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Development of an Australian standard for quality service in the education and training industry

Our interest in quality assurance stems from discussion and debate around quality in higher education which has inc ... Show more
Our interest in quality assurance stems from discussion and debate around quality in higher education which has increasingly become a matter of attention in Australia in recent years. This has been in response to a call to universities for improved efficiency and greater accountability.
One of the authors volunteered to become a member of a committee formed by Standards Australia to develop standards for education and training. The international standards for quality management, the ISO 9000 series, are now published in Australia and New Zealand as the AS3900/NZ9000 series. Standards Australia in 1993 created a subcommittee (QR2/5) to develop a draft set of quality system guidelines to aid interpretation of AS3901/NZ9001/ISO9001 for the education and training industry. The interpretation of standards such as ISO9001, in terms of how they might apply to Australian and New Zealand education and training institutions, proved to be an interesting task. In some ways this task was most difficult for the university system because of its diverse aims, management process and outputs. Show less

Authors: Pithers, Robert T.; Peak, Grahame

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Conference paper

Subjects: Quality; Higher education
The strategic role of academic research

This advice is provided in reponse to a Ministerial reference to the Australian Research Council asking it to analy ... Show more
This advice is provided in reponse to a Ministerial reference to the Australian Research Council asking it to analyse the extent to which Australian national priorities correspond with the discipline distribution of Government spending on academic research. This advice focuses on Government funding of the direct costs of research through research grant schemes. Show less

Corporate authors: Australia. National Board of Employment, Education and Training (NBEET)

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Finance; Governance; Higher education
Australian higher education reconstructed?: analysis of the proposals and assumptions of the Dawkins Green Paper

This volume contains the proceedings of the first national conference on the Green Paper on Higher Education. The c ... Show more
This volume contains the proceedings of the first national conference on the Green Paper on Higher Education. The contributors discuss the various aspects of higher education presented by the Green Paper including funding, mergers, educational reform, change, staffing and resources. Show less

Authors: Harman, Grant; Meek, V. Lynn

Conference name: Green Paper on Higher Education

Date: 1988

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Conference

Subjects: Policy; Governance; Higher education
New knowledge, new opportunities: a discussion paper on higher education research and research training

This paper offers the policy framework for research and research training in higher education. The proposals put fo ... Show more
This paper offers the policy framework for research and research training in higher education. The proposals put forward are intended to benefit people participating in generation and application of research. Chapters cover: higher education research: a national investment; vision and principles for reform; roles and responsiblities for action; reforming competitive programmes; improving institutional management of research and research training; improving research training; a new framework for university research; the role of the Australian Research Council; implementation; and consultation. Show less

Authors: Kemp, David

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs (DETYA)

Date: 1999

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Policy; Research; Governance ... [+] Show more
Report of the inquiry into the organisation and funding of research in higher education

The Committee looked at the organisation and funding of research in the higher education sector, with particular re ... Show more
The Committee looked at the organisation and funding of research in the higher education sector, with particular regard to: changes in the pattern of research activity across the higher education sector with the advent of the Unified National System; research and university infrastructure; the concentration of university research effort in designated centres of excellence; links between higher education and industry; the balance between different types of research and their funding; the efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Research Council’s processes and practices. See 378.0072 AUS/1 for the Government’s response to each of the report’s 23 recommendations. Show less

Corporate authors: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

Date: 1994

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Research; Finance; Governance ... [+] Show more
Who really dunnit?

This very brief article discusses Canberra Institute of Technology's (CIT) forensic science courses which are attra ... Show more
This very brief article discusses Canberra Institute of Technology's (CIT) forensic science courses which are attracting attention both locally and overseas. CIT is offering Bachelor of Applied Science (Forensic Investigation) and Diploma of Forensic Investigation and is currently negotiating with the South African Police Force's Forensic Sciences Laboratory to provide accreditation for their officers in both Forensic Biology and Forensic Investigation. Show less

Authors: Langford, Simon

Date: 2001

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Africa; South Africa ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Article

Journal title: Australian training review

Subjects: Higher education; Industry; Governance
Government response to report of the inquiry into the organisation and funding of research in higher education by the Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training

This is a response to all 23 recommendations made in the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Edu ... Show more
This is a response to all 23 recommendations made in the report of the Senate Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training (378.0072 AUS). That report gave particular attention to changes in the pattern of research activity across the higher education sector with the advent of the Unified National System; research and university infrastructure; concentration of university research effort in designated centres of excellence; links between higher education and industry; balance between different types of research and their funding; and efficiency and effectiveness of the Australian Research Council's processs and practices. Show less

Corporate authors: Australia. Prime Minister

Date: 1993

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Research; Finance; Governance ... [+] Show more
Hacking Australia’s future: threats to institutional autonomy, academic freedom and student choice in Australian higher education

This report is the result of a committee enquiry into the government’s higher education package. The report, from t ... Show more
This report is the result of a committee enquiry into the government’s higher education package. The report, from the Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee, outlines the committee’s opposition to the higher education package. The committee feels that the proposed legislation will remove universities’ rights to academic freedom. Chapters in this publication include: Introduction; Shifting the costs of higher education; University governance and management issues; Precipitating industrial conflict; and Student participation in student organisations. Also included in this publication are: Government Senators’ report; Australian Democrats’ supplementary report; and Australian Greens’ report. Show less

Corporate authors: Australia. Parliament. Senate. Employment, Workplace Relations and Education References Committee

Date: 2003

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Australia

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Management; Students; Finance ... [+] Show more
The regional convention on the recognition of studies, diplomas and degrees in higher education in Asia and the Pacific: ninth session of the regional committee

Since the Asia and the Pacific Regional Convention was adopted in 1983, the regional committee has been meeting bia ... Show more
Since the Asia and the Pacific Regional Convention was adopted in 1983, the regional committee has been meeting biannually to examine the progress made and obstacles encountered by signatories in the application of the Regional Convention. This publication reports the results of the ninth session of the committee meeting which was held in Seoul in May 2007. The publication provides 10 country reports along with the committee's discussion on the revision of the Convention and the results of the Seminar on Regional Harmonization, which was held back-to-back with the ninth session.
The report contains the following sections: Introduction; Opening ceremony; Election of office bearers and presentation of country reports; Report from the Working Group on Revision of the Asia-Pacific Regional Convention; Seminar on Regional Harmonization: Establishing a Common Higher Education Area; Closing ceremony; Annexes: General information; Programme; List of participants. The CD-ROM contains the 10 country reports for: Australia, China, Holy See [Vatican City], India, Republic of Korea, Lao PDR [Laos], Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and the Philippines. Also included are the highlights of the meeting of the Working Group on Revision of the Regional Convention: Bologna Process, Lisbon Recognition Convention 1997 and International Cooperation; Brisbane Communique; revision of the Arusha Convention for African States; UNESCO-OECD Guidelines and UNESCO Portal of Higher Education Institutes; and the UNESCO-APQN [Asia-Pacific Quality Network] Toolkit: Regulating Quality Assurance in Cross-border Education. Show less

Authors: Haddad, Caroline

Corporate authors: UNESCO Bangkok. Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development ... [+] Show more

Conference name: Regional Committee for the Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific: 9th, 2007, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Date: 2009

Geographic subjects: Oceania; Asia; Australia ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Conference

Subjects: Governance; Higher education; Qualifications
University autonomy in twenty countries

This document reports on a project which uses experts’ perceptions to describe and compare the salient features of ... Show more
This document reports on a project which uses experts’ perceptions to describe and compare the salient features of the governance of the higher education systems in a range of countries relevant to Australia’s situation. The emphasis is on the relationships between the national government (or regional governments if appropriate) and higher education institutions, considering institutional autonomy and the government’s role (legal and de facto) in respect of seven main topics: staff; students; curriculum and teaching; academic standards; research and publication; governance; and administration and finance. A sample of twenty countries was analysed in three groups each with a different tradition of university autonomy (an Anglo-American group including Australia; a European group including Russia; and an Asian group). Show less

Authors: Anderson, Don; Johnson, Richard

Corporate authors: Australia. Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. Higher Education Division

Date: 1998

Geographic subjects: Oceania; North America; Asia ... [+] Show more America">North America; Africa">South Africa; Britain">Great Britain; States">United States; Zealand; [-] Show less

Resource type: Government report or paper

Subjects: Policy; Providers of education and training; Governance ... [+] Show more

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