A View ofLearning for Life

Abstract

The discussion paper released by the Review of Higher Education Financing and Policy (West Review) touches on some important issues for Australian higher education, notably the status and quality of teaching and the potential effect of information technology. However, its weaknesses lie in a failure to address the interrelationship between research and teaching; a simplistic view of the potential for information technology to drive down costs; and little consideration of ways in which the university sector is coping with change.