Abstract
We're hearing quite a bit at the moment about US higher education as a model for deregulation in Australia. We look at their leafy college towns and ivy-covered campuses, their deep philanthropic pockets, their Silicon Valley entrepreneurialism, their MOOCs and, above all, their higher education rankings, and ask: why can't we have what they're having? There are a couple of reasons why Australia should think twice about following America's lead. One is the $1.3 trillion owed by Americans in student loans, second only to home mortgages. The other is the state of the academic profession.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 32-33 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Advocate : newsletter of the National Tertiary Education Union |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Deregulation
- Student loans
- Education, Higher--Employees
- Employees--Professional ethics
- Graduate students--Employment
- Australia
- United States