Poor doesn’t mean expensive
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Management, News, Research, Top Stories, |
A study casts doubt on the belief that students from disadvantaged backgrounds use up more resources at university. Recent research at La Trobe University’s Equity and Student Services Division questions whether the current costs of educating low socio-economic status (SES) students are higher than for their peers. Over More..
By Andrea Simpson And Kerry Ferguson | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Management, News, Research, Top Stories, |
A study casts doubt on the belief that students from disadvantaged backgrounds use up more resources at university. Recent research at La Trobe University’s Equity and Student Services Division questions whether the current costs of educating low socio-economic status (SES) students are higher than for their peers. Over More..
Measurement tools outdated
By Bill MacGillivray | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, Management, News, Top Stories, |
Regional universities, with a very different mix of students, will be at a disadvantage when compared with metropolitan institutions writes Bill MacGillivray In December the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released a set of discussion papers on More..
By Bill MacGillivray | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, Management, News, Top Stories, |
Regional universities, with a very different mix of students, will be at a disadvantage when compared with metropolitan institutions writes Bill MacGillivray In December the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) released a set of discussion papers on More..
Deliver quality, or don’t take the money
By John Mitchell | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Finance, Management, News, VET, | A leading private provider talks about his concern about funds flowing to inappropriate providers In recent months Skills Victoria’s experimentation with market-based VET funding has been questioned in this column by tertiary education minister, Chris Evans, the National Party Minister More..
By John Mitchell | 20th February, 2012 | Analysis, Comment, Finance, Management, News, VET, | A leading private provider talks about his concern about funds flowing to inappropriate providers In recent months Skills Victoria’s experimentation with market-based VET funding has been questioned in this column by tertiary education minister, Chris Evans, the National Party Minister More..
Work and study, it’s all academic
By Stuart Middleton | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, | The raising of standards for vocational studies seems a good idea to some but may make them less accessible. I have no understanding why it is so. Perhaps it is because we have two arms, two legs, two eyes, two More..
By Stuart Middleton | 20th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, | The raising of standards for vocational studies seems a good idea to some but may make them less accessible. I have no understanding why it is so. Perhaps it is because we have two arms, two legs, two eyes, two More..
New subject strengthens link to internships
By Kirsty Mitchell | 13th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, Teaching, | Bond University has launched its new subject to prepare students for the workplace and is already getting some good feedback. The Bond University Professional Practice Program (BUPPP) originated from the need to create a subject for students to undertake in More..
By Kirsty Mitchell | 13th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, Teaching, | Bond University has launched its new subject to prepare students for the workplace and is already getting some good feedback. The Bond University Professional Practice Program (BUPPP) originated from the need to create a subject for students to undertake in More..
Finding funds for outback digs
By Claire Smith | 13th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, |
The cost of research for archaeology and anthropology could be reduced by tapping money that mining companies pay for cultural heritage compliance, writes Claire Smith. Recent changes to grants programs run by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Australian More..
By Claire Smith | 13th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, |
The cost of research for archaeology and anthropology could be reduced by tapping money that mining companies pay for cultural heritage compliance, writes Claire Smith. Recent changes to grants programs run by the Australian Research Council (ARC) and the Australian More..
One campus with different goals
By Nick Fredman | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, VET, | As unis, TAFEs and private providers move into each other’s territory some interesting challenges arise, writes Nick Fredman. It is not news that broad economic and social change, and government policy, are eroding the barriers between vocational and higher education. More..
By Nick Fredman | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, VET, | As unis, TAFEs and private providers move into each other’s territory some interesting challenges arise, writes Nick Fredman. It is not news that broad economic and social change, and government policy, are eroding the barriers between vocational and higher education. More..
Spin, slogans, scandals and statistics
By John Mitchell | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, |
John Mitchell talks to a senior TAFE leader who says avoid the Victorian model at all costs. Skills Victoria’s experimentation with market-based VET funding is causing increasing disquiet, even among the usual supporters of such policies. Recent reports by the Productivity More..
By John Mitchell | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, |
John Mitchell talks to a senior TAFE leader who says avoid the Victorian model at all costs. Skills Victoria’s experimentation with market-based VET funding is causing increasing disquiet, even among the usual supporters of such policies. Recent reports by the Productivity More..
More English is not better English
By Rosa McKenna | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, | The NT government continues with a language education policy that is not supported by domestic and international research, writes Rosa McKenna. The Northern Territory Minister for Education and Training Chris Burns is wrong to continue with English-only classes for indigenous More..
By Rosa McKenna | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, Research, | The NT government continues with a language education policy that is not supported by domestic and international research, writes Rosa McKenna. The Northern Territory Minister for Education and Training Chris Burns is wrong to continue with English-only classes for indigenous More..
Relax, we have been here before
By Stuart Middleton | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, | When it comes to mergers, unis and TAFEs can calm their nerves by looking at the absorbtion of colleges 25 years ago, writes Stuart Middleton. In discussions it is all very well to know were you want to end up More..
By Stuart Middleton | 6th February, 2012 | Comment, VET, | When it comes to mergers, unis and TAFEs can calm their nerves by looking at the absorbtion of colleges 25 years ago, writes Stuart Middleton. In discussions it is all very well to know were you want to end up More..
Universities have lot to learn about procurement: survey
By Cynthia Hansen | 30th January, 2012 | Comment, Management, | Universities exert tremendous clout buying goods and services, including a reported $200 million a year spent on travel alone sector-wide. But while there are optimistic signs that some universities have recognised the significance of procurement, or the purchasing function, there More..
By Cynthia Hansen | 30th January, 2012 | Comment, Management, | Universities exert tremendous clout buying goods and services, including a reported $200 million a year spent on travel alone sector-wide. But while there are optimistic signs that some universities have recognised the significance of procurement, or the purchasing function, there More..
Plea to save microscopy unit
By Guy Cox | 30th January, 2012 | Comment, Research, | Alarmed at proposed cutbacks at a high-performing University of Sydney science centre, former deputy director Guy Cox appeals for a re-think. In 1975 I joined the then Electron Microscope Unit (now the Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis) at the More..
By Guy Cox | 30th January, 2012 | Comment, Research, | Alarmed at proposed cutbacks at a high-performing University of Sydney science centre, former deputy director Guy Cox appeals for a re-think. In 1975 I joined the then Electron Microscope Unit (now the Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis) at the More..
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