Uni student failure rate is a worry, but the government response is too heavy-handed
- Written by Andrew Norton, Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
Antonio Guillem/ShutterstockIn a surprise move, the government has revealed several new policies to reduce rates of failure in university subjects. If the legislation passes, it will require universities to:
- monitor student academic performance more closely
- prevent students enrolling in too many subjects
- exclude students who fail more than half their...
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