No End of a Lesson Australia’s Unified National System of Higher Education
by Macintyre, Stuart; Brett, André; Croucher, GwilymFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2017-10-02
Publisher(s): Melbourne University Press
Availability: This title is currently not available.
Other versions by this Author
-
Receive Free Shipping To The More Store!*
*Marketplace items do not qualify for the free shipping promotion.
List Price: $40.52
Rent Textbook
Select for Price
New Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
Used Textbook
We're Sorry
Sold Out
eTextbook
We're Sorry
Not Available
Summary
A revolution swept through universities three decades ago, transforming them from elite institutions into a mass system of higher education. Teaching was aligned with occupational outcomes, research was directed to practical results. Campuses grew and universities became more entrepreneurial. Students had to juggle their study requirements with paid work, and were required to pay back part of the cost of their degrees. The federal government directed this transformation through the creation of a Unified National System. How did this happen? What were the gains and the losses? No End of a Lesson explores this radical reconstruction and assesses its consequences.
Author Biography
Stuart Macintyre is Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne and has written extensively on Australia's political and social history, as well as its intellectual traditions. His most recent book is Australia's Boldest Experiment: War and Reconstruction in the 1940s. André Brett researches in political, economic, environmental, and transport history and takes a particular interest in the formation, modification, and demise of institutions. He is the author of Acknowledge No Frontier: The Creation and Demise of New Zealand's Provinces and a University of Wollongong Vice Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellow. Gwilym Croucher is a public policy academic and adviser specialising in higher education at the University of Melbourne. He is a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education as well as Principal Policy Adviser in the University of Melbourne's Chancellery.
An electronic version of this book is available through VitalSource.
This book is viewable on PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and most smartphones.
By purchasing, you will be able to view this book online, as well as download it, for the chosen number of days.
Digital License
You are licensing a digital product for a set duration. Durations are set forth in the product description, with "Lifetime" typically meaning five (5) years of online access and permanent download to a supported device. All licenses are non-transferable.
More details can be found here.
A downloadable version of this book is available through the eCampus Reader or compatible Adobe readers.
Applications are available on iOS, Android, PC, Mac, and Windows Mobile platforms.
Please view the compatibility matrix prior to purchase.