Digitalisation, Neoliberalism and Globalisation of Higher Education in the Australian Context

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Title: Digitalisation, Neoliberalism and Globalisation of Higher Education in the Australian Context
Language: English
Authors: Helen Mclean (ORCID 0000-0003-0108-5109), Hilary Wheaton (ORCID 0009-0006-7375-0875)
Source: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 2024 16(2):95-104.
Availability: Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education. 3107 B Hampton Highway, Yorktown, VA 23693. e-mail: oic213@lehigh.edu; Web site: https://www.ojed.org/index.php/jcihe/index
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2024
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Neoliberalism, Higher Education, Cultural Context, Learning Management Systems, Electronic Learning, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education, Industry, School Business Relationship, Governance, Government Role, Financial Support, Educational Policy, Institutes (Training Programs), COVID-19, Pandemics
Geographic Terms: Australia
ISSN: 2151-0393
2151-0407
Abstract: This article explores the rise of digitalisation in Australian higher education and its impact on learning and teaching, administration, and regulatory obligations. This digitalisation can be epitomised by the prevalence of learning management systems (LMS) which have reshaped the conduct and configuration of education. As universities have embraced the LMS, as forced by the pandemic, the confluence of disruptive digitalisation combined with globalisation, regulatory reforms, and shifts in government funding models have seen the Australian higher education sector in constant evolution. This article contextualises the impacts of digitalisation using the lens of neoliberalism and globalisation, with past, current, and future state considerations in the sector. It includes a case study from a large metropolitan Australian university with a signature pedagogy of industry-partnered and flexible learning to consider how Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Australia must continue to evolve in identity and provision of learning to serve social interests for the future in digitalised contexts.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1427053
Database: ERIC
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