Download or read book Schooling and Society in Australia written by Lawrence J. Saha and published by Australian National University, Research School of Social Sciences. This book was released on 1990 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Historical and sociological perspectives on Australian schooling, focusing on the social structures and processes which explain the Australian education system. The fourteen chapters are based on major topics within the sociology of education and are written by specialists in this field.
Download or read book Society Schools and Progress in Australia written by P. H. Partridge and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-17 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society, Schools and Progress in Australia concerns the study of developments in the educational system and decisions affecting it in Australia. This book is part of a series on the same subject involving several countries or regions. This book deals with the main features of the educational system inherited from the United Kingdom and applied in Australia in terms of transformation, modification, and technological advances. After giving a description of the background of education, this book discusses the organization of public education in Australia: secondary education; administrative centralization; and the role of the commonwealth, States, and local communities. This book then reviews the assumptions and philosophies that seem to have influenced the direction and growth of education in the country. This text considers the independent schools, education and equality, leading issues in secondary education, and the influence of universities and catholic schools. This book also examines the patterns of higher education, notably at the university level, the British influence, and postgraduate and research work. This text addresses technical education, adult education, and teacher training. This book then evaluates the broad features of Australian education, the bureaucracy, social change, and some aspects for national development. Education ministers and policymakers, school administrators, city and state officials, and sociologists will find this book very informative.
Download or read book Sociological Theory and Educational Reality written by Alan Barcan and published by UNSW Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the major classical sociological theories relevant to education and of the rise and decline of the new sociology of education. Author also discusses the vexed questions of equality of opportunity, the relationship between school and society, the growth of educational bureaucracies and the roles of state, church and family in education in Australia since 1949. Includes endnotes, tables and index.
Download or read book Education Change and Society written by Raewyn Connell and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2007 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in an engaging manner by Australia's leading sociology and education academics, Education, Change and Society is written to assist students in their understanding of how and by what mechanisms contemporary education in Australia operates. The broader issues concerning Australian society are examined in the context of educational institutions and policies, promoting critical reflection and facilitating in-depth analysis.
Download or read book Society Schools and Progress in Australia written by Percy Herbert Partridge and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Australian Schooling written by Craig Campbell and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A social history of school education in Australia, from dame schools and one teacher classrooms in the bush, to the growth of private schools under public funding in recent years.
Download or read book Class Wars written by Tony Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Australians fund schooling has been a matter of bitter political, social and religious division for almost two hundred years. And it remains so. The 2012 Gonski Review, urging all jurisdictions to move towards consensus on a needs-based and socially just education system, has continued to encounter forms of political obstruction. By examining the principles, the motives and the means of those who, since Menzies, have fought to develop and maintain a class-based education system at the expense of a broader view of social justice, this book explains how and why Australian education policy remains mired in political controversy. Tony Taylor is Adjunct Professor at the Australian Centre for Public History, University of Technology, Sydney, and at Federation University. For half a century he has worked as an educator in schools and universities in the United Kingdom and Australia, teaching, researching and publishing in the fields of educational politics, policy and history. (Series: Monash Studies in Australian Society) [Subject: Education, Politics, Policy Studies, Cultural Studies]
Download or read book Australian Education written by Lois E. Foster and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1981 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sociological perspective on education has become an accepted part of teacher education and with the establishment of sociology departments in the newer universities, sociology of education courses have found a place along with other specialities like the sociology of law. The major aim of this text is to provide a theoretically sound analysis of fundamental features of Australian society and the institution of education for both education and non education oriented students. The text is divided into four parts of three chapters each. Part I, Sociology, Education and Society; Part II, Social Structure and Education; Part III, The Social Organization of the School; and Part IV, Social Control, Social Change and Education. Each part examines a range of concepts, theories and methodologies as an approach to understanding Australian society and education.
Download or read book Understanding Schooling written by Miriam Henry and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1988 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation. This analysis of Australian schooling relates international sociological research to the actual experiences of teachers in the classroom, and sets those experiences in the wider context of the Australian school system.
Download or read book Schools Colleges and Society written by Australian College of Education and published by [Carlton, Vic.] : Australian College of Education. This book was released on 1967 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Uses of Schooling written by and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Society Schools and Progress in Australia written by P. H. Partridge and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-17 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Society, Schools, and Progress in Australia focuses on the principles, methodologies, practices, and measures employed in education in Australia. The book first offers information on historical influences and organization of public education. Discussions focus on local communities and schools, teaching in state schools, administration within states, educational policy, secondary education, geographical and social background, centralization, question of state aid, and background of the education acts. The book then ponders on schools and society, pattern of higher education, and teachers. Topics include economic change, organization of technical education, future development of technical colleges, adult education, diversification of tertiary education, teaching in universities, and reorganization of secondary education. The text examines education and national growth, including changing balance of the federation, social teaching, quality of teachers, aspects of national development, and social change and educational change. The manuscript is a dependable reference for students, teachers, and educators wanting to study the form of education in Australia.
Download or read book Boys in School and Society written by John Cresswell and published by Aust Council for Ed Research. This book was released on 2002 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper focuses on students' achievement and attitudes to school, as well as behaviours, how those aspects of learning are related for boys and girls, and the influences that shape different outcomes for boys and girls. Consideration is also given to the broader social development of boys and how schools contribute to that development. Each of these perspectives is important to understanding the development of boys through schooling and the difference in educational outcomes for boys and girls. (From 'What this paper is about': p.2).
Download or read book Philosophical Inquiry with Children written by Gilbert Burgh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Philosophy in schools in Australia dates back to the 1980s and is rooted in the Philosophy for Children curriculum and pedagogy. Seeing potential for educational change, Australian advocates were quick to develop new classroom resources and innovative programs that have proved influential in educational practice throughout Australia and internationally. Behind their contributions lie key philosophical and educational discussions and controversies which have shaped attempts to introduce philosophy in schools and embed it in state and national curricula. Drawing together a wide range of eminent scholars and practitioners in the field of educational philosophy, this anthology, the first of its kind, provides not only a historical narrative, but an opportunity to reflect on the insights and experiences of the authors that have made history. The collection is divided into three parts. The overarching theme of Part I is the early years of Philosophy for Children in Australia and how they informed the course that the ‘philosophy in schools movement’ would take. Part II focuses on the events and debates surrounding the development and production of new materials, including arguments for and against the suitability of the original Philosophy for Children curriculum. In Part III, key developments relating to teaching philosophy in schools are analysed. This collection of diverse views, critical appraisals, and different perspectives of historical currents is intended to stimulate thought-provoking questions about theory and practice, and to increase general awareness both nationally and internationally of the maturation of philosophy in schools in Australia. It is also intended to encourage readers to identify emerging ideas and develop strategies for their implementation.
Download or read book Community Participation and School Policy written by Ronald Thomas Fitzgerald and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Indigenous Schooling in the Modern World written by Neil Hooley and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-10-25 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book supports the formal education of all Indigenous children who live in different circumstances in different countries, taking Indigenous philosophy as its starting point, while recognising that in many colonial and post-colonial circumstances, Indigenous knowledge, culture and language may not be valued.
Download or read book Changing Australian Education written by Alan Reid and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-07-28 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Australian education policy for the past 40 years has been heading in the wrong direction and is entirely unsuitable for preparing young people for the 21st century. Exaggeration? Sadly not. For a teacher, there is nothing more exhilarating than encouraging young people to realise the power of learning. But in our schools today, teachers spend so much time preparing their students for high-stakes tests, gathering data and filling in forms, that many of them feel like the life has been squeezed out of their role. Schooling has been turned into a market, and school leaders are forced to spend precious time and resources competing with other schools. Their professional experience is disregarded as policy makers turn to the corporate world and self-appointed commentators to determine curriculum and school funding. The outcome? Our schooling system is becoming more segregated; children from poorer backgrounds are falling behind; public schools are starved of funds; and good teachers are leaving. One of the most highly regarded educational leaders in Australia, Alan Reid, argues it's time to reconsider the purposes of education, the capacities we need for the future, and the strategies that will get us there. He outlines a new narrative for Australian schooling that is futures-focused and prizes flexibility, adaptability, collaboration and agility, with students, teachers and school communities at centre-stage. 'A provocative and persuasive argument for the necessity of a new narrative for Australian schooling so as to meet better the demonstrable demands of the twenty-first century...' - Emeritus Professor Bob Lingard, The University of Queensland 'At the heart of the book is a penetrating critique of neoliberalism and the damaging effects it is having on education and society. It should be essential reading for policy makers, educators, parents, and anyone interested in the current state of Australian education.' - Professor Barry Down, Murdoch University
