The Link Between Research And Teaching: Its Purpose And Implications

The assumption that the good researcher is a good teacher is causing a great deal of stress and distress in the colleges of higher education still seeking university status, and in the new universities, and has resulted in an increase in the number of publications during the 1990s on the topic of the link between research and teaching. This paper explores this supposition, following the debate about the link through its various convolutions in the literature, discussing the story so far. Then it draws attention to the contribution made by the concept of a deep approach to learning as a bridge between research and teaching, and the final section discusses the implications of the discussion for the education and training of academics.