Wrestling with a fine woman : the history of postgraduate education in Australia, 1851-1993 / Andrea Dale.

Errata pasted onto front fly leaf.Bibliography: leaves 329-355.xx, 361, [15] leaves ; 30 cm.Studies the expansion of postgraduate education in Australia, particularly the research degree. Analyses the credentialling role of the postgraduate degree and the influence of overseas models of postgraduate education. Argues that the changing relationship between the state, the universities and the research sector has had a strong impact on the postgraduate sector.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Education, 199