Funding and load trends in Australian higher education, 1983-1994
Titel:
Funding and load trends in Australian higher education, 1983-1994
Auteur:
Koder, Michael Ross, Helen
Verschenen in:
Journal of higher education policy and management
Paginering:
Jaargang 15 (1993) nr. 1 pagina's 19-33
Jaar:
1993-05
Inhoud:
General funding trends are examined over the period 1983-1994. Projected funding is aligned with projected load from published institutional profiles, providing derived allocations based on EFTSU and WSL These data have been analysed for the UNS as a whole and, separately, for two samples of institutions, one group representing old, established universities, the other representing new, emerging universities. In broad summary, when allowance is made for research infrastructure funding and for differences in the mix of students, the average funding level for the sample of 'old' universities falls below the average funding level for the 'newer' universities. Similar analyses are developed for shifts in load across the UNS and for the two groups of institutions. In particular, discipline-based shifts in load are examined at the undergraduate, postgraduate coursework and postgraduate research levels. Sub-degree work is being removed at a significant rate and is being replaced by growth at all other levels. The older universities are seeking to establish research superiority through growth in the research field although there is a general trend to increase the 'expensiveness' of the mix of students throughout the UNS.
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