Regulation and Governance in Australia: Implications for Knowledge Work

摘要: This chapter considers the implications of our study in relation to forms regulation and governance that impact on teaching research activities universities schools. As we noted earlier chapters, this has been a period escalation particular kinds accountability mechanisms, these have taken particularly strong centralised Australia. Here discuss somewhat different rationales developments (particularly emphasising performance assessment reporting) schools (the establishment ACARA , testing programs, public comparison). We argue escalating mechanisms reached counter-productive tipping point terms costs effects knowledge work. too Australian preference for centralised, uniform ‘one-size-fits-all’ criteria distorting fields such as those studied book. Finally note one theme evident interviews working ground oversight processes tipped far away from expert or specialist judgement disciplines subjects they are holding accountable.