The Financial Crisis in Australian Higher Education and the Inexorable Push Towards Privatisation

Fiscal problems facing Australian higher education, the trend toward private ownership of institutions and participation in institutional matters, and political and financial consequences are discussed. Private sector assistance and influence, policy problems in the push for foreign student enrollme...

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Published inAustralian Universities' Review Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 16
Main Author Smart, Don
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1986
Subjects
Australia
Educational Trends
Financial Problems
Foreign Countries
Foreign Students
Institutional Autonomy
Marketing
Organizational Change
Political Influences
Postsecondary Education
Private Colleges
Privatization
Trend Analysis
Australia
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Summary:Fiscal problems facing Australian higher education, the trend toward private ownership of institutions and participation in institutional matters, and political and financial consequences are discussed. Private sector assistance and influence, policy problems in the push for foreign student enrollments, and the changes occurring within institution structures are examined. (MSE)