Tony Bates discusses a recent survey of student preferences authored by Alex Usher. We covered it here a few days ago, so I won't reiterater the main points. bates does note, though, that Usher makes the complain (as he often has) about the lack of data about Canada's higher education system. But as Bates comments, "I would really like to examine the sample to answer basic questions such as how many students were involved and the response rate. Without access to such data, any published results have no merit... I find it galling that when he (Usher) collects data, they are hidden behind a paywall. I am saddened therefore that the full data and analysis are not openly accessible." Call it Downes's third law: you shouldn't complain about a problem when you are part of the problem.
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