The Dawkins reforms of the late 1980s and the creation of the
Unified National System roused passions at many universities across
the nation over fears for the academic enterprise and Australia's
system of free, public university education. With much at stake,
the Dawkins reforms became a hot topic of discussion across
university campuses, and even between vice-chancellors and state
education ministers. Vice-chancellors were threatened with motions
of no-confidence, staff argued furiously against change and
students protested against fees, yet mostly to no avail. The
reforms were introduced and universities became subject to new ways
of funding by the Commonwealth that changed the way higher
education was organized in Australia.This volume tells the story of
the Dawkins reforms at Australia's oldest university, the
University of Sydney, and the unlikely alliance between the
University's vice-chancellor and the New South Wales government in
the scramble for more students. Between 1988 and 1996, the
University grew exponentially. At the same time it strove to
preserve its honoured past despite profound change. Did this desire
to preserve an older tradition compromise its effort to master the
future?
General
| Imprint: |
Melbourne University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
Australia |
| Release date: |
March 2017 |
| Authors: |
Stephen Garton
|
| Dimensions: |
209 x 139 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
172 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-522-87139-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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| LSN: |
0-522-87139-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780522871395 |
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