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Non-government distance education funding: The need for equity in Australian schooling
Harding, Terry

PublishedAugust 2012
JournalDistance Education
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 271 - 278

ABSTRACT
This reflection outlines the problems associated with the Australian Government’s recurrent funding policy for non-government distance education. It demonstrates the policy’s inconsistencies with stated government educational policy and with commonly held expectations of fairness in a democratic society. A comparison of the current funding of non-government distance education to various long-standing educational delivery modes demonstrates that non-government distance education is yet to be appropriately funded by the Commonwealth. The discussion concludes by indicating that this emerging pedagogy is distinct from traditional schooling, that its students ought to be given the same educational opportunities as other Australian school students, and that the current policy ought to be redressed expeditiously.

Keywords Commonwealth funding · distance education · distance education funding · funding equity · school funding

ISSN1475-0198
RightsThis article is NOT openly licensed.
DOI10.1080/01587919.2012.692069
Other informationDistance Education
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