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A Brief History of Australian Universities
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A Brief History of Australian Universities

Stephen Lake, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Adam Lucas, Adrian McCallum, Justin O'Connor, Alessandro Pelizzon, Peter Tregear and Oliver Vodeb
Social Alternatives, Vol.41(1), pp.8-16
01/01/2022
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Abstract

Australian history Colleges & universities Education history Educational systems Enlightenment Higher education History Natural sciences Scientific technological revolution
This article aims, firstly, to provide a sketch of the humanistic tradition of education from Classical Antiquity through to the present, as the cultivation of the whole person as an individual and as a responsible citizen, which arguably still underpins European and other western education systems but which has been eroded in Australia. Secondly, this article aims to provide an outline history of universities in Australia from 1850 to the present, highlighting by way of examples consistent patterns and failures, and the sources of challenges now facing the sector. Thirdly, this article provides a brief summary of those challenges, some of which have been exacerbated but not caused by COVID-19.

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