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Sahlberg, Pasi; Cobbold, Trevor – School Leadership & Management, 2021
Equity has become a central principle in educational policy and leadership around the world. However, there is a wide range of interpretations of equity and what it means in education. In this article we explore different definitions of educational equity from policy and leadership perspectives. Our aim is to give an operational definition of…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Equal Education, Educational Policy, Educational Improvement
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Li, Ian W.; Jackson, Denise; Carroll, David R. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2023
Higher education participation has increased worldwide given policies devoted to widening participation for under-represented groups, including the use of alternative entry pathways to university. It is, however, unknown if students admitted via alternative pathways perform well academically. This study uses data for 81,874 students from 16…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Outcomes of Education, Socioeconomic Status, Higher Education
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Bandaranayake, Bandara – Australian Educational Researcher, 2016
Applying qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), this study explores the configurations of conditions that contribute to the polarisation of high-performing and low-performing secondary schools in Victoria, Australia. It is argued that the success and failure of schools can be understood in terms of causal complexity, where one or several…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Schools, School Effectiveness, Low Achievement
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2018
This report summarises evidence on progress towards the seven Closing the Gap targets agreed to by the Council of Australian Governments (COAG), along with an analysis of the underlying key drivers of change. The COAG targets are set out in the National Indigenous Reform Agreement (NIRA) between the Australian Government and the state and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Indigenous Populations, Mortality Rate, Early Childhood Education
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Poole, Millicent E.; Cooney, George H. – Australian Journal of Education, 1985
The personal possibilities that 15-year-olds in Australia and Singapore perceived in relation to their career and leisure pursuits were examined. The extent to which both awareness of options and a consideration of multiple options for self were associated with culture, gender, and class was considered. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Career Choice, Career Exploration, Comparative Analysis
Phan, Oanh; Ball, Katrina – 2001
The outcomes of enabling courses offered in Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector were examined. "Enabling course" was defined as lower-level preparatory and prevocational courses covering a wide range of areas, including remedial education, bridging courses, precertificate courses, and general employment preparation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adult Education, Comparative Analysis, Course Selection (Students)