Widening minds : the University of New South Wales and the education of Australia's defence leaders / Tom Frame.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Frame, Tom, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of New South Wales.

Australian Defence Force Academy.

Military education--Australia--History.

Military education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sydney, New South Wales : UNSW Press, 2017.

Summary:

Since 1967 more than 25,000 students have graduated from UNSW after studying at Duntroon, HMAS Creswell , the Australian Defence Force Academy. Tom Frame examines the productive 50-year partnership between UNSW and the Australian Defence Force.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

A note on titles and acronyms

Preface

Acknowledgments

Dedication

Foreword

Introduction

1. The universities and service officer education, 1901–1966

2. Firm foundations and the faculty solution, 1964–1967

3. Establishing a tradition, 1967–1972

4. The University as a unifying agent in Defence, 1967–1975

5. The Academy commitment, 1974–1976

6. The joint educational enterprise, 1970–1980

7. From autonomy to uncertainty, 1975–1978

8. Parliamentary works and political will, 1978–1981

9. From affiliation to Academy, 1981–1986

10. Reviews, reforms and restructures, 1986–1995

11. Controversy and consolidation, 1996–1998

12. Commercial contracts and institutional partnerships, 1999–2004

13. Stability and sustainment, 2005–2017

14. Observations and conclusions

Notes

Index Generated by AI.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781742244068

1742244068

OCLC:

1439601097