Do VET teachers need more than a Certificate IV qualification, asks John Mitchell. When researching the VET sector over the last year, the Productivity Commission expressed interest in whether there was a proven link between teacher qualifications and student outcomes. ...
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The rise and rise of managerialism
The gradual decline of collegiality and its replacement by managerialism is starting to worry, not just our own academics, but also many people in the world's universities, writes Giles Pickford, who once played a bishop in 'Murder in the Cathedral' ...
More »Adult education: an undervalued pathway
This month marks the 20th anniversary of the introduction of a statewide adult community and further education program in Victoria. But, despite success and growing need, it is undervalued as the poor cousin to other sectors of the education system. ...
More »The sociotechnology of survival
The older the habit, the harder it is to break, and in higher education, some habits go back 1000 years, writes Mark Ellis. When technology creates the capacity for everyone to be a learner at all times, rendering lecture theatres ...
More »Four universities sign $25m research deal with steel producer
Minerals engineering research gets a boost as efforts continue to increase overall graduate numbers in the associated disciplines While statistics from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) show a growing number of students completing degrees in engineering, ...
More »Make international education relevant: UA
Another government review involving higher education is fine, says Universities Australia. Just make sure it takes the opportunity to integrate international education into a slew of broader reforms. In one of the last submissions to an upcoming review of the ...
More »New study examines gender and power in universities
The role of university senior manager is a conflicted and contradictory one for women, according to a new cross-cultural study. Undertaken by a network of feminist researchers in eight countries, the study shows that women in senior management - mostly ...
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