EDF8206

Policy and management in tertiary education

(EDU)

Professor S Marginson

12 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis: Theoretical and empirical underpinnings of policy, planning and management in tertiary institutions including at the level of individual institutions. Recent theories and empirical research concerning the nature, role and function of higher education institutions. The 'Idea of the University'. Factors affecting educational institutions including globalisation and internationalisation, competition and tensions between academic and corporate cultures, Research policy issues. Cross-sectoral relations.

Assessment: Essay (8000 words): 100%