The UK Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) as an illustration of Baudrillard's hyperreality

John Canning

doi:10.1080/01596306.2017.1315054

The UK Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) as an illustration of Baudrillard's hyperreality

John Canning

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Abstract

This article examines the 'Teaching Excellence Framework' (TEF) for UK universities through the lens of Jean Baudrillard's concept of hyperreality. I argue that the TEF is a hyperreal simulacrum, a sign which has no traceable genealogy to the practice of learning and teaching.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-330
Journal	Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01596306.2017.1315054
Publication status	Published - 19 Apr 2017

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This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education on 19/04/2017, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01596306.2017.1315054

Keywords

Baudrillard
Teaching Excellence Framework
hyperreality
teaching quality

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