Journal article
A Brief History of Australian Universities
Social Alternatives, Vol.41(1), pp.8-16
2022
Abstract
This article aims, firstly, to provide a sketch of the humanistic tradition of education from Classical Antiquity through to the present, as the cultivation of the whole person as an individual and as a responsible citizen, which arguably still underpins European and other western education systems but which has been eroded in Australia. Secondly, this article aims to provide an outline history of universities in Australia from 1850 to the present, highlighting by way of examples consistent patterns and failures, and the sources of challenges now facing the sector. Thirdly, this article provides a brief summary of those challenges, some of which have been exacerbated but not caused by COVID-19.
Details
- Title
- A Brief History of Australian Universities
- Authors
- Stephen Lake (Author) - The University of SydneyRenaud Joannes-Boyau (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityAdam Lucas (Author) - University of WollongongAdrian McCallum (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre - LegacyJustin O'Connor (Author) - University of South AustraliaAlessandro Pelizzon (Author) - Southern Cross UniversityPeter Tregear (Author) - The University of MelbourneOliver Vodeb (Author) - RMIT University
- Publication details
- Social Alternatives, Vol.41(1), pp.8-16
- Publisher
- Social Alternatives
- Date published
- 2022
- ISSN
- 1836-6600; 0155-0306
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2022 Social Alternatives. Reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder.
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Cancer Research Cluster; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99629435102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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