Is it a problem that six out of seven engineering students are male, while only one in five teaching students is male, asks Andrew Harvey Sometimes the majority doesn’t rule. A look at the overall picture of higher education suggests ...

While English-medium universities have always attracted international students looking to develop their English language and intercultural skills while obtaining a degree, the quantity and quality of language support available to them has been variable. Universities have been holding their breath ...

Many teachers would find it a little surprising to discover their professional role is that of clinician, writes Neil Hooley. Gradually, the notion of "clinical model" is finding its way into the discourse of pre-service teacher education. It is necessary ...

How many educational institutions in Australia are registered to offer both higher education and vocational education and training programs? Ninety. How long did it take to find this out? Weeks. How will you feel if you go and try to ...

Many academic colleagues may be unaware but Vancouver, Canada, has just played host to the largest gathering of higher education practitioners in the world, with 8,700 delegates converging on a stunningly beautiful city – a city at this time of ...

The extent that regional universities affect regional employment goes far beyond their statistical location, writes Tom Murphy John Daley and Annette Lancy in the Grattan Report address some important questions but their answers are wrong. This is particularly in evidence ...

There is plenty of empirical evidence that shows that marketised systems in tertiary education result in dodgy providers, appalling delivery and lowered standards that in turn elicit more regulations and demands for compliance, writes Leesa Wheelahan The federal government’s 2011 ...

Intro ICT use by teachers and trainers within the VET sector is diverse and uneven, writes Lucas Walsh. Talk about "new media" to many academics and e-learning practitioners and you will often get the response, "But this new media is ...

Why qualifications matter for TAFE teachers, and why the Productivity Commission got it wrongSkills Australia released its roadmap for vocational education and training: Skills for Australia on May 3 and the Productivity Commissioned released a Research Report from its study ...

The impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional writes Stuart MiddletonThe impact of a first-in-family graduate is not linear but multi-directional Excuse me if what I write seems emotional – it’s graduation week and we have all ...