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ItemThe attractiveness of the Australian academic profession: a comparative analysis(LH Martin Institute, University of Melbourne & Australian Council for Educational Research & Educational Policy Institute, [2009])This briefing provides an analysis of challenges facing the sustainability and development of the academic workforce in Australia. It draws together insights from national statistics collections and a number of recent studies, sheds light on current characteristics of the academic profession, and identifies key problem areas. From a review of the evidence, we argue that now is the time for both policy action at the national and institutional level to address these problems, and for further research that can inform workforce planning and development in the years to come.
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ItemInternational dimensions of the Australian academic profession(Research Institute for Higher Education, Hiroshima University, 2009)This paper provides insight into the international dimensions of the Australian academic profession. Australia has one of the most internationalised higher education student populations in the world, which leads us naturally to inquire into the international characteristics of its academic staff. It is important to consider, for instance, whether the academic workforce has internationalised in the same way as the student body, and how academic staff are responding educationally to various opportunities and challenges arising from internationalisation.
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ItemEducation, work and economic renewal: an issues paper prepared for the Australian Education Union(Workplace Research Centre, University of Sydney, 2009)Although education and work arrangements did not cause the economic down turn we are currently experiencing, policy in these areas will be pivotal in the recovery plan. Initiatives directed at economic renewal can simultaneously address deep seated education and labour problems. Prime among these are deteriorating job quality, imbalances represented by both ‘under education’ and ‘wasted skills’, as well as retarded productivity growth. (From Executive Summary)
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ItemEngaging college communities: the impact of residential colleges in Australian higher education(Australian Council for Educational Research, 2009)This briefing affirms that residential colleges make a significant contribution to higher education in Australia. Colleges have been part of university life in this country for over 150 years, with the first college being founded in 1856, just six years after the foundation of University of Sydney. Collegiate education is growing today. Colleges are strengthening their links with academic and professional communities. The Association of Heads of Australian University Colleges and Halls Inc (AHAUCHI) provides national leadership. Markwell (2007) has explored the contributions made by colleges to excellence and equity in Australian higher education. Recent educational redesigns hint that the renaissance of residential life underway in the USA and UK is taking shape in Australia.
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ItemWomen in science: maximising productivity, diversity and innovation(Federation of Australian Scientific & Technological Societies (FASTS), 2009)It is timely that as this report goes to press, molecular biologist Professor Elizabeth Blackburn has been confirmed as the first Australian woman Nobel laureate (6 October 2009). That such individual achievement is possible when the progress of the majority of Australian women hoping to make careers in science, engineering or technology related fields has stalled is cause for cautious optimism. This report, looking at the place and progress of women in science in Australia, presents a sobering account. (From Executive Summary)
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ItemLearning leaders in times of change: Academic leadership capabilities for Australian higher education(ACER (Australian Council for Educational Research Press), 2008)