The Australian | 24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… With the review of the demand driven system due to report, regional universities have defended the uncapped higher education system from claims it is doing little to boost social mobility. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... In a policy note published last month, the Group of Eight said demand-driven higher education had done more for the privileged than the battlers. It said that while the proportion of low socio-economic status students had increased by around one percentage point between 2008 and 2012, the majority of the growth had come from people of medium or … [Read more...]
ACPET National Monday Update – 24 March 2014
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In Focus Where are you? No this week’s column is not a tourism advert for Australia (and no swearing either – for those who recall the infamous Lara Bingle advert). Rather I’m asking whether you’re in the ACPET Catalogue – or not. And if not – why not? ... Read more Featured Minister Pyne to deliver keynote address at ACPET Higher Education Symposium The annual ACPET Higher Education Symposium will this year be held in Sydney on 22 May 2014. Higher education providers must be innovative and responsive to the needs of students and business by maintaining academic rigour and delivering high quality education. Within this context, the ACPET 2014... Read … [Read more...]
Knights and dames back!
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Sydney Morning Herald | 24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Knights and Dames are being reintroduced to the Order of Australia honours list. Not quite up there with the Menzies government plan to call the dollar the "royal" - but close. ………………………………………………………………………………………………….................................... Outgoing governor-general Quentin Bryce and her successor Peter Cosgrove will be the first to receive the titles. The Queen has amended the letters patent for the Order of Australia to allow for the new honours, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday. The new category will recognise pre-eminent Australians. Advertisement Up to four … [Read more...]
The science of character
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24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Can you learn to be braver? Can practice make you more persistent? Is it possible to cultivate your curiosity? ………………………………………………………………………………………………… Can you learn to be braver? Can practice make you more persistent? Is it possible to cultivate your curiosity? Aiming to ignite a global conversation on how character strengths can be learned, practiced, and cultivated, award-winning filmmaker Tiffany Shlain (CONNECTED, THE FUTURE STARTS HERE) premiered her new film, THE SCIENCE OF CHARACTER, online and over 1,500 schools and organizations around the world on Thursday, 20 March.. Challenging the conventional belief that … [Read more...]
Noonan goes to VU’s Mitchell Institute
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24 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… One of Australia’s leading experts on education and training policy, Peter Noonan, has taken up a new policy leadership role as a Mitchell Institute Fellow and advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Melbourne. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… One of Australia’s leading experts on education and training policy, Peter Noonan, has taken up a new policy leadership role as a Mitchell Institute Fellow and advisor to the Vice Chancellor of Victoria University, Melbourne. Noonan has over 25 years’ experience working as a policy adviser, senior executive and consultant to federal and state governments, … [Read more...]
La Trobe facing strike amid job cuts
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NTEU News | 14 March 2014 The Australian | 15 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… NTEU members at La Trobe University have voted to strike on 26 and 27 March across the university’s campuses as the university’s plan to cut 350 jobs inflamed stalled pay negotiations. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… The union says the job cuts are unnecessary and has demanded management agree to a pay increases of around 3% a year. Management have offered an 11 per cent pay rise over four years — an average 2.75% annual increase. NTEU Victorian secretary Colin Long says the cost cutting agenda isn’t an excuse to offer a below-sector pay rise because it was … [Read more...]
A sad legacy
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15 March 2014 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… The Daniel Morcombe Foundation was established by parents Bruce and Denise Morcombe in 2005 after their son Daniel was abducted and murdered in December 2003 while waiting to catch a bus on the Sunshine Coast. The Foundation was established as a lasting legacy to Daniel and now has two main aims; to educate children on how to stay safe in a physical and online environment and to support young victims of crime. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… … [Read more...]
