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Macquarie science reform movement refers to the successful transformation of the degree system at Macquarie University in 1979 which followed an academic and political campaign initiated in 1977. Macquarie University, founded in 1964, adopted a degree structure modeled after the Oxbridge tradition where all graduating students were awarded a BA regardless of their field of study, with the exception of law students. Many science students and science faculty saw this as a disadvantage and began to mobilize for reform of the degree structure.〔F. J. Duarte ''et al.'', Science degree, ''University News'' 1 (100) 16 (1977).〕 Thus, in 1977 a student organization, known as ''Students for a Science Degree'' (SSD), was formed with physicist Frank Duarte as chairman. SSD enlisted the support of science students,〔2000 seek introduction of science degree at Macquarie, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 9th of November, 1977. 〕 student politicians, science academics, and professional science institutions. Among the senior science professors that openly supported the reform movement were Ronald E. Aitchison, Frederick Chong, Brian F. Gray, John G. Hawke, Richard E. B. Makinson, Ronald H. Vernon, and John C. Ward. After a two-year campaign the Academic Senate of Macquarie University introduced a science degree (BSc) on the 11th of September, 1979.〔C. Parfitt, Macquarie University approves BSc degree, ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 13th of September, 1979. 〕 A perspective on the science reform movement is given in ''Liberality of Opportunity''〔B. Mansfield and M. Hutchinson, ''Liberality of Opportunity: A History of Macquarie University'' (Macquarie University, Sydney, 1992).〕 while famous physicist John C. Ward offers an alternative version in his memoirs.〔J. C. Ward, ''Memoirs of a Theoretical Physicist'' (Optics Journal, Rochester, 2004).〕 At the time, Greg Sheridan described the duel between the sciences and the establishment as a “nasty, bitter bureaucratic struggle” won by the scientists.〔G. Sheridan, Australian physicist wins Guthrie Medal, ''The Bulletin'' 101(5239), 49-50 (1980).〕 Duarte's own description of what he calls the "revolt of the sciences" is given in a recent book.〔(F. J. Duarte, ''Laser Physicist'' (Optics Journal, New York, 2012) Chapter 3 ).〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Macquarie science reform movement」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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