Assesses the achievements of the University of Papua New Guinea ten years after its founding under the formative influence of Australia. Concludes that the research record of its staff is good, its teaching efforts less successful, its role as social critic almost invisible, and the value of its professional training program untested. (JT)

The University of San Francisco Masters in Business Administration program called VITA (Values, Information and Techniques for Actualization) is described as a "line of continuity" running through the 30-unit curriculum, which is made up of several courses dealing with broad value systems and specific attitude and belief systems that serve as…

Reports a study examining the characteristics, study habits, and motivation of students who officially withdrew from the University of Adelaide (Australia) without failing. Causes of first year withdrawal were study being more difficult or less interesting than expected and weak academic motivation. Previously enrolled withdrawals were…

A study of undergraduate student attitudes toward student evaluation at the University of Melbourne, Australia, focused on purposes and form of assessment, relationship between attitudes and subject field, and between objections and poor academic performance. Findings showed students believe assessment should be more flexible and cover a larger…

The purposes for teaching basic sciences (service courses in which staff and students are drawn from different faculty) as part of a professional curriculum in Australia are examined with the conclusion that their value is not in their immediate usefulness alone but in their contribution to a liberal education. (JT)

Proposes the establishment of a Deaprtment of the University with a mandate to seek and disseminate knowledge and insights concerning all aspects of the University so that the operation and activities of the University may be progressively and continuously improved on the basis of appropriate scholarly understanding and debate. (JT)

Reports a survey concerned with the future of mathematics in Australia which identified the number of "experts" in particular areas of mathematics who are working in Australia. Findings show increased research work in the past five years but conclusions indicate that many mathematical areas continue to be neglected. (JT)

A study of the academic performance of college students at LaTrobe University, Australia, in relation to their college entrance scores (high school achievement) shows that although the scores provide a reasonable guide to first-year performance, a better guide to overall success is the performance at the first-year level. (JT)

Examines the regulations governing Master's degrees in Education at two comparable universities in Canada and Australia, in light of problems concerning equivalencies of admission, program requirements, and areas of postgraduate specialization. Concludes that the increasing international interchange requires attention to academic and professional…

Traces the development of Australia's binary system of higher education, in which universities granted degrees and colleges of advanced education (CAE's) and teachers colleges issued diplomas and certificates, through the rapid growth of the past 20 years as Commonwealth funding has raised the level of teachers colleges and of CAE's, which now…

In light of the questioning of the status of women taking place within Australian universities, the author presents a case history of a women professor from which she draws questions that should guide further investigations and recommendations regarding women in the university. (JT)

Several curriculum models are outlined to show relationships between the various components of the curriculum process (aims, behavioral objectives, content, teaching and learning, and assessment) so that concern for the various parts can be coordinated to bring about effective changes to the whole of a teaching program. (JT)

Australia's "strange confusion in tertiary education" is discussed with regard to the difficulty of defining distinctions between universities and colleges of advanced education (CAE's), diplomas and degrees. The author proposes that all tertiary institutions be called universities and all degrees and diplomas abolished and replaced by…