Partnerships in professional education: a study in archives and records management

Abstract

The theme of the 1990s is partnership. Government policies and organisational structures encourage collaboration. This trend is reflected in the archives and records management profession. This paper is a study of partnership projects between higher education institutions and four types of partner: employers; professional bodies; a charity; and other higher education institutions. The focus of the study is professional education and training in archives and records management. The paper concludes that a complex environment requires a flexible response and that a small discipline needs to develop partnerships to enable all involved to respond swiftly to change. Collaboration rather than competition must be the basis for future survival and success.

Citation

Shepherd, E. (1998), "Partnerships in professional education: a study in archives and records management", Records Management Journal, Vol. 8 No. 3, pp. 19-37. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000007235