
Broken
universities, politics and the public good
$22.53
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
Broken: Fixing Higher Education’s Crisis
A strong higher education system is fundamental to civil society. The building of knowledge and the dissemination of information is vital to the proper functioning of our democracy. At the economic level, higher education is in the top three of our export industries; international students have become central to the hospitality, retail and agricultural economies; and the country desperately needs well-trained, knowledgeable citizens to shore …
Book Details
ISBN-13: | 9781923192270 |
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ISBN-10: | 1923192272 |
Series: | In the National Interest |
Author: | Graeme Turner |
Publisher: | Monash University Publishing |
Imprint: | Monash University Publishing |
Format: | Paperback |
Number of Pages: | 96 |
Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
Weight: | 300g |
Dimensions: | 175mm x 111mm x 10mm |
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About The Author
Graeme Turner
Graeme Turner AO is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Queensland. He has published thirty books and his work has been translated into eleven languages. He has served as president of the Academy of the Humanities, is a former Federation Fellow, and is the only humanities scholar to have served two successive terms as a member of the Prime Minister’s Science, Engineering and Innovation Council. He has had extensive engagement with higher education policy, research assessment and commentary on the sector, including prominent roles with the Australian Research Council, the National Collaborative Research Infrastructure Strategy, and the Learned Academies. He co-authored the landmark 2014 study of the state of the humanities, creative arts and social sciences disciplines in Australia, Mapping HASS. His AO was awarded in 2019 in recognition of his pioneering work in cultural studies and his contribution to higher education.
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