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Useful lessons from California.(Universities)

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| October 01, 2006 | Godfrey-Smith, Peter | COPYRIGHT 2006 Quadrant Magazine Company, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

RECENT YEARS have seen intense discussion of what Australian universities should be like. Most people seem to believe that changes are needed, but do not agree on what should be done. Here I offer suggestions from the perspective of someone who has studied in both the Australian and US systems, and has also taught in both systems.

The USA does not do all things well, but it is very good at universities. I do not primarily have in mind elite private universities like Harvard and Princeton, which have amassed huge amounts of money and can skim the top tiny percentage of a very large population to make up their student bodies. Those are remarkable places, but not ...

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