What happens to academic freedom in contemporary higher education institutions and systems, particularly those of the Westminster type (UK, Australia, New Zealand) asks Simon Marginson. The paper begins by identifying the constituents of academic freedom, here designated as academic self-determination, operating at the level of individual practices in academic units. The paper then considers the...

The Second Annual Indigenous Higher Education Conference (IHEAC) held in 2006 led to the development of a broad set of recommendations for possible policy directions and research issues. Some of the recommendations include an investigation of the financial position of Indigenous students, their experience as first year students, stronger leadership from Vice-Chancellors, and the establishment...

In Australia the federal and state/territory governments share provision and regulation in education. Federal/state roles have accumulated ad hoc, there are no binding agreements on a lasting basis, and there is a lack of synchrony between the legal, policy, administrative and funding frameworks. The states are strongest in the legal dimension and weakest in funding...

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