Vol. 51, no. 1.
Published February 2009.
Cover photograph by Garry Schlatter
Articles
Letter from the editor. Ian R Dobson
The Bradley Review and access to higher
education in Australia. Bob Birrell & Daniel Edwards
Research productivity: some paths less travelled. Brian Martin
The Trade Practices Act, competitive neutrality
and research costing: issues for Australian universities. Tania Bezzobs
The profile of university research services
staff. Darlene Sebalj & Allyson Holbrook
Hey Big Spender! An analysis of Australian
universities and how much they pay their general staff. Ian R Dobson
Not quite like a honeymoon: Charting the
first 24 months of Sino-foreign educational programmes. Mike Willis & Rowan Kennedy
Professional staff in UK universities: recent
developments. Celia Whitchurch, Maureen Skinner &
John Lauwerys
Keeping it local: geographic patterns of
university attendance. Daniel Edwards
Reviews
The theatre of the classroom: ' Improving
Student Retention in Higher Education: The Role ofTeaching
and Learning', by Glenda Crosling, Liz Thomas and Margaret
Heagney (eds). Review by Maree Conway
Higher education under the rising and midnight
suns: 'University Reform in Finland and Japan', by Timo
Aarevaara & Fumihiro Maruyama (eds). Review by Eric
Skuja
Education Revolution’s little red
book: ' Education, Science and Public Policy: Ideas for
an Education Revolution', edited by Simon Marginson and
Richard James. Review by Paul Rodan