Raising The Stakes: Peter Coaldrake - Softcover

Stedman, Peter Coaldrake And Lawrence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 145968995X ISBN 13: 9781459689954

Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2014

Synopsis

The controversial new book about the state of Australian higher education and its future. Prosperity in the future depends on our ability to play our part in a more globalised, technologically - enhanced knowledge economy. Universities are widely seen as portals to success, and an ever greater proportion of Australians expect to attend at least one of these widely respected institutions. However, despite strong demand, universities are under pressure. They face constant criticism about their relevance and responsiveness, are subject to regular government review and reform, and their budgets have been squeezed for decades. International rankings, global competition for students and the rise of new providers have heightened the risks of falling behind. Many academics are unhappy with their lot, and students are paying more. While solutions for these problems have been put forward, few have been completely resolved. It is widely held that universities will have to change radically if Australia is to compete on the world stage. This important new book looks at the future of Australia's universities in the light of many years of nationally - driven reform efforts, and the persistence of a number of 'policy myths' about what can and should happen next. Peter Coaldrake and Lawrence Stedman argue that neither the market nor central government will be able to shape higher education in an optimal way. Facing greater competition and reduced prospects for public funding, universities themselves must provide the impetus and take responsibility for change as they adapt to complex and uncertain futures.

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About the Author

Professor Peter Coaldrake is Vice-Chancellor and President of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), a position he has held since 2003. A dual Fulbright Scholar, he served as Chair of Universities Australia, the peak body of Australia's universities, for a two-year term to May 2011. He is Chair of the governing board of the OECD's higher education program and earlier in his career spent four years as Chair of Queensland's Public Sector Management Commission. Lawrence Stedman has been Principal Policy Advisor within QUT's Chancellery since 1995. He holds a PhD in mathematics from the Australian National University, and prior to joining QUT he worked within both the Commonwealth Department of Finance (monitoring higher education) and the Commonwealth Department of Health, where he was Secretary to the Medical Research Committee of the NHMRC. Coaldrake and Stedman previously co-authored On the Brink: Australia's Universities Confronting Their Future (UQP, 1998) and Academic Work in the Twenty-First Century (DETYA, 1999). Peter Coaldrake is also the author of Working the System: Government in Queensland (UQP, 1989).

About this edition

• Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 145968995X
• ISBN 13: 9781459689954
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392