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Mandates and missteps : Australian government scholarships to the Pacific-1948 to 2018 / Anna Kent.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kent, Anna, author.
- Series:
- Pacific series.
- Pacific Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational assistance--Islands of the Pacific--20th century.
- Educational assistance.
- Pacific Islanders--Education--Australia.
- Pacific Islanders.
- Scholarships--Australia.
- Scholarships.
- Students, Foreign--Australia.
- Students, Foreign.
- Australia--Foreign economic relations--Islands of the Pacific.
- Australia.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (274 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Canberra, ACT : ANU Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- Mandates and Missteps is the first comprehensive history of Australian government scholarships to the Pacific, from the first scheme in 1948 to the Australia Awards of 2018.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1: 1948-1957. 1. Before the beginning
- 2. Administrative labyrinths
- Part 2: 1958-1970. 3. Uncertain decolonisation
- 4. Gradual development
- Part 3: 1971-1983. 5. Radical subsidies
- 6. Independence for Papua New Guinea
- Part 4: 1984-1996. 7. Goldring, Jackson and the fight for the future of international education
- 8. Centring the power
- Part 5: 1997-2018. 9. Multiple objectives for scholarships and aid
- 10. Diplomacy or development?
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781760466169
- 1760466166
- OCLC:
- 1441723382
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