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Mt. Everest syndrome

Mt. Everest syndrome is the alternative form of Everest syndrome.

Meaning of Everest syndrome

Noun

Everest syndrome (uncountable)

  1. The tendency of academic researchers to study things merely because they exist to be studied, regardless of the usefulness of the research.
    • Maddux says further that there is an Everest Syndrome in educational computing and that there are those who "believe that computers should be brought into educational settings simply because they are there.⁹³ The result of the Everest Syndrome, according to Maddux "is an improper emphasis on...1990, Paul Saettler, The Evolution of American Educational Technology, Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, →ISBN, page 490

Questions about Mt. Everest syndrome

What is Mt. Everest syndrome the alternative form of?
Mt. Everest syndrome is the alternative form of Everest syndrome.

Words near Mt. Everest syndrome in the dictionary

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  3. Mt. Carmel
  4. Mt. Crested Butte
  5. Mt. Everest
  6. Mt. Everest syndrome
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