The Dawkins Higher Education Plan: its Rationale and Implications

Gupta, Desh

doi:10.1111/j.1468-2273.1990.tb01533.x

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“…With the enhanced institutional status of a university behind them and, in many cases, with the status of professor in front of them, they are able to make new inroads into the academic research market, where they are encouraged to forge links with industry. Desh Gupta has described the advantages of the new system for those in what were the old CAEs, pointing out that at least they have a chance of competing with academics in the traditional universities for a slice of the research funding pie (Gupta 1990). …”

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It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times: Bridging the Core and the Periphery in the Australian University Research System

Marsh

Turpin

1992

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This article explores the emerging research cultures at some of Australia's newly amalgamated universities. The relationship between existing research 'cores' in established research institutions and 'peripheral' but connected research concentrations an the new organisations is examined. Data from a series of casestudies are presented to illustrate the emergence of different variations of such network characteristics. It is concluded that the implications of these developments are considerable and should be taken into account in the formulation of government and institutional management policies.

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It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times: Bridging the Core and the Periphery in the Australian University Research System

Marsh

Turpin

1992

Higher Education Q

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“…Keywords: university mergers, amalgamation of universities, university takeovers, educational policy, organizational changes, student experience. : 10.17323/1814-9545-2018-1-154-173 University mergers are quite common practice, implemented and analyzed in many countries: in Australia [Gupta, 1990;Harman 1991], China [Mao, Du, Liu 2009;Mok 2005;Zhao, Guo 2002], Romania [Andreescu et al 2015], Spain [Delgado, León 2015], as well as in Scandinavian countries [Aagaard, Hansen, Rasmussen 2016;Kyvik, Stensaker 2013;Norgеrd, Skodvin 2002;Ursin et al 2010;Stensaker, Persson, Pinheiro 2016]. Several waves of university mergers and takeovers have also been carried out in the Russian Federation, their progress and results have been studied mainly in the context of the management of higher education systems [Klyueva, Klyuev 2010; Initiation of university mergers is often used as an instrument in large-scale state programs.…”

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The mission of the journal is to provide a medium for professional discussion on a wide range of educational issues. The journal publishes original research and perceptive essays from Russian and foreign experts on education, development and policy. "Educational Studies Moscow" strives for a multidisciplinary approach, covering traditional pedagogy as well as the sociology, economics and philosophy of education. Conceptually, the journal consists of several parts: • Theoretical materials and empirical research aimed at developing new approaches to understanding the functioning and development of education in modern society • Papers on current projects, practical developments and policy debates in the field of education, written for professionals and the wider public • Statistical data and case studies published as "information for reflection" with minimal accompanying text • Information about and analysis of the latest pedagogical projects • Reviews of articles published in international journals Target audience: Leading Russian universities, government bodies responsible for education, councils from federal and regional legislatures, institutions engaged in education research, public organizations and foundations with an interest in education.

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“…His plan envisaged a 30% increase in enrolments across the University sector. A major driver for the reforms was to reduce government funding to the higher education sector by increasing efficiencies (Gupta 1990). This was achieved primarily by enforcing greater economies of scale through the amalgamation of Australian tertiary education institutions to form fewer, larger multi-campus universities (Abbott and Doucouliagos 2003).…”

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Science under siege: necessity driving the teaching-research nexus

Burgin

Renshaw

2012

Science Under Siege

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In recent decades there has been a major shift in Australian government policies associated with universities. These reforms have been focused largely on reducing the economic dependence of universities on government. In parallel with these reforms, there has been increasing pressure on universities to lift their performance in both teaching and research and there has been much talk of the research-teaching nexus. In this chapter we provide a case study as an example of how the authors have moved to integrate teaching and research in the face of fiscal adversity. We conclude that the outcomes were positive to all involved and provided an enhanced student learning and experience, while supporting the integration of teaching and learning for the academics involved. This integration of the twin activities of teaching and research provided academic staff with opportunities to develop their research initiatives beyond what would have otherwise been possible within the same timeframe if their research and teaching had not been entwined. However, we reflect that if science were not under siege there may not have been the incentive to change the status quo and drive the research-teaching nexus.

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The Dawkins Higher Education Plan: its Rationale and Implications

Abstract: The Dawkins Plan is rapidly transforming the Australian higher education landscape. This paper explains its rationale. Like any controversial policy, there are winners and losers form this plan. These are brought out in the paper.

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It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times: Bridging the Core and the Periphery in the Australian University Research System

It was the Best of Times, it was the Worst of Times: Bridging the Core and the Periphery in the Australian University Research System

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Science under siege: necessity driving the teaching-research nexus

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