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On Letters Of Reference As Frames Of Reference, Roderick A. Macdonald, Alexandra Law Apr 2006

On Letters Of Reference As Frames Of Reference, Roderick A. Macdonald, Alexandra Law

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Requesting, writing and reading letters of reference are everyday features of academic life. Yet they are neglected as a matter of professorial training and their pedagogical importance is rarely acknowledged. This paper reviews various practical aspects of the reference process, with emphasis on its politics and ethics. It argues that letters of reference frame the lived experience of candidate, writer, reader and community-both for the present and the future.