Academic practice and the purpose of higher education: What is the role of professional societies such as HERDSA?

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dc.contributor.authorCrisp, Geoffrey Thomasen
dc.contributor.conferenceHigher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Conference (33rd : 2010 : Melbourne, Australia)en
dc.contributor.conferenceHERDSA 2010en
dc.contributor.departmentCentre for Learning and Professional Developmenten
dc.date.issued2010en
dc.description.abstractThis short paper reflects on the positions presented in a selection of recent articles on the purpose of higher education and the role that universities are expected to take in the current political, social and economic climate. The relationship between academic practice, national priorities and the role of professional organisations such as HERDSA is examined in the light of the tensions generated when universities are expected to play a dual role of benefitting the individual as well as being expected to enhance the public good.en
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityGeoffrey Crispen
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 33rd HERDSA Annua International Conference, 6–9 July 2010 / M. Devlin, J. Nagy and A. Lichtenberg (eds.), pp. 21-27en
dc.identifier.isbn0908557809en
dc.identifier.issn0155-6223en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/61652
dc.rights© 2010 HERDSA and the authorsen
dc.source.urihttp://www.herdsa.org.au/?page_id=1371en
dc.subjecthigher education purpose; professional societies; academic practiceen
dc.titleAcademic practice and the purpose of higher education: What is the role of professional societies such as HERDSA?en
dc.typeConference paperen

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