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Within the development, of tertiary education in Australia in the post-War period, there are four committees of inquiry which clearly have played a central role. These are the Interdepartmental Committee on Education (1944), the Committee on Australian Universities (1957), the Committee on the Future of Tertiary Education in Australia (1964-65), and the Committee of Inquiry into Education and Training (1979). These become known as the Walker Committee, the Murray Committee, the Martin Committee and the Williams Committee after their chairmen. It was these inquiries which ratified and legitimised policies for tertiary education which enabled both diversification and centralisation of the system. An examination of the reports of these committees occupies a major section in this thesis. It is preceded by an examination of the political and historical context in which the committees of inquiry were situated.

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The Murray report is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 110.564.

The Martin report is available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 110.565.

The Williams report is available in VOCEDplus at TD/LMR 85.677. Show less