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Melonie Fullick writes, "I'm more interested in the answer to a second, unasked question that's implicit in "does it count?": count for what? In most cases, it's an academic job, one with some security and stability; so whether something counts towards tenure is the point, with all the implications this brings." I think this is a good point. While on the one hand we're facing this irresistable desire to reduce everything to economics (which is the essence of the meaning of 'count') on the other hand we're witnessing tensions in the area of goals and objectives.

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