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A History of the Modern Australian University

Hannah Forsyth

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Description:In 1857 all of the Arts students at the University of Sydney could fit into a single photograph. Now there are more than one million university students in Australia.But the university is plagued with ingrained problems. More than 50 per cent of the cost of universities goes to just running them. They now have an explicit commercial focus and compete bitterly for students and funding. Scholars rarely feel their vice-chancellors represent them and, within their own ranks, academics squabble for scraps.Hannah Forsyth's perceptive, clear-eyed account of Australian universities recounts their history from the 1850s to the present. Investigating the changing nature of higher education, it asks whether this success is likely to continue in the 21st century, as the university's hold over knowledge grows ever more tenuous.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of the Modern Australian University. To get started finding A History of the Modern Australian University, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 279

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1742234127

Description: In 1857 all of the Arts students at the University of Sydney could fit into a single photograph. Now there are more than one million university students in Australia.But the university is plagued with ingrained problems. More than 50 per cent of the cost of universities goes to just running them. They now have an explicit commercial focus and compete bitterly for students and funding. Scholars rarely feel their vice-chancellors represent them and, within their own ranks, academics squabble for scraps.Hannah Forsyth's perceptive, clear-eyed account of Australian universities recounts their history from the 1850s to the present. Investigating the changing nature of higher education, it asks whether this success is likely to continue in the 21st century, as the university's hold over knowledge grows ever more tenuous.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of the Modern Australian University. To get started finding A History of the Modern Australian University, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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