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Moran, Christopher R. (2016) Note on teaching intelligence. Intelligence and National Security, 31 (1). pp. 118-130. doi:10.1080/02684527.2014.989687 ISSN 0268-4527.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2014.989687
Abstract
Over the last decade, intelligence has become one of the most widely taught subjects in higher education. In response to this, a sub-discipline has emerged within Intelligence Studies devoted to thinking about how the subject is actually taught. One of the most common arguments to come out of this literature is that there should be more practitioner involvement in the university teaching of intelligence. However, it is rarely specified what exactly intelligence professionals bring to the classroom, save the largely self-evident point that because they have ‘walked the walk’, they are uniquely qualified to teach the subject. Drawing on student questionnaires, as well as interviews with serving and retired intelligence officers, this article attempts to probe a little deeper and identify the specific benefits of incorporating practitioners into the university teaching of intelligence. It is argued that practitioners ‘put a face on the profession’ and help to remove some of the mystique and misperceptions that surround intelligence work. It is claimed that practitioners, especially with their ‘inside stories’, give added meaning to academic theories and make the subject more exciting. Finally, it is argued that practitioners enrich the broader ‘student experience’. In UK higher education, now under a new fees regime, students are looking for departments to go the extra mile not only in terms of their teaching, but also in areas like careers advice and support. In this context, intelligence professionals are enormously valuable.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Politics and International Studies | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Intelligence and National Security | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0268-4527 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | 2016 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 31 | ||||||||
| Number: | 1 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 118-130 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/02684527.2014.989687 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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