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The Ombudsman: Learner Responsibility in Management Education, or Ventures into Forbidden Research

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  • J. Scott Armstrong

    (Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104)

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Formal education can be improved by transferring responsibility from the teacher to the learner. A simple approach to this is the time contract. Time contracts have been used successfully in nine quasi-experiments but, despite these successes, some educators see this as subversive research.

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  • J. Scott Armstrong, 1983. "The Ombudsman: Learner Responsibility in Management Education, or Ventures into Forbidden Research," Interfaces, INFORMS, vol. 13(2), pages 26-38, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:orinte:v:13:y:1983:i:2:p:26-38
    DOI: 10.1287/inte.13.2.26
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    1. JS Armstrong, 2004. "The Case for Minimum Teaching Standards," General Economics and Teaching 0412019, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. J.S. Armstrong, 2005. "Are Student Ratings of Instruction Useful?," General Economics and Teaching 0502007, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. J. S. Armstrong, 2005. "The Devil s Advocate Responds to an MBA Student s Claim that Research Harms Learning," General Economics and Teaching 0502008, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Richard F. Elmore & Michael O'Hare, 1991. "Formal models and government: Teaching to do," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 10(3), pages 519-541.

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