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Jones, Peter – Multiple Choice, 1998
The adult community education (ACE) sector in the state of Victoria provides an example of best practice in regional rural policy in Australia that may serve as a model for other areas of government effort. In 1997, 309,000 Victorians enrolled in adult and community education courses, such as business and technical skills development, literacy and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Development, Community Education, Community Resources
Townsend, Tony – 1995
When the new government of the Australian state of Victoria was elected in 1992, it began the most radical change to an education system in the history of the country, introducing the Schools of the Future initiative. The underlying rationale, which has its roots in 20 years of experience in Victoria, is that quality outcomes of schooling can only…
Descriptors: Community Development, Decentralization, Economic Factors, Educational Change