Mickey Mouse degrees , Mickey Mouse courses, or bird courses are dysphemism used to denote an invalid or base university education or qualification. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
In the English lingo , “Mickey Mouse” can mean something hackneyed, amateurish , which spent an insignificant amount of time. In the UK and Ireland it can be used in the sense of something low skilled or falsified . The concept was fixed in English after local tabloids began to use it in the UK.
Content
Origin
The concept was used by the Minister of Education of Great Britain Margaret Hodge during the discussion on expanding higher education. [6] She defined the Mickey Mouse rate as “where the content may not be as saturated as expected and, therefore, the degree itself is not very significant in the labor market”, and also indicated that “simple propagation of Mickey rates “Mouse can't be acceptable.” Such an opinion often arises in the summer, when the final certification is carried out, and new training courses are presented to the public. The phrase was widely used in the late 1990s, as the Labor government set out to achieve 50% of students in higher education by 2010. [7] The courses of Mickey Mouse Hodge were opposed by a four-year bachelor's degree in liberal arts (classical languages and philosophy) at Oxford University , which is the final certification of students ( English Greats ).
At the same time, before Hodge about “colleges of unreason” ( English Colleges of Unreason ) and “schools of inconsistency and evasion” ( English the schools of Inconsistency and Evasion ) in the novel “ Edgin "Wrote Samuel Butler . The plot unfolds in a world where scientists first of all master the science of hypotheses and hypothetical languages, since the study of opportunities and remote unforeseen circumstances is much better prepared for doing business than what is applied.
In addition, the sources of the concept lie in the general reaction of tabloids and folklore to certain aspects of scientific interest in the second half of the 20th century. These include the research of Ariel Dorfman and Arman Mattelar Colonialism and Cultural Imperialism and the name of the professorship at Cambridge University is a Disney professor of archeology - so named in honor of the barrister and archaeologist John Disney , and having nothing to do with Walt Disney .
Examples
In 2000, Staffordshire University He was ridiculed for starting “ David Beckham's research, ” since it was seen as useful for students in sociology , sports science, and and media science . [8] At the same time, the sociologist and culturologist Ellis Cashmore , who teaches this course, stressed that he will not focus on Beckham, and that the purpose of his teaching is “the rise of football from its folk roots in the 17th century to its current strength, and the central place that it occupies today in the British, and indeed in world culture. " [8] In July 2015, British Parliament Deputy Louis Baurs in the transmission of Question Time caustically commented on this modular course, as if it were a full-time course for the entire period of study, although her own education was received at Blackburn College connected with the social sciences. The public was also perplexed by such training courses as “ golf management ” and “ surfing ”. [9] Similarly, the curriculum for a bachelor of humanities in pedagogy at Durham University seemed strange, where the goal of the course was to study " prejudice , citizenship, and bullying in modern society" using the image of Harry Potter as an example.
See also
- Diploma discrimination and educational inflation
- Underwater weaving baskets
- Simplification to the point of absurdity
- Diploma Factory
- Filkina letter
- Mickey Mouse Cup
Notes
- ↑ Darandari, Cardew, 2013 , p. 104.
- ↑ Matthew, Pritchard, 2010 , p. 60.
- ↑ O'Day, Budniak, 2013 .
- ↑ Rybak, 2007 , p. 37.
- ↑ Gilyarov A. Homeopathy in the UK claims academic status // Elements.ru , 03.23.2007
- ↑ " 'Irresponsible' Hodge under fire " // BBC News , January 14, 2003.
- ↑ Donald MacLeod 50% higher education target doomed, says thinktank "// Guardian , July 14, 2005
- ↑ 1 2 Beckham in degree course // BBC News , March 29, 2000.
- ↑ " Taking the mick // Guardian , January 15, 2003.
Literature
- Darandari E., Cardew P. Accreditaion and Quality Assurance // Higher Education in Saudi Arabia: Achievements, Challenges and Opportunities / Eds. Larry Smith, Abdulrahman Abouammoh. - Springer Science & Business Media , 2013 .-- P. 103-117. - 194 p.
- Matthew RGS, Pritchard J. Hard and Soft - Useful Way of Thinking about Disciplines? Reflections from Engeneering Education on Disciplinary Identities // The University and Its Disciplines: Teaching and Learning Within and Beyond Disciplinary Boundaries / Eds. Carolin Kreber. - Routledge , 2010 .-- P. 58-68. - 272 p.
- O'Day D., Budniak A. How to Succeed at University . - eBookIt.com, 2013 .-- 192 p.
- Rybak J. What's Wrong with University: And How to Make It Work for You Anyway . - ECW Press , 2007. - 288 p.