A Bleak Outlook: Academic Staff Perceptions of Changes in Core Activities in Australian Higher Education, 1991-96.

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Academic Freedom; College Administration; College Environment; College Faculty; Educational Quality; Educational Trends; Financial Support; Foreign Countries; Higher Education; Research Universities; Resource Allocation; Student Characteristics; Surveys; Work Environment

0307-5079

A survey of faculty in three Australian universities indicates serious concern in many areas of academic responsibility and future prospects. The quality of new students, teaching, and research are perceived as declining. Changes in university administration to a more corporate style are seen as a threat to academic freedom. Research universities are concerned that funding is stretched too thin. (Author/MSE)

1999

EJ575566