Often at this time of year, newspapers report on disappointed year 12 students who have missed out on a place in universities. A study released by ACER included 8000 students evaluates those who were unsuccessful. The study, Unmet Demand? Characteristics and Activities of University Applicants Not Offered a Place, was released by ACER in December 2005 as part of the Longitudinal Surveys…
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This document is a statement on the scholarship of teaching and learning in a research-led University and a reference guide to good practice and University resources. It was developed on behalf of the Academic Board by Richard James and Gabrielle Baldwin of the Centre for the Study of Higher Education and adopted by the Academic Board on 18 April 2002.…
Richard Teese: THE principals of MacRobertson Girls' School and Melbourne High School have mounted a remarkable defence of their schools as historical champions of meritocratic equity ("Select schools benefit all state students", Opinion, 27/11). Not that that was the point they should have addressed. Which was why have more. But alas, how history deserts those unfaithful to it, who present…
Those of us familiar with the changes in the UK under Tony Blairs "Education, Education, Education" world view, will recognise elements of this proposal. This will be something that we should watch very closely. In a profound and challenging move in State Education, Carolin Milburn reports in todays Saturday "Age Online" that some state schools will be closed and their…
A report summarising the key factors identified as influencing parents’ decisions to enrol their children at 20 government schools for which there was high demand for enrolments is now available from the Department of Education Science and Training's Web Site. The Age newspaper has also covered the publication of this report in an article today. It can be read here.…
Shane Green from the Age writes: A new definition of public education may allow non-government schools to operate as public schools. Private schools would be invited into a new-look, broader public education system, under a radical plan being discussed by Victoria's education community. The independent Education Foundation has produced a paper proposing a new definition of public education, allowing non-government…
Sigh... Teachers in Victorian public schools will be given the legal right to discuss religion in the classroom, in a historic modification of legislation governing the state's secular education system. The Government intends to change the Education Act to recognise that teachers at senior levels already discuss religion when it is relevant to an area of study, giving the example…
While still controversial, National Benchmarking [flawed or otherwise] allows us to begin the exploration of what is most difficult in education... Measuring our impact as educators and making comparisons over time, being able to repeat what works and identify and improve on what is not working. The data is critically important and the time series over the next decade will…