Higher education
Around the world, systems of higher education confront many common challenges. One is the increasing commodification of education, under the pressure of economic globalisation and of rising demand for higher education combined with straitened budgets. Increasingly international competition is also driving a complex process of system fragmentation, as some public institutions are privatised and some institutions and staff are being channelled into either research or teaching intensive activity. Internationalisation is not only economic: students, staff, programs and administration are also becoming increasingly mobile, and therefore more socially and culturally diverse. Meanwhile, information and communication technologies and increasing diversity among students are transforming pedagogies. These developments make higher education systems a very rich field for research.
Researchers in this area include:
| Dr Rose Amazan | Sessional Lecturer Keywords: African Higher Education, Educational Development, Female Skilled migration/mobility, Knowledge transfer |
| Dr Kevin Laws | Convenor, Management and Leadership Program; Honorary Senior Lecturer Keywords: Organisational culture and change, Program evaluation, Organisational learning, Leadership, International education, Continuing professional development of teachers and teacher educators in Asia and Pacific region |
| Dr George Odhiambo | Senior Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Management; Research Progress Manager, Office of Doctoral Studies; Coordinator, Leadership & Management Program |
| Professor Anthony Welch | Professor of Education Keywords: international higher education, Australian education, comparative and international education, education and social policy, education and equality |
| Dr Rachel Wilson | Research Methodology Coordinator; Faculty Advisor in Research Methodology; Senior Lecturer - Research Methodology / Educational Assessment & Evaluation |
| Professor Alison Elliott | Chair in Early Childhood Education |