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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Australian Universities: A conversation about public good highlights contemporary challenges facing Australian universities and offers new ideas for expanding public good.More than 20 experts take up the debate about our public universities: who they are for; what their mission is (or should be); what strong higher education policy entails; and how to cultivate a robust and constructive relationship between government and Australian universities. Issues covered include:How to change a culture of exclusion to ensure all are welcome in universities, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as those from low socio-economic backgroundsHow 'educational disadvantage' in Australia often begins in school and is still the major barrier to full university participationThe reality that funding for research and major infrastructure requires significant additional funds from non-government sources (e.g. international student fees)A lack of policy recognition that international university students increase Australia's social, cultural and economic capitalPathways to making policy decisions wide-ranging, consultative, inclusive and inspired rather than politically partisan and ideologically drivenThe impact of COVID-19 on universities, and particularly how the pandemic and governmental responses exacerbated extant and emerging issuesAustralian Universities rekindles a much-needed conversation about the vital role of public universities in our society, arguing for initiatives informed by the realities of university life and offering a way forward for government, communities, students and public universities - together - to advance public good. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condition: New. Australian Universities: A conversation about public good highlights contemporary challenges facing Australian universities and offers new ideas for expanding public good.More than 20 experts take up the debate about our public universities: who they are for; what their mission is (or should be); what strong higher education policy entails; and how to cultivate a robust and constructive relationship between government and Australian universities. Issues covered include:- How to change a culture of exclusion to ensure all are welcome in universities, especially Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students as well as those from low socio-economic backgrounds.- How "educational disadvantage" in Australia often begins in school and is still the major barrier to full university participation.- The reality that funding for research and major infrastructure requires significant additional funds from non-government sources (e.g. international student fees).- A lack of policy recognition that international university students increase Australia's social, cultural and economic capital. - Pathways to making policy decisions wide-ranging, consultative, inclusive and inspired rather than politically partisan and ideologically driven. - The impact of COVID-19 on universities, and particularly how the pandemic and governmental responses exacerbated extant and emerging issues.Australian Universities rekindles a much-needed conversation about the vital role of public universities in our society, arguing for initiatives informed by the realities of university life and offering a way forward for government, communities, students and public universities - together - to advance public good.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

8vo, 351pp. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Paperback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Donald HorneFormat: Paperback Number of Pages: 816A compelling insight into the making of one of Australia's foremost public intellectuals. A classic of Australian literature, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy combines Donald Horne's three autobiographies The Education of Young Donald (1967), Confessions of a New Boy (1985) and Portrait of an Optimist (1988) in one volume. With a keen intellect, sharp wit and dry humour, Horne vividly describes his formative years as he moves between different millieux, from an idyllic rural childhood to the excitement of university, experience as a Second World War serviceman, life in post-war England and the rough and tumble world of old-school journalism. With a foreword by novelist Tracy Sorensen and a new introduction by Julia Horne and Nick Horne, The Education of Young Donald Trilogy is a revealing and instructive tale from the author of The Lucky Country and an absorbing account of Australian social and intellectual life from the 1920s to the 1950s. 'Donald Horne looks down on Australia from the loftiest heights in the pantheon. He's up there with Patrick White as our most savage literary lion. The Education of Young Donald Trilogy is a masterpiece and should replace the Gideon Bible in motel drawers.' - Phillip Adams 'Donald Horne was an eager participant in twentieth century public conversations that made Australia what it is today. His searching autobiographical trilogy introduces him to a new generation of readers.' - Edmund Campion 'Horne's trilogy of autobiography is his most substantial legacy, for its clarity of observation on the formation of Australia and on the strands of the Australian personality.' - Frank Moorhouse 'Horne . makes complex ideas and feelings, particularly about Australian life, accessible in chiselled, wry prose that remains fresh and deeply Australian.' - Fiona Capp '. a superb book.' Peter Coleman, - The Australian 'I commend it to you quite fiercely.' - Max Harris, The Australian '. an exhilarating inquiry into the sources and quality of the facts and ideas that made him .' - H.G. Kippax, Sydney Morning Herald '. a master of the autobiography-as-an-art form' - Denis O'Brien, The Australian 'In some ways, his personality embodied the Australia into which he was born in 1921: hard edged, wry-humoured, industrious and pragmatic. In a country with a deeply ingrained anti-intellectual tradition . Horne was a feisty advocate for the virtues of intellectual life.' - Mark McKenna, The Australian 'Australia had made him and he was concerned to remake Australia . it was his country and as such it had no right to be boring or provincial or mediocre.' - Owen Harries, Speech at Horne Memorial 'Like Henry Lawson and Patrick White, his work will live on as a faithful record of our time.' - Manning Clark 'Donald Horne is Australia's special gift to the world .' - Kenneth Hudson, Art Monthly 'His three-volume autobiography is one of the major literary achievements of twentieth century Australia .' - Meaghan Morris, Gleebooks Gleaner. Paperback.

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Australian Universities: A conversation about public good. Book.

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Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. iv, 72pp, bw ills. Pictorial card. Slightest of edge wear. Mainly pictorial work on the early days of tourism to Jenolan Caves. Size: Oblong 8vo.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. vii, 351pp, index, references, notes, num ills. Or black cloth in jacket. Near new. How travel ad tourism developed in Australia from the explorers through 19th century travel and on to the present. Size: 4to.

Very good softcover. 72p. b&w photos. includes index.

Large octavo, 142pp, original wrappers, a very good copy. A range of pieces covering different aspects of the history of reading in Australia, including The circulating library movement in Melbourne 1930-1960, The Lane Cove Book Club remembered, The Bookstall novel: an Australian paperback revolution 1904-1946, newspapers, Bible reading, The Australian woman reader 1890-1933, Miles Franklin's library, etc.

Hardback. Condition: New. Deutsche Erstausgabe.

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket has a little wear. 356 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 172 pages. 8.22x5.47x0.39 inches. In Stock.

Secondhand, Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Julia HorneFormat: HardbackNumber of Pages: 370Imagine an Australia before the tour buses and well-trodden bushwalks - a wild and often daunting country that did not easily yield the secrets of its natural beauty. Into this landscape, early Europeans ventured, 'discovering' nature at its most Romantic - sublime lakes, ancient mountain ranges, awe-inspiring caves and plunging waterfalls. Scenery that is now a familiar part of the Australian landscape - the Blue Mountains and the Jenolan Caves in New South Wales, Lake St Clair in Tasmania and Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Mount Tamborine in Queensland and Mount Lofty in South Australia - stirred in these visitors a sense of awe. Richly illustrated, "The Pursuit of Wonder" is a celebration of travel in its many rambling, striving, inspiring guises and a revelation of a natural world that we now take for granted. Rediscover the wonder. Secondhand, Hardback.

Super octavo softcover (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book may reduce your overall postage costs.

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176pp. 4to. Original wrappers. Black and white illustrations. A very good copy.

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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 271 pages. 8.19x5.75x0.94 inches. In Stock.

8vo, 142pp. A very good paperback copy.

4to. Original boards in dustwrapper. 352 pp. B/white and colour illustrations. A very good copy. First edition.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 150 pages. The cover has a little wear. The page edges are moderately foxed. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.