A History of Australian Schooling

A History of Australian Schooling
Author: Craig Campbell
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2014
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1742371825

A social history of school education in Australia, from dame schools and one teacher classrooms in the bush, to the growth of private schools under public funding in recent years.

Teacher Preparation in Australia

Teacher Preparation in Australia
Author: Thomas O'Donoghue
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2019-10-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1787439747

The book is a study of teacher preparation policy and practice in Australia from the establishment of the first colony there in 1788, to the present day. It will highlight, within an international context, how the focus of preparation moved through the following five interrelated and overlapping phases.

The Quest for Revolution in Australian Schooling Policy

The Quest for Revolution in Australian Schooling Policy
Author: GLENN C. SAVAGE
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2020-12-30
Genre: Education and state
ISBN: 9780367691318

This book seeks to critically examine the impacts of 'grand designs' in public policy through a detailed historical analysis of Australian schooling reforms since the 'education revolution' agenda was introduced by the federal government in the late 2000s. Combining policy analyses and interviews with senior policy makers and ministerial advisors centrally involved in the reforms, it offers a detailed interpretive analysis of the complexities of policy evolution and assemblage. The book argues that the education revolution sought to impose a new order on Australian schooling by aligning state and territory systems to common policies and processes in areas including curriculum, assessment, funding, reporting and teaching. Using a theory and critique of 'alignment thinking' in public policy, Savage shows how the education revolution and subsequent reforms have been underpinned by uncritical faith in the power of nationally aligned data, evidence and standards to improve policies and unite systems around practices 'proven to work'. The result is a new national policy assemblage that has deeply reshaped the making and doing of schooling policy in the nation, generating complex questions about who is steering the ship of education into the future. The Quest for Revolution in Australian Schooling Policy is a must read for education policy researchers, policy makers, education ministers and school leaders, and will appeal to anyone with an interest in the complex power dynamics that underpin schooling reforms.

Knowing Women

Knowing Women
Author: Marjorie R. Theobald
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9780521422321

A comprehensive study of female education in nineteenth-century Australia, rich in narrative detail.

Sources in the History of Australian Education, 1788-1970

Sources in the History of Australian Education, 1788-1970
Author: C. Turney
Publisher:
Total Pages: 548
Release: 1975
Genre: Education
ISBN:

History of educational administration and organisation in Australia; limited Aboriginal content on establishment of Native Institution at Parramatta; South Australian Church Society Mission at Port Lincoln (annotated separately as pamphlet rec no 0040033).

A Concise History of Australia

A Concise History of Australia
Author: Stuart Macintyre
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2004-08-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780521601016

Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands of years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, institutions and ideas to make it their own. It relates the advance from penal colony to a prosperous free nation and illustrates how, in a nation created by waves of newcomers, the search for binding traditions has long been frustrated by the feeling of rootlessness. This revised edition incorporates the most recent historical research and contemporary historical debates on frontier violence between European settlers and Aborigines and the Stolen Generations. It covers the Sydney Olympics, the refugee crisis and the 'Pacific solution'. More than ever before, Australians draw on the past to understand their future.

Decolonising Australian History Education

Decolonising Australian History Education
Author: Rebecca Cairns
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2024-06-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1040049079

This book is the first of its kind to showcase a range of fresh and expert perspectives on decolonising history education in Australia. The research-informed chapters by First Nations and non-Indigenous educators and scholars provide guidance on applying practical strategies for decolonising learning and teaching, and moving beyond the ‘history wars’. History has long been the most contentious area of education in Australia. This book tackles the narrow and overtly politicised ‘history wars’ debates and foregrounds the need to re-examine impacts of settler-colonialism on Australia’s history. First-hand knowledge and much-needed teaching practices are presented, demonstrating how decolonisation can be put into action through Australian history education. The chapters present a range of perspectives from the early years right through to higher education settings and argues that there is an increased need for greater awareness, appreciation, and willingness to explore and engage with multiple narratives of truth-telling that are so often contested. Readers are guided to discover how this translates to classroom practice through unique, provocative, and research-informed strategies that foreground applied decolonising approaches. Combining theoretical perspectives and practical ideas, this book is an essential resource to support pre- and in-service teachers, in all education contexts, in navigating the decolonisation of Australian history education. This makes it an important contribution to local, as well as global, decolonising efforts.