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Black, Rosalyn – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2015
Reflecting an international trend, Australian education policy increasingly charges schools with fostering active citizens who have the will and capacity to improve the democratic fabric and drive needed social change. This policy prescription also resonates with some teachers' critical commitments to pedagogical practices that encourage young…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Teaching Methods, Low Income, Foreign Countries
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Fien, John; Neil, Cameron; Bentley, Matthew – Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, 2008
This paper provides the rationale for a new education for sustainable development (ESD) project being developed in Australia. Titled "Project otherWISE," it seeks to build the capacity of young Australians to be agents of change towards sustainable lifestyles in their communities. The rationale for the project is grounded in three themes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sustainable Development, Youth, Conservation (Environment)
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Dadswell, Gordon – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2004
On 21 March 1941, the Council of the Workers' Educational Association of Victoria, Australia, (the Association) voted the organisation out of existence. The demise was in no way contemplated, and there was no practical reason why the Council acted in the way it did. This paper is the story of the destruction of a successful adult education…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mythology, Adult Education, Educational Development
Todd, Ross; And Others – 1991
An action research project underway at Marist Sisters' College (a secondary school) in Woolwich (New South Wales, Australia) is the first phase in the evolution of an across-the-school commitment to Cooperative Program Planning and Teaching (CPPT). Project goals include establishing an infrastructure to develop a dynamic methodology for CPPT in…
Descriptors: Action Research, Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
Five reports present findings of research into professional development (PD) issues in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia. "Lessons Learnt: An Analysis of Findings of Recent Evaluation Reports on PD in VET" (Kate Perkins) provides an overview of issues, insights, and ideas emerging from past PD experience that may be…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Agents, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Fowler, Sue – ARIS Resources Bulletin, 2002
Local Learning and Employment Networks (LLENs) are incorporated organizations and groups whose mission is to facilitate local partnerships for the purpose of improving young people's education and training outcomes in Australia. LLENs are supported by grants from Australia's Department of Education and Training. Of the 31 LLENs currently existing…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Change Agents, Community Programs, Cooperative Planning