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We also investigate Boyer’s model of scholarship relative to the research–teaching–service nexus. Our findings show that while research is embraced as a key academic responsibility of professors, there is general agreement on the primacy of teaching. Equally, awareness of Boyer’s model exposes faculty to diverse opportunities for scholarship and has the potential to open up faculty members to a new idea of the university.  \nRésumé  \nDans cet article, nous présentons les résultats d’une recherche portant sur l’idée contemporaine del’université, telle que définie par l’importance relative de l’enseignement, de la recherche, du service et de la collégialité dans des établissements d’enseignement intensif de niveau collégial ou universitaire.  \nNotre recherche porte également sur le modèle boursier de Boyer, relatif au lien entre recherche, enseignement et service. Nos résultats démontrent que tandis qu’on voit la recherche comme une responsabilité académique des professeurs, il existe une entente générale quant à l’importance del’enseignement. De même, le fait de connaître le modèle de Boyer, ouvre aux facultés d’enseignement la porte aux diverses opportunités d’obtention de bourses, et amène aussi à sensibiliser le personnel à une nouvelle pensée universitaire.  \nCJHE / RCES Volume 45, No. 2, 2015  \nThe Relative C. Osakwe, K. Keavey,  \nImportance of Academic Activities / F.-M.. Uzoka, A. Fedoruk, & J. Osuji  \n2  \nIntroduction  \nThe concept of a university and the corresponding role of the academic professoriate are notions that have been debated and discussed over the centuries. The word “university” itself is derived from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly translates as community of teachers and scholars, emphasizing that the original concept of the university was one of an institution designed to produce trained professionals, particularly in the fields of theology, law, and medicine (Hamlyn, 1996) .  \nThe modern concept of the North American university has its roots in the Humboldtian university model, conceived in Germany in 1810 by Wilhelm von Humboldt when he established the University of Berlin (Commager, 1963) . The core tenet of this model is the union of “Lernfreiheit und Lehrfreiheit”(which loosely translates as “the freedom to teach and the freedom to conduct research”), and from this tenet emerged three principles that still persist, in varying degrees, at most universities today.1  \n1. A unity of research and teaching. The Humboldtian model changed the focus of universities from simply the dissemination of knowledge to the generation and dissemination of knowledge. As such, it is often considered the precursor of the modern research university (Geiger, 2004) . It should be noted, however, that Humboldt actually envisioned research as an auxiliary academic function to teaching, and as necessarily a student-centered activity.  \n2. Academic freedom. This refers to the freedom of the individual teacher or researcher to choose what issues to study or teach, what methods to employ, and what avenues of dissemination to use, without interference or penalty (Global Colloquium of University Presidents, 2005) . In 1940, the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its Statement of Principles provided what is still considered tobe the standard definition of professorial academic freedom, characterizing it as: the freedom to conduct research a","cbCaibzHNMBbh9FO","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibzHNMBbh9FO","pdf",555678,22,"English","# Introduction\n## Background: Concept of the university\n## Humboldtian principles\n## Academic freedom\n## Academic autonomy/self-governance","[{\"question\":\"What academic activities does the paper evaluate to define the university concept?\",\"answer\":\"It focuses on the relative importance of teaching, research, service, and collegiality in teaching-intensive universities.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the paper relate Boyer’s model to university activities?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates Boyer’s model of scholarship in relation to the research–teaching–service nexus.\"},{\"question\":\"What do the findings suggest about the balance between teaching and research?\",\"answer\":\"The results show general agreement on the primacy of teaching, even though research is embraced as a key responsibility of professors.\"}]","The Relative Importance of Academic Activities - Article | PDF",1792083420,55]