Developing a New Vision for Post-Secondary Education: Ideas for Government. Policy Discussions Following the 2019 Federal Election

Sonst. Personen	Locke, William (Hrsg.); French, Sarah (Hrsg.)
Institution	University of Melbourne (Australia), Centre for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE)
Titel	Developing a New Vision for Post-Secondary Education: Ideas for Government. Policy Discussions Following the 2019 Federal Election
Quelle	(2020), (38 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Postsecondary Education; Higher Education; Educational Objectives; Access to Education; Global Approach; Lifelong Learning; Role of Education; Educational Finance; Futures (of Society); Educational Trends; Educational Benefits; Educational History; Foreign Students; Student Experience; Sustainability; Foreign Countries; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Educational objective; Bildungsziel; Erziehungsziel; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Globales Denken; Life-long learning; Lebenslanges Lernen; Bildungsauftrag; Bildungsfonds; Future; Society; Zukunft; Bildungsentwicklung; Bildungsertrag; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Studienerfahrung; Nachhaltigkeit; Ausland; Australien
Abstract	This collection emerged from a series of three public policy discussions organised by the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne from June to August in 2019. The initial idea for the series was conceived prior to the 2019 Federal Election and motivated by the opportunity to engage in a full and frank discussion about higher education policy in the broader context of postsecondary education during the first 100 days of what we expected would be a new government. A clear need was identified for such discussions, which were notably lacking during the election campaign. It was envisaged that these discussions would address a new Labor government, with their potentially ambitious plans promising a fairly comprehensive review of post-secondary education, and that we would therefore offer an important contribution to the key issues while policy was being formed. Instead, by the time the series of events commenced in June 2019, the Coalition Government had been reelected, presenting a different kind of opportunity for the expert panellists, and perhaps an even more urgent need to offer some new thinking to influence the direction of policy. With tax cuts being the main priority for the re-elected Coalition Government and so many other pressing issues, higher education was, and remains, in danger of being forgotten. The lack of genuine and transparent consultation with the sector before the election on evidence-based policy options had not been particularly encouraging. Yet, there are some major challenges for higher education - and post-secondary education as a whole -- in Australia, as the country moves into a new phase as an expanding knowledge-based society and economy. The aim of the policy discussions -- and the following written contributions based directly on the panellists' inputs -- is to generate new ideas drawing on the latest evidence, challenge conventional thinking and offer practical steps that ministers could take in the next few years towards a longer term, comprehensive vision for post-secondary education. Based on the three policy seminar discussions, this edited collection is divided into three sections, which deal with three distinct yet interrelated topics that represent some of the most pressing issues in contemporary Australian higher education, and post-secondary education more broadly. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education. Building 134, Spencer Road, The University of Melbourne VIC 3010e. Tel: + 61-3-8344-4605; e-mail: melbourne-cshe@unimelb.edu.au; Web site: http://melbourne-cshe.unimelb.edu.au
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01