QUILT R.E.D by QUILT R.E.D https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99 We have created this board in order to share any relevant articles to our research and development. en-us 2021-03-25 12:47:57 UTC 2024-06-04 12:12:05 UTC hello@padlet.com quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352560149 2021-03-25 12:50:34 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352560149 Owen Jones, Chavs (Chapter 1) quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352562272 Members of community who organised a search party campaign to find Shannon Matthews, a young girl who went missing on her way back from school (Feb, 2008).

An example of community led action/social care for their members. Does this boil down to locality and grassroots having better knowledge of their own inhabitants? 
Search Parties, Missing Posters and Door to Door canvasing all arranged and funded for by members, not academics or governmental organisations.]]> 2021-03-25 12:51:02 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352562272 Can we source some newspaper articles from this time? quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352603144 2021-03-25 12:59:32 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1352603144 Collins College, Texas. quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355034661 Poor handling of staff safety during the Covid pandemic; contracts cut short; less staff protections, etc.

]]> 2021-03-25 21:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355034661 Grade Inflation, some suggesting the introduction of a marketable university education has led to this. quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355210352 Source: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/news/16-01-2020/sb255-higher-education-student-statistics/qualifications

see guardian article for some more information]]> 2021-03-25 22:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355210352 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355212218 Student Satisfaction seen as imperative for the livelihood of the university as a whole. Without keeping the 'customer' satiated, bad reviews may be left and the buisness closed down.]]> 2021-03-25 22:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355212218 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355213301 Interesting article.
Letters written by various academics on the topic of Grade Inflation and its effects/reasonings.]]> 2021-03-25 22:39:59 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355213301 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355262267 Fascinating stuff. Inner workings of the Consumer Rights Act which effects/covers what the University provides for us. What's interesting here, is that Universities have to hit these regulations now, else they might have restricted access to public funds (under the Higher Education and Research Bill).

Also note the repeated alluding to this essence of 'competition' and 'compliance', not only between universities, but maybe even the students themselves?]]> 2021-03-25 23:08:12 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355262267 Material vs. Non-Material Changes quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355281145 CMA Regulations mainly effect the extent of information that a student is required to receive as the 'consumer' in order to keep their satisfaction with what the university is providing, high. Although, UoB splits what it decides is relevant information by deeming 'non-material' changes as unimportant, and thus we don't need to know... say, to avoid "confusion". See attached the material conditions, ones which we are required to know.

Note, alerting us of some changes to module information isn't considered something that the university needs to comply to. This also applies to changes within our option modules... Very sneaky! ]]> 2021-03-25 23:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355281145 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355307095 Any changes that will impact the consumer (student) has to be discussed with the group which the change will most likely affect, so they have the opportunity to contribute to the decisions.]]> 2021-03-25 23:33:28 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355307095 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355333208 Important institutional critique. Remembering, of course, that the university is a big player in the 'Market of Institutions' ]]> 2021-03-25 23:47:13 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1355333208 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1357376682 Interesting read on NFT's.
Most notably, 'I just downloaded something for free that someone has paid million of dollars for' and 'Anyone could own a Moet, but only one person can own the original']]> 2021-03-26 14:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1357376682 Religion of Success - Isabella Graw quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1360233215 Incredibly telling. Fascination with this idea of the 'successful artist' being based on the perception that they have 'made it'... what constituted 'making it?': Hard work? Determination? Book/Art Sales?
"Social Achievement in Competition"
This could also be linked to the university tactics to represent success through they 'alumni' list.

Secondly, this perpetrates a evermore relevant toxic individualism. The cult obsession with individual success- to form part of the university statistics- doesn't take into account external faults with the institution and society as a whole.
Aptly named in this small article as 'the illness of responsibility'- internalising systemic failure as your own.
'The success of the minority is founded on the large majority of the unsuccessful' ...]]> 2021-03-27 18:43:35 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1360233215 quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1363671348 2021-03-29 11:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1363671348 University Deficit Vs. Surplus quiltred https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1397802436 What income avenues do universities rely on? Well, It seems most universities depend on domestic student tuition fees (many claiming up to 80% of their finances are made up of this)
Whilst others are reliant on international student tuition fees. Obviously this has been severely affected by covid.

However, something that I found interesting was this notion of 'multi-employer pension schemes' and staff structuring as a financial strain. How does this deficit, and finger pointing, affect the education we receive? ]]> 2021-04-08 21:33:42 UTC https://padlet.com/quiltred/b2tfrifqny5hga99/wish/1397802436