Proceedings of a 1980 conference on freedom and control in Australian higher education are presented in seven parts: (1) government "control" of higher education; (2) freedom to learn; (3) accreditation, certification and the control of learning; (4) institutional constraints on freedom; (5) professional development of academic staff; (6) educational media; and (7) perspectives. Among the 34 papers are the following: "Quality and Equality in Education" (B. C. Teague); "Checks and Balances in a Federal System" (D. N. F. Dunbar); "Institutional Autonomy and State Co-ordination" (R. E. Parry); "Issues in Tertiary Teaching: The Use of Cognitive Models to Guide Teaching Method" (K. Mason); "Freedom to Learn: Designing Courses for Students Rather Than Teachers" (J. Powell);"Independent Study: A Viable Option" (L. Marshall); "Involving Students in Planning, Teaching and Evaluating Their Own Programmes" (M. F. Fogarty); "Undergraduate Medical Examinations: A Conflict of Interests" (G. I. Feletti); "Professional Accreditation" (E. Stokes); "Can the University Teach Environmental Studies?" (J. J. T. Evans); "Sources of Political Power in Academia" (B. Martin); "A Framework for Selection Educational Method in Work Organisations" (J. Martin); "Self Appraisal in Professional Development of Tertiary Teachers" (D. Boud); "Staff Development Workshops: Freedom and Control in Theory and Practice" (A. J. Dare); "Professional Development of Academic Staff: A Policy-Making Workshop" (B. W. Imrie and H. G. Murray); "Growth of Instructional Technology: Greater Freedom for the Learner?" (D. Unwin); "Effect of Packaged Learning Units on Students' Freedom to Learn" (D. Hlynka and P. Hurly); "Media Accountability: Keystone of the Freedom to Learn" (M. B. McLaren); "Freedom of Access to Learning Resources: The Challenge of Big Government and Big Business" (G. R. Brong); and "Student Learning Skills; Attitudes of Australian Academics in Universities and CAEs" (J. Bowden and J. Anwyl). (SW)
Authors
- Authorizing Institution
- Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia, Sydney. (Australia).
- Location
- Australia
- Peer Reviewed
- F
- Publication Type
- ['Collected Works - Proceedings', 'Opinion Papers', 'Reports - Descriptive']
- Published in
- United States of America
Table of Contents
- Research and Development 2
- Freedom and control in higher education 18
- Freedom to learn Designing 81
- Involving students in planning teaching 87
- Undergraduate medical examinations a 119
- 140 140
- Fiist year medical students autonomy 141
- 146 146
- 153 153
- 154 154
- 173 173
- The al and repose of an academic issue 184
- A faculty at work 184
- 193 193
- 194 194
- Freedom and control in higher education 210
- Rifts..sAttestt.151ed 222
- Staff development workshops rreedom and 232
- 254 254
- 253 255
- 25 j 259
- 271 271
- Summary of after dinner address 280