Prof Sir Peter Scott's Biography

Prof Sir Peter Scott's Professional Career

Career

reporter then news ed TES 1967-69, reporter The Times 1969-71, dep ed The Times Higher Educational Supplement 1971-73, leader writer The Times 1974-76, ed The Times Higher Educational Supplement 1976-92; Univ of Leeds: prof of educn 1992-97, dir Centre for Policy Studies in Educn 1992-97, pro-vice-chllr (external affrs) 1996-97; vice-chllr Kingston Univ 1997-; chm: governing body S Thames Coll 1985-92, Exec Ctee UKCOSA 1992-98; memb: Continuing Educn Working Pty 1985-86, Nat Advsy Body for Public Sector Higher Educn 1985-86, Further Educn Unit 1993, Further Educn Staff College Review Gp, Further Educn Funding Cncl 1993, Lord Chllr's Advsy Ctee on Legal Educn and Conduct 1994-99 (vice-chm 1996), Bd of Mgmnt FE Devpt Assoc 1994-, HEFCE Working Pty on Higher Educn in Further Educn 1995 Advsy Ctee on Academic Standards Bolton Inst of Higher Educn 1996-, Nat Advsy Gp on Continuing Educn and Lifelong Learning (Fryer Ctee) 1997-, Bd of Directors Educn Counselling Service Br Cncl 1999-, Bd of Directors HESA 2000-, HEFCE Review Panel Inst of Educn Univ of London 2000, Bd HEFCE 2000-06, Cncl Euro Univ Assoc (EUA) 2002- (inagural pres 2008-10); Hon LLD Univ of Bath, Hon DLitt CNAA, Hon DLitt Grand Valley State Univ, Hon DPhil Anglia Poly Univ; hon fell UMIST, hon fell Bath Coll of HE; memb Academia Europaea; AcSS 2000, fell Soc for Research into HE, FRSA

Prof Sir Peter Scott's Publications

Books and Publications

Strategies for Postsecondary Education (1976), The Crisis of the University (1984), Knowledge and Nation (1990), The New Production of Knowledge: the dynamics of science and research in contemporary societies (jtly, 1994), The Meanings of Mass Higher Education (1995), Governing Universities: Changing the Culture? (jtly, 1996); also author of numerous book chapters and articles in learned jls

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