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Peer reviewedMarginson, Simon – Comparative Education Review, 1997
Describes attempts to establish at least 20 private universities in Australia between the mid-1980s and mid-1990s, of which only 4 remain viable. Discusses five categories of national higher-education environments. Suggests that most proposed private universities were undermined by their overtly commercial character and the strength and…
Descriptors: College Environment, Educational Development, Educational Policy, Financial Support
Peer reviewedWaters, David – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Discusses the effects of information technology on the environment within which the typical academic library must operate and the effects of the resulting environmental turbulence on the general social context of the university and on the relationship between the university and its libraries. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, College Environment, Developed Nations
Bosworth, Stuart R. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1992
It is proposed that fiscal, technological, and societal pressures on higher education around the world require new administrative approaches and faculty-administrative collaboration to ensure institutional stability, even survival. Recommended techniques are outlined. Notes on government policies for higher education in Australia, Sweden, and the…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, College Faculty, Comparative Education
