to share it.
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