University part-timers a full-time problem

University part-timers a full-time problem

By Michael Lashley The challenges faced by Canadian universities as employers of part-time teaching staff are not simply a financial issue. At the very least, they are an industrial relations issue. It is my contention that they also constitute an ethical issue because the terms of trade in this relationship between the employers and the […]

An oasis of life-long learning

An oasis of life-long learning

By Michael Lashley The Nubian Book Club is a perfect example of “the village”, the ideal community which raises a mentally alert, self-confident, motivated and socially well-adjusted child. It is also an oasis of life-long learning with members ranging in age from four to eighty-four. The ambience of enthusiasm and social belonging that reigns during […]