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A perceptive, clear-eyed account of Australian universities, recounting their history from the 1850s to the present. Investigating the changing nature of higher education, this book asks whether this success is likely to continue in the 21st century, as the university’s hold over knowledge grows ever more tenuous.

A History of the Modern Australian University

A History of the Modern University

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  • Paperback

    256 pages

  • Release Date

    1 October 2014

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Summary

In 1857 all of the Arts students at the University of Sydney could fit into a single photograph. Now there are more than one million university students in Australia. After World War II, Australian universities became less elite but more important, growing from six small institutions educating less than 0.2 per cent of the population to a system enrolling over a quarter of high school graduates. And yet, universities today are plagued with ingrained problems. More than 50 per cent of the c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781742234120
ISBN-10:1742234127
Author:Hannah Forsyth
Publisher:UNSW Press
Imprint:UNSW Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:256
Release Date:1 October 2014
Weight:456g
Dimensions:22mm x 153mm x 235mm
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About The Author

Hannah Forsyth

Hannah Forsyth is a historian of modern Australia and an educator at the Australian Catholic University. She is the author of New Year’s Eve in Sydney: A History of Urban Carnival.

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