17th November 2005, 01:37 PM
Quote:quote:1man 1desk appears to advocate the 'deckchair syndrome' of early 20th century archaeology where having a degree meant you got to sit down and order the oiks around and no degree meant you pushed a wheelbarrow- from Kevin Wooldridge
Well, I did say in my post that I specifically was not advocating the potential system that I described.
What I was doing was trying to outline a potential middle way, between your proposal (that degrees are un-necessary) and the current system (in which an un-necessarily high proportion of the workforce are expected to have a degree, when it is not apparently necessary for their job).
Quote:quote: I guess in 1man's list, I would qualify as "technical" staff because I certainly don't want to be a manager or a strict academic, and I do a specific area of work. However, in his categories, I would not need to be educated to degree level.- from Sniper
Well, the list was only an off the cuff idea, not a fully-worked-out system. Personally, I would view any finds/environmental/etc. specialist in the 'academic/professional' category, even if not university-based.
When I write specifications I usually require minimum qualifications for specialists, including a first degree in archaeology (or other relevant discipline; a second degree in the relevant specialism; and a proven record of publication in the specialism.
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