GED3902

Policy and management in tertiary education

Dr S Marginson

12 points - 3 hours per week - Second semester - Clayton

Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to locate recent developments in relation to theories and empirical research concerning the nature, role and function of higher education institutions in the modern community; understand the ways in which the application of research and development in higher education may lead to improvements in national education programs, and in the management of individual tertiary institutions; show the ways and means in which administrative practice may be improved and expanded through such an application to deal with the increasingly complex and diverse requirements of institutional management in the current Australian scene, including international requirements, and cross-sectoral issues.

Synopsis This subject is concerned with the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of policy, planning and management in tertiary institutions - universities and TAFE - and with showing how these relate to the micro-level of individual institutions. The program will attempt to locate recent developments in relation to theories and empirical research concerning the nature, role and function of higher education institutions in the modern community, and will concentrate on the application of research and development in higher education to improvements in national system policies and in the management of individual institutions.

Assessment Essay (8000 words): 100%

Recommended texts

Australian universities review Vol. 40, No 2, 1997
Barnett R Higher education: A critical business Open University Press, 1997
Coaldrake P and Stedman L On the brink: Australian universities confronting their future University of Queensland Press, 1998
Marginson S Markets in education Ch 8-9, Allen and Unwin, 1997
National Board of Employment, Education and Training Cross-sectoral collaboration in post-secondary education and training AGPS, 1995
Scott P The meanings of mass higher education Open University Press, 1995
Slaughter S and Leslie L Academic capitalism Johns Hopkins Press, 1997
West R Learning for life report of the Higher Education Review Committee, Vol 1 (Discussion paper), Vol 2 (Final report), AGPS, 1997/1998

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