Focusing on the evolution of Australian education since 1960, this comprehensive history integrates economic and sociological data with key texts and political events. It highlights the impact of educational programs on modernization, labor markets, and the economy, while also addressing social policies and cultural life. A significant aspect of the analysis is the exploration of how education has contributed to the extension of citizenship, underscoring its broader societal implications.
This lively and original book changes the way we see globalization and the knowledge economy. Creativity, exchange and the open flow of ideas have long shaped states, economies and everyday life. But knowledge now has an extraordinary dynamism. The world is crisscrossed by traffic in people, data and images. A world society is emerging, though governance is yet to reflect this. Global Creation shows that global creativity is transforming in two ways. First, global synchrony and convergence are changing the conception, production and sharing of creative work and this is feeding back into the core structures of the social world. Second, the global dimension is itself a human product and one that is continually being created. This book explores acts of imagining, producing and regulating the global dimension of action in the past, present and future. It will interest all intelligent readers, particularly those engaged with the history of ideas, political economy, sociology, innovation, or business organization. It follows Creativity and the Global Knowledge Economy (Peters, Marginson, Murphy 2009), also published by Peter Lang.
The book explores the critical role of higher education in fostering social solidarity and mobility, countering the perception of universities as mere providers of job-ready graduates. It critiques governmental expectations that undervalue the broader contributions of higher education to the common good, emphasizing its potential to address societal fractures and enhance community well-being. Through this lens, it advocates for a redefined understanding of the university's mission in contemporary society.
The book explores the readiness of the nation for an impending education revolution amidst the demands of a global knowledge economy. It delves into the challenges posed by emerging innovation centers worldwide, identifying key problems in the current educational landscape and proposing potential policy solutions to address them. Through critical analysis, it aims to spark a dialogue about the future of education and its role in fostering innovation and competitiveness.
"International Student Security" explores the challenges faced by over three million international students migrating for education, particularly in Australia. It highlights issues like personal safety, language barriers, financial struggles, poor housing, loneliness, and racism, revealing the complexities and risks in the global education market.
Can the social values embodied in Kerr's vision be renewed? This book tells the extraordinary story of the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education in California, created by visionary University of California President Clark Kerr and his contemporaries.