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March 10, 2009
Education policy in Australia since the 1990s has put short-term political management first and this has led to the neglect of longer term problems and issues. In recent years policy has oftenappeared to be rudderless and unable to address the big issues, such as the decline in basic research capacity; how to build a layer of top notch research universities; the emerging needs of industry in the knowledge economy; how to secure genuine diversity of educational mission; whether the orientation of the international program is appropriate; how to securethe renovation of training; what to do about the emerging shortage of academic staff when the baby boom cohort retires, and so on.
Consequently, there was little thinking about policy on Australia as a knowledge economy.
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Education policy in Australia since the 1980's has put no emphasis on education or true learning and as is often the case, prioritises "short-term political management".Failure to regard the bigger picture has resulted in several generations with inadequate literacy, no interest in education or learning and a dumbing down of standards.
Let the Education Revolution begin!