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Finger, Glenn; Houguet, Belinda – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2009
This study, embedded within the "Researching School Change in Technology Education" (RSCTE) project in Queensland, Australia, aimed to gain insights into the intrinsic and extrinsic challenges experienced by teachers during the implementation of technology education within primary school settings. The official publication and launch of…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Technology Education
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Thomson, Pat; Nixon, Helen; Comber, Barbara – School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 2006
Since the mid-1990s, government policies in the USA, Canada, England, and Australia have promoted the need to produce an ICT skilled workforce in order to ensure national competitiveness in globalised economic conditions. In this article, we examine the ways in which these policy intentions in 1 state in Australia were translated into a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Disadvantaged Schools, Action Research
Townsend, Tony – 1997
In recent years there have been substantial changes in the way in which education is structured, financed, and managed in Australia. The move towards more self-management in schools, is now operating in the Australian school systems. Similar changes have been occurring in other countries, spurred on, by the governments' desire to save money. In…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Townsend, Tony – 1997
The new government of the state of Victoria (Australia) announced its "Schools of the Future" program in 1993. The emphasis on the role of the community in education and self-management by schools seemed promising for the quality of education in the state, but after 3 years of implementation, the reality does not match the rhetoric of…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Townsend, Tony – 1997
In all states of Australia, the move toward decentralization of education seems to have gained momentum. This is particularly true in Victoria, where the government's "Schools of the Future" program declared the importance of local community control of schools. Recent research, however, indicates that after 3 years, the reality of this…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Townsend, Tony – 1998
In recent years there has been a substantial change in the way education is structured, financed, and managed in Australia. The move toward more self-management is now a feature of all Australian systems. In the state of Victoria, current decentralization has been a way to generate improved student outcomes, of a way to reduce the amount of…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change
Townsend, Tony – 1998
The international trend toward the devolution of many decisions and responsibilities for managing schools to the schools themselves is a powerful influence changing the understanding of educational leadership. This trend is also apparent in Australia, where there has been substantial change in the way schools are structured, financed, and managed.…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change, Educational Quality
D'Cruz, J. V. – 1990
Consultations with and written submissions from practitioners and administrators provided the basis for this overview of adult basic education in Victoria, Australia. Based on the findings, recommendations were formulated to allocate new funds to improve programing. The recommendations center on these issues: (1) the need for greater understanding…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems
Lundin, Roy; And Others – 1991
The principal aim of Australia's Distance Learning for Inservice Teacher Education (DLITE) Project has been to develop a proposal and knowledge base for the development of a cooperative national policy for the application of distance learning to inservice teacher education in Australia. This report provides background information on the state of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cost Effectiveness, Distance Education, Educational Policy
Western Australia Education Dept., Perth. – 1983
The proceedings of the 3-day Australian National Workshop on Distance Education, whose theme was "Coping with Curriculum," include 18 papers, 2 workshop reports, and appendices that list participants and state, territory, and New Zealand representatives. The 36 recommendations developed by the workshop groups include recommendations to…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Correspondence Study, Curriculum Enrichment, Delivery Systems