Preserving the Past
The University of Sydney and the Unified National System of Higher Education, 1987-96
$56.38
- Paperback
277 pages
- Release Date
20 March 2017
Summary
The Dawkins reforms of the late 1980s and the creation of the Unified National System roused passions at many universities across the nation over fears for the academic enterprise and Australia’s system of free, public university education. With much at stake, the Dawkins reforms became a hot topic of discussion across university campuses, and even between Vice-Chancellors and state education ministers. Vice-Chancellors were threatened with motions of no-confidence, staff argued furiously aga…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522871395 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522871399 |
| Author: | Julia Horne |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 277 |
| Release Date: | 20 March 2017 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 135mm |
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About The Author
Julia Horne
Julia Horne is Associate Professor of History and University Historian at the University of Sydney. She has published widely on Australian cultural and social history including the history of landscape, travel and tourism, and the history of higher education including Sydney- The Making of a Public University (with Geoffrey Sherington).Stephen Garton is Professor of History and Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sydney. He is the author of a number of books, articles and chapters in the field of Australian social and cultural history, as well as work in the area of American history and the history of the British Empire, particularly the Dominions.
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