Communities of bad practice: resisting the ‘toxic’ university

"The language of crisis dominates the literature on the corporate university, urging us to act before it is too late. We are more optimistic, believing that resistance is alive and well" (The Slow Professor, 2016). With this comment in mind, Ray Martin confronts some facts around the breakdown of campus communities and offers suggestions for …

Helping penguins to swim

Ray Martin reviews Karisa Krcmar's book about the importance of helping students in higher education develop good mental health. Published on 24th January 2021 | Written by Ray Martin | Photo by Manon Buizert on Unsplash Krčmář, K. (2020) Helping Penguins to Swim: case studies for building resilience for good mental health amongst students in …