Australia's Curriculum Dilemmas - State Cultures and the Big Issues (Paperback)

Australia's Curriculum Dilemmas tells the story of Australia's recent attempts to come to grips with the big challenges of curriculum and sets up the background to understanding the debates that continue to surface as we move for the first time towards a national approach. Detailing some of the inside stories and arguments of the last 30 years about what schools should do, as well as some of the politics and lessons that have been learnt along the way, it brings together accounts from a national research project and reflections from people who have been actively involved in developing curriculum policies for each state. Expert contributors examine the challenges of the public management of curriculum, drawing on the different experiences of curriculum reforms in different states. They take up the problems of framing vocational and academic education for the new century and of confronting equity and diversity issues. They show the fundamental differences that exist in Australia regarding the impact of examinations and assessment, and the very different policy approaches that have been taken to tackle these issues. Many people in this country are unaware of how much t

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Imprint:	Melbourne University Press
Country of origin:	Australia
Release date:	March 2011
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-522-85772-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Education > Organization & management of education > Curriculum planning & development Books > Social sciences > Education > Schools > General Promotions
LSN:	0-522-85772-8
Barcode:	9780522857726

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