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Publication date: 1 January 1984

P.W. MUSGRAVE

Accountability is defined in terms of the monitoring of the rights and duties of teachers, which are themselves always open for negotiation and, therefore, change through time as…

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Accountability is defined in terms of the monitoring of the rights and duties of teachers, which are themselves always open for negotiation and, therefore, change through time as in consequence must the mechanisms for monitoring them. In Australia accountability has grown less centralised and less bureaucratised as teachers have become more knowledgeable and better trained until to‐day the situation may be seen as one where educational aims are uncertain and monitoring, except of academic knowledge at Year Twelve, is vestigial. Economic factors and the tradition of Australian administration are currently forcing a reconsideration of this position, but ideologies, held both internationally and within the Australian teaching force, operating particularly through teachers' unions, oppose great redefinition. In as multidimensional an administrative field as Australian schooling accountability can not be rendered through one mechanism, but, taking into consideration the varying expertise of all involved, the definition of what is on the educational agenda, and the distinction between consultation and making decisions, a complex, constantly changing system of monitoring must inevitably evolve.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 22 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Publication date: 3 December 2018

Jan Keane

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National Identity and Education in Early Twentieth Century Australia
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ISBN: 978-1-78769-246-6

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Publication date: 9 December 2024

Irina V. Gewinner, Victoria A. Bauer and Mara Osterburg

The conceptual “model of cultural stereotypes” offers a comprehensive understanding of gendered career choices of higher education students. Rooted in socio-cultural perspectives…

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The conceptual “model of cultural stereotypes” offers a comprehensive understanding of gendered career choices of higher education students. Rooted in socio-cultural perspectives, the model integrates socialization effects, individual gender ideology and internalized cultural stereotypes to provide a nuanced understanding of career-related orientations. The model addresses the limitations of existing theories by recognizing the interplay between individual, institutional and cultural factors. It emphasizes the impact of societal values, norms and prevailing gender roles on career decisions. Empirical validation through a large-scale survey at a German research university underscores the efficacy of the model. The chapter also explores theoretical, methodological and practical implications to guide researchers and practitioners in advancing a contextually informed approach to understanding and addressing gender disparities in career decisions and differences regarding certain occupational fields.

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Theory and Method in Higher Education Research
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ISBN: 978-1-83608-716-8

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Publication date: 4 June 2018

Anthony Dermer

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of national identity, as imparted to students by the Western Australia Education Department, in the early part of the twentieth…

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Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to explore the concept of national identity, as imparted to students by the Western Australia Education Department, in the early part of the twentieth century. By specifically examining The School Paper, as a part of a broader investigation into the teaching of English, this paper interrogates the role “school papers” played in the formation of the citizen subject.

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This paper draws on all available editions of Western Australia’s Education Department school reader, The School Paper, between 1909 and 1911, and on the Department’s Education Circular publication between the years 1899 and 1911. These are read within the context of the prevailing education philosophy, internationally and domestically, and the extent to which it was shaped by Australia’s cultural heritage and the desire to establish a national identity in the years post-federation.

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The School Paper featured stories, poems, songs and articles that complimented the goals of the new education. Used in supplement to a revised curriculum weighted towards English classics, The School Paper, provided an important site for citizenship training. This publication pursued dual projects of constructing a specific Australian identity while defining a British imperial identity from which it is informed.

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This research builds on scholarship on the role of school readers in other states in the construction of national identity and the formation of the citizen subject. It is the first research conducted into Western Australia’s school paper, the school reader, and provides a new lens through which to view how the processes of national/imperial identities are carried out and influenced by state-sanctioned study of English.

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History of Education Review, vol. 47 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0819-8691

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Publication date: 14 October 2010

Rosalie Triolo

This article investigates Departmental representations of allies and enemies, especially in the Pacific Ocean, during the Great War. The first section provides an overview of the…

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This article investigates Departmental representations of allies and enemies, especially in the Pacific Ocean, during the Great War. The first section provides an overview of the Department’s principal instruments “the School Paper and Education Gazette” in communicating representations as well as expected views and behaviours with regard to Empire, allies and enemies. The second section explores the Department’s positioning of Germany in the Pacific Ocean and in relation to Australia; the third looks at France; and both focus on children’s responses to the reporting. The final section investigates representations of New Zealand including those within the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps legend that the Department chose to acknowledge.

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History of Education Review, vol. 39 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0819-8691

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Publication date: 30 October 2019

Thomas O'Donoghue and Keith Moore

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Teacher Preparation in Australia: History, Policy and Future Directions
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ISBN: 978-1-78743-772-2

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Publication date: 1 January 1981

WARREN L. MELLOR and P. MARTIN HAYDEN

If schools do not adequately meet the needs of their parental community, then over time the students and resources on which those schools depend are likely to suffer a progressive…

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If schools do not adequately meet the needs of their parental community, then over time the students and resources on which those schools depend are likely to suffer a progressive decline or withdrawal. There are administrative implications of this for all schools, but particularly perhaps for non‐government schools. In order to remain responsive to the needs and expectations of their supporting parent environments, schools must develop methods of communication whereby they may exchange evaluative information about performance. This study examined some of the issues and channels of communication between one school and its parent body. From a sample comprising 187 of the parent body, it seems clear that parents had definite preferences regarding the content of, and procedures for, communications with the school. The four issues identified as of most importance for discussion between the school and the parents were: academic progress; teacher, parent and child relationships; vocational guidance and careers; and behavior/discipline. The most preferred method for finding out what is happening at the school was by weekly circular from the school. On the other hand, parents showed a general preference for direct, personal methods of communicating their own concerns to the school. There was some variability of results according to the year level of the student. The study suggests a number of administrative strategies which the school can implement to enable it to remain open to the ideas, preferences and expectations of parents.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 19 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Publication date: 1 February 1984

BARBARA COHEN and E. BARRINGTON THOMAS

This paper is a report of a study which examined patterns of misbehaviour and punishment in 52 secondary schools within the South Central region of the Education Department of…

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This paper is a report of a study which examined patterns of misbehaviour and punishment in 52 secondary schools within the South Central region of the Education Department of Victoria, Australia, and considered their significance as indicators of the implicit values endorsed by the school and as measures of one aspect of school climate. The results of a factor analysis revealed the existence of four factors, reflecting differing values emphases within schools. A further statistical analysis led to the determination of four categories of climate, designated as “controlled”, “conflictual”, “libertarian” and “autonomous”. The characteristics of each school system were then considered in relation to these groupings.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 22 no. 2
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Publication date: 1 April 1990

Marian Stone and Ross Harrold

It is part of educational folklore that Australian State schoolsystems are highly centralised. A corollary of the lore is that schoolsgenerally lack the organisational flexibility…

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It is part of educational folklore that Australian State school systems are highly centralised. A corollary of the lore is that schools generally lack the organisational flexibility to cater adequately for the diverse educational needs of their students. This article tests these beliefs as they relate to the States of Queensland and New South Wales. The research finds that the form of system‐level directives is more prescriptive in the latter State. In both States, however, the proportion of time which must be devoted to prescribed activities is less than many would expect, both for teachers and pupils. Even where head office directives appear to constrain, regional office staff can practise “benign neglect” in their policing of the directives, if they can see that there are educationally sound reasons for doing so. The article finds that there is sufficient substance in the folklore to give conservative principals an excuse to resist introducing innovations in their schools. Any principals who are determined to adapt their schools′ operations to better serve the educational needs of their students are however, unlikely to be prevented by central directives.

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Journal of Educational Administration, vol. 28 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0957-8234

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Publication date: 2 March 2023

Alejandra Zuccoli and Maximiliano E. Korstanje

Some authors have alerted on the state of crisis generated by Covid-19 in the tourism industry worldwide. The restrictive measures disposed by governments generated not only an…

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Some authors have alerted on the state of crisis generated by Covid-19 in the tourism industry worldwide. The restrictive measures disposed by governments generated not only an unparalleled economic crisis but also serious social maladies in society and education (i.e., higher dropout rates and low academic grades). Needless to say that the tourism education was in crisis much time earlier than the Covid-19 pandemic. Echoing Sigala and Ratten, the authors hold the pungent thesis that Covid-19 introduced a new opportunity to reform the epistemology and the basis of the tourism education curricula. Centerd on the role played by pleasure and joy, which is boosted by the digital technologies, this chapter synthesizes the findings of PANCOE, a successful experiment conducted by the University of Palermo, Argentina, to reduce the dropout rates while improving students’ academic performance. The experiment was drawn and applied in the years before and after the pandemic. Results show how pleasure plays a vital role giving students better opportunities in contexts of fear and deprivation.

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Moving Higher Education Beyond Covid-19: Innovative and Technology-Enhanced Approaches to Teaching and Learning
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ISBN: 978-1-80382-518-2

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