Engaging college communities: the impact of residential colleges in Australian higher education

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    COATES, HAMISH; EDWARDS, DANIEL
    Date
    2009
    Source Title
    AUSSE Research Briefing
    Publisher
    Australian Council for Educational Research
    University of Melbourne Author/s
    Coates, Hamish; Edwards, Daniel
    Affiliation
    Melbourne Graduate School of Education, LH Martin Institute
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    Report
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    Coates, H., & Edwards, D. (2009). Engaging college communities: the impact of residential colleges in Australian higher education. AUSSE Research Briefing, 4. Camberwell, Vic.: Australian Council for Educational Research.
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    Open Access
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    http://hdl.handle.net/11343/28879
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    © 2009 Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). Permission has been granted for this publisher's version.
    Abstract
    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.
    Keywords
    higher education; Australia; Australasia; survey; student engagement; residential colleges; college communities; international students

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