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Peer reviewedAngus, Lawrence – Journal of Educational Administration, 1986
Recent arguments for democratization of schools ignore students' contribution to school organization. This ethnographic study of an Australian Catholic high school for boys advances a case for more democratic classroom relationships and for recognizing and encouraging the active role that students can play in constructing such relationships.…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Democracy, Foreign Countries, High Schools
Angus, L. – Unicorn, Bulletin of the Australian College of Education, 1984
Presents an analysis of good and bad teaching practices through the perceptions of students and teachers in an Australian Catholic boys' school. Investigates ways teachers negotiate order in the classroom. (MD)
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Cooperation
Peer reviewedMacpherson, R. J. S. – Administrator's Notebook, 1985
Briefly discusses the methodology and theoretical assumptions before drawing on the findings of a three-year study of regional directors of education in Australia concerning the relationship between action and structure. The study found that "structure" was used metaphorically in a number of ways. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Administrators, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education
Wood, Fiona; Smith, Robert – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1992
A national survey of Australian universities investigated the size and composition of their governing bodies, number of meetings held annually, and any anticipated changes in their membership or structure. Membership included ex-officio members, academic staff, general staff, students, parliamentarians, state government appointments, alumni, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, College Administration, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Download full textBacchi, Carol – Australian Universities' Review, 1992
A discussion of sexual harassment and the environment on college campuses looks at the general relationship between faculty and students, academic power structures, the meaning of consent, standards of male behavior, and the use of professional codes of ethics for faculty. Focus is on the Australian higher education institution and the policies of…
Descriptors: Codes of Ethics, College Administration, College Environment, College Faculty
Crowther, Jim, Ed.; Hamilton, Mary, Ed.; Tett, Lyn, Ed. – 2001
These 15 papers share a common theme: seeking to promote literacy as a powerful tool for challenging existing inequalities and dependencies. "Powerful Literacies" (Jim Crowther et al.) is an introduction. Section 1 establishes the theoretical and policy frameworks that underpin the book and shows how literacy is situated in different…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Fitzsimons, Gail E. – 2002
This book, aimed at mathematics and vocational educators and researchers, analyzes the historical, sociological, and practical elements of mathematics within vocational education against the emerging impact of technology. Focus is on the current situation of mathematics within Australian vocational and technical education and how that might be…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Cultural Images, Developed Nations
