Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience
In the pursuit of mass higher education, fears are often expressed that ‘quantity’ increases at the expense of ‘quality’ (Hawkins & Neubauer, 2011). The case of the Australian higher education sector is salient, for in many respects it has led the way, internationally, in increasing access throu...
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| author | Pitman, Tim Koshy, Paul Phillimore, John |
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| description | In the pursuit of mass higher education, fears are often expressed that ‘quantity’ increases at the expense of ‘quality’ (Hawkins & Neubauer, 2011). The case of the Australian higher education sector is salient, for in many respects it has led the way, internationally, in increasing access through both domestic and international channels. This paper examines the recent introduction of a demand-driven funding system (DDFS) for domestic enrolments in Australia to determine the impact of the subsequent expansion in domestic student numbers on overall domestic performance. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-402812017-09-13T14:00:16Z Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience Pitman, Tim Koshy, Paul Phillimore, John widening participation retention quality measuring quality higher education access In the pursuit of mass higher education, fears are often expressed that ‘quantity’ increases at the expense of ‘quality’ (Hawkins & Neubauer, 2011). The case of the Australian higher education sector is salient, for in many respects it has led the way, internationally, in increasing access through both domestic and international channels. This paper examines the recent introduction of a demand-driven funding system (DDFS) for domestic enrolments in Australia to determine the impact of the subsequent expansion in domestic student numbers on overall domestic performance. 2015 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40281 10.1080/07294360.2014.973385 Routledge restricted |
| spellingShingle | widening participation retention quality measuring quality higher education access Pitman, Tim Koshy, Paul Phillimore, John Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title | Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title_full | Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title_fullStr | Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title_short | Does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? The Australian experience |
| title_sort | does accelerating access to higher education lower its quality? the australian experience |
| topic | widening participation retention quality measuring quality higher education access |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40281 |