Figured worlds in Australian higher education: figuring out the national system’s unspoken purpose
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DOI: 10.1080/1360080x.2020.1729324
Abstract: ABSTRACT Conceptualising the quality of higher education as fitness for purpose begs the question of whose purpose? Thus, understanding who has dominance over Australia’s higher education system, and what purpose it is seen to fulfil,… read more here.
Keywords: unspoken purpose; national system; higher education; education ... See more keywords
Perspectives of Australian higher education leadership: convergent or divergent views and implications for the future?
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DOI: 10.1080/1360080x.2020.1783594
Abstract: ABSTRACT Leadership matters for the success of large enterprises and this is also the case for higher education institutions and universities. Yet, the public nature of universities and of academia means these institutions are usually… read more here.
Keywords: perspectives australian; education leadership; higher education; education ... See more keywords
Indigenous students’ identities in Australian higher education: found, denied, and reinforced
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DOI: 10.1080/13613324.2020.1753681
Abstract: ABSTRACT Indigenous Australian identities are enmeshed in racializing discourses that often occlude diversity, hybridity, and intersectionality. Australians who self-identify as Aboriginal are often disbelieved by both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, or confront hierarchies of authenticity.… read more here.
Keywords: aboriginal students; students identities; higher education; education ... See more keywords
Policy misrecognitions and paradoxes: Developing more contextually attuned access and equity policies in Australian higher education
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DOI: 10.1177/1478210319831579
Abstract: In this paper we discuss recent policy attempts (in 2017) to introduce new frameworks for Australian higher education access and equity programs. These include introducing fees and a tendering process for access or ‘enabling’ programs,… read more here.
Keywords: equity; policy; higher education; access ... See more keywords
Engaging with open educational practices: Mapping the landscape in Australian higher education
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DOI: 10.14742/ajet.8016
Abstract: For more than a decade, Australian higher education has engaged with open educational practice (OEP). This paper presents findings from a study investigating the institutional approaches to OEP in Australian universities. Interviews were conducted with… read more here.
Keywords: higher education; open educational; australian higher; education ... See more keywords