Latest Additions to the Collection -
December 2011

ABORIGINES AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDERS
351.9403534 IND 2010
2010 INDIGENOUS EXPENDITURE REPORT : OVERVIEW. Melbourne, Vic. : Indigenous Expenditure Report Steering Committee, Productivity Commission, December 2010. 27 p. ; graphs, tables.
(SEE Record 110136).
KEYWORDS: Indigenous population; Government policy; Government funding; Data; Statistics; Education; Health; Social welfare. Economic participation; Close the Gap. [ID NO.:110447]
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'ALL THINGS TO ALL PEOPLE' : INDIGENOUS TEACHERS IN THE AUSTRALIAN TEACHING PROFESSION. Santoro, Ninetta; Reid, Jo-Anne.
European Journal of Teacher Education 29 (3) August 2006 pp. 287–303 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Aboriginal teachers; Retention; Teacher recruitment; Career pathways; Student teachers; Educationally disadvantaged; Teacher training; Teacher aides; Government policy; History; Indigenous population; Aboriginal students; Aboriginal communities; Aboriginal culture. Under-representation; Non-Indigenous teachers. [ID NO.:110449]
351.9403534 AUS 2010
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE BY STATE AND TERRITORY : 2010 INDIGENOUS EXPENDITURE REPORT SUPPLEMENT. Melbourne, Vic. : Indigenous Expenditure Report Secretariat, Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, September 2011. 82 p. ; graphs, tables.
(SEE Record 110136).
KEYWORDS: Indigenous population; Government policy; Government funding; Data; Statistics; Education; Health; Social welfare. Economic participation; Close the Gap. [ID NO.:110446]
JOUR
CLOSING THE GAP. Ford, Izanda.
U : University of Technology Sydney (7) October 2008 pp. 10-11
KEYWORDS: Aboriginal students; Youth; Educationally disadvantaged; Literacy; Numeracy; Student experience; Student support; Educational programs. Close the Gap. [ID NO.:110510]
E0996
THE NATIONAL APOLOGY THREE YEARS LATER. Mcauley, Gay.
Australian Studies 3 2011 pp. 1-25 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders; History; Social justice; Mass media; Reconciliation; Political issues; Government policy; Human rights; Disadvantaged; Social conditions; Political party policy. National apology; Stolen generation; Northern Territory Intervention; Welcome to Country. [ID NO.:110530]
362.89915 OVE 2009
OVERCOMING INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGE : KEY INDICATORS 2009 : OVERVIEW. Melbourne, Vic. : Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, Productivity Commission, 2009. var. pag. ; ill., graphs, tables.
Internet: http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0013/90130/overview-booklet.pdf; accessed on 6 July 2009
KEYWORDS: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders; Disadvantaged; Economic factors; Education; Health; Employment; Participation; Labour market; Housing; Access; Equity; Family environment; Early childhood development; Youth; Educational attainment; Vocational education; Training. Northern Territory Intervention; Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). [ID NO.:110445]
362.89915 OVE 2011
OVERCOMING INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGE : KEY INDICATORS 2011 : OVERVIEW. Melbourne, VIC : Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, Productivity Commission, 2011. var. pag. ; ill., graphs, tables.
KEYWORDS: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders; Disadvantaged; Economic factors; Education; Health; Employment; Participation; Labour market; Housing; Access; Equity; Family environment; Early childhood development; Youth; Educational attainment; Vocational education; Training. Northern Territory Intervention; Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). [ID NO.:110444]
362.89915 OVE 2011
OVERCOMING INDIGENOUS DISADVANTAGE : KEY INDICATORS 2011 : REPORT. Melbourne, VIC : Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, Productivity Commission, 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs, tables.
(Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders; Disadvantaged; Economic factors; Education; Health; Employment; Participation; Labour market; Housing; Access; Equity; Family environment; Early childhood development; Youth; Educational attainment; Vocational education; Training. Northern Territory Intervention; Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER). [ID NO.:110443]
ACADEMICS
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THE AUSTRALIAN ACADEMIC PROFESSION IN TRANSITION : ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE OF RECONCEPTUALISING ACADEMIC WORK AND REGENERATING THE ACADEMIC WORKFORCE. Bexley, Emmaline; James, Richard; Arkoudis, Sophie. [Melbourne, Vic.] : Centre for the Study of Higher Education, The University of Melbourne, September 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/people/bexley_docs/The_Academic_Profession_in_Transition_Sept2011.pdf, accessed on 7 January 2011
KEYWORDS: Academics; Survey; Research; Data; Universities; Employment; Retention; Workload; Remuneration; Recruitment; Working conditions; Job satisfaction; Professional development; Ageing. Academic workforce. [ID NO.:110527]
JOUR
IT'S NOT OVER YET : THE ANNUAL REPORT ON THE ECONOMIC STATUS OF THE PROFESSION, 2010-11.
Academe 97 (2) March-April 2011, special issue
KEYWORDS: Academic staff; Economic status; Academic salaries; Economic conditions; Statistics; University administration; Higher education; Trade unions; Human capital; Gender; United States of America. Public universities; American Association of University Professors (AAUP). [ID NO.:110482]
JOUR
THERE'S NO GOOD REASON FOR THIS INEQUALITY. Schafer, Liz.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2005) 30 June - 6 July 2011 pp. 32-37
KEYWORDS: Academics; Employment; Universities; Attitudes; Gender; Salaries; Inequality; Men; Trade unions; Court litigation. University rankings; Pay gap; Annual salary review; 'Retention payments'; Royal Holloway University of London. [ID NO.:110474]
DIRECTORIES
R 378.1150994 GOO 2012
THE GOOD UNIVERSITIES GUIDE 2012 : UNIVERSITIES AND PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION PROVIDERS. Melbourne, Vic. : Hobsons, 2011. 565 p. ; ill.
(Index).
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Directory; Universities. [ID NO.:110538]
EDUCATION - GENERAL
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ADDRESS TO THE WORLD CONGRESS. Hopgood, Susan. [n.p. : n.p., 2011]. Electronic document.
Internet: http://download.ei-ie.org/Docs/WebDepot/Susan%20Hopgood%20Congress%20speech%20final.doc; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Public education; Government policy; Funding; Public opinion; Mass media; Gender equity; Access; Campaigns; Human rights; Democracy; Teacher unions; Australian Education Union (AEU). Education International (EI) World Congress 2011. [ID NO.:110435]
E0985
EDITORIAL : FIFTY YEARS OF CHANGE IN EDUCATION. Gurria, Angel.
In: Education at a glance 2011 : OECD indicators, France, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2011 pp. 13-20 (Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/37/45/48642586.pdf; accessed on 27 October 2011
KEYWORDS: Educational attainment; History; Data; Education policy; Investment; OECD countries; Human capital; Standardised tests; Student performance. Indicators of Education Systems (INES). [ID NO.:110459]
370.1 EDU 2011
EDUCATION AT A GLANCE 2011 : OECD INDICATORS. France : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 2011. 495 p. ; graphs, tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/2/48631582.pdf; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Educational attainment; Statistical analysis; International studies; Outcomes of education; OECD countries; Investment; International comparisons; Government funding; Students; Participation; Vocational education; Training; Higher education; Employment; Labour market; Teacher salaries; Parents' perception; OECD countries. Programme for international student assessment (PISA); Indicators of education systems (INES). [ID NO.:110458]
JOUR
ON THE RIGHT TRACK. Morrison, Nick.
TES Magazine 24 June 2011 pp. 10-17
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Universities; Vocational education; Training; Students; Academic aptitude; Secondary education; Student achievement; Government policy; Teachers; United Kingdom. University technical colleges (UTCs). [ID NO.:110480]
E0989
UNDERSTANDING LIFE SATISFACTION AND THE EDUCATION PUZZLE IN AUSTRALIA : A PROFILE FROM HILDA WAVE 9. Gong, Honge (Cathy); Cassells, Rebecca; Keegan, Marcia. Bruce, ACT : National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM), July 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
NATSEM Working Paper 11/12.
Internet: https://guard.canberra.edu.au/natsem/index.php?mode=download&file_id=1194; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Employment; Educational achievement; Survey; Data; Working hours; Educational attainment; Labour force; Higher education; Vocational education; Qualifications; Wellbeing; Human capital; Income; Gender; Government policy; Developed countries. Life satisfaction; Age; Empirical evidence; HILDA Wave 9; Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey (HILDA). [ID NO.:110463]
JOUR
WIDENING THE PLAYING FIELD. May, Annie.
Professional Educator 10 (3) April 2011 pp. 14-17
KEYWORDS: Universities; Access; Equity; Student achievement; Socioeconomic status; Academic ability; Inequality; Student performance; Standards; TAFE; Australia; United States of America. Social inclusion; Low socioeconomic status; ATAR scores. [ID NO.:110485]
EDUCATION - K-12
JOUR
ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE PUBLIC PURPOSES OF EDUCATION. Reid, Alan.
QTU Professional Magazine 25 November 2010 pp. 6-9
KEYWORDS: Education; Political party policy; Government schools; Funding; Education markets; Data; Accountability; Curriculum; School choice; Student achievement; Disadvantaged; Teachers. My School; League tables; Public purposes of education; National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); Index of Community Socioeducational Advantage (ICSEA). [ID NO.:110515]
JOUR
ACCOUNTABILITY THROUGH HIGH-STAKES TESTING AND CURRICULUM CHANGE. Smeed, Judy.
Leading and Managing 16 (2) Spring/Summer 2010 pp. 1-15 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Education; Research methodology; Change; Curriculum; Case studies; Accountability; Principals; International comparisons; Secondary education; Queensland. High-stakes testing; Empirical evidence; Exit test; Student rankings; No Child Left Behind (NCLB). [ID NO.:110495]
E0983
ARE ALL SCHOOLS UNIFORM?. Sydney, NSW : Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), September 2011. Electronic document ; graphs; tables.
Australian Social Trends no. 4102.0.
Internet: http://www.ausstats.abs.gov.au/ausstats/subscriber.nsf/0/8FD406B94069E5A1CA25791100161D96/$File/41020_schools_sep2011.pdf; accessed on 27 October 2011
KEYWORDS: Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Students; Educational attainment; Enrolment trends; Government funding; Research; Statistics; Student characteristics; Teachers; Student teacher ratio; Aboriginal students. Review of funding for schooling. [ID NO.:110457]
E0980
THE BALANCING ACT : ISSUES IN THE FUNDING OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS IN AUSTRALIA. Cobb-Clark, Deborah.
The Australian Economic Review 44 (3) September 2011 pp. 293-294 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Educational research; Student outcome; Disadvantaged; Socioeconomic status; Equity; Family income; Parent education; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; School choice; International comparisons; OECD countries. Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia. [ID NO.:110454]
E0965
A BIG APPLE FOR EDUCATORS : NEW YORK CITY'S EXPERIMENT WITH SCHOOLWIDE PERFORMANCE BONUSES : FINAL EVALUATION REPORT. Marsh, Julie A. (et.al.). California : RAND Corporation, 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs, tables.
RAND monograph.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1114.pdf; accessed on 15 September 2011
Appendix:
Internet: http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/monographs/2011/RAND_MG1114.appendix.pdf; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Standardised test; Student achievement; Student learning; Student background; Research; Data; Case studies; Standards; Leadership; Principals; Teachers; Survey; Performance; Quality; Accountability; Professional development; Teacher attitudes; New York. No Child Left Behind (NCLB); Performance measurement; Performance pay; Merit pay; Teacher Advancement Program (TAP); New York City Schoolwide Performance Bonus Program (SPBP); New York City Fund for Public Schools. [ID NO.:110431]
JOUR
THE BIG IDEA. Morrison, Nick.
TES Magazine 10 June 2011 pp. 26-29
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Class size; Student learning; Teachers; Research; Student teacher ratio; Student achievement; United Kingdom. [ID NO.:110479]
E0979
A COMPARISON OF PRIVATE SCHOOLING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA. Chris Ryan; Luke Sibieta.
The Australian Economic Review 44 (3) September 2011 pp. 295–307
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Independent schools; Participation; Statistics; Public schools; Government funding; Fees; Socioeconomic status; Student teacher ratio; Quality; Schools choice; Parent attitudes; Family income; International comparisons; Australia; United Kingdom. Academies; Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia. [ID NO.:110453]
E0973
THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND WORKPLACE RELATIONS : ADMINISTRATION OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY PROGRAM. Asher, Allan. Canberra, ACT : Commonwealth Ombudsman, July 2011. Electronic document.
Report no. 6.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.ombudsman.gov.au/files/commonwealth_ombudsman_chaplaincy_report_06_11.pdf; accessed on 19 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Education; Schools; Counselling services; Standards; Religion; Government policy; Government funding; Commonwealth government; Psychology; Principals; Qualifications; Students; Wellbeing; Parent attitudes; Government schools; Nongovernment schools. Commonwealth Ombudsman; School chaplain; National School Chaplaincy Program; Religious affiliation. [ID NO.:110439]
JOUR
THE DILEMMA OF DEMAND. Callaghan, Ruth.
Education Review June 2011 pp. 12-14
KEYWORDS: Education; Government funding; Review; Government policy; Public schools; Independent schools; Student demand; Resources; Australian Education Union (AEU). Capital funding; Gonski review; Infrastructure; Building the Education Revolution (BER). [ID NO.:110501]
370.19 WOO
EQUITY MATTERS. Wood, Elizabeth (et.al.). [n.p.] : Education International, May 2011. 141 p. ; ill., graphs.
KEYWORDS: Education systems; Equity; Case studies; Inequity; Access; Curriculum; Resources; Teacher unions; Teachers; Professional development; Government policy; Funding; International comparisons. Achievement gap. [ID NO.:110540]
R 373.945 GOO 2012
THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE 2012. Melbourne, Vic. : Hobsons, 2011. 312 p. ; ill.
(Index).
KEYWORDS: Education; Directories; Schools; Victoria. [ID NO.:110539]
E0976
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND EQUITY : CHALLENGING CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. Daniels, Bill.
The Australian Economic Review 44 (3) September 2011 pp. 330–337
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Schools; Government funding; Review; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Data; Quality; Resources; Equity; Socioeconomic status; Investment; School choice; Accountability; Student outcome; OECD countries. Gonski review; Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia. [ID NO.:110450]
JOUR
ISSUES FOR THE REVIEW OF FUNDING FOR SCHOOLING. Preston, Barbara.
Professional Voice 8 (3) Winter 2011 pp. 27-32 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Education; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Government funding; Review; History; Data; Accountability; Political party policy; Australian Education Union (AEU). Gonski review. [ID NO.:110491]
E0966
LEARNING CHOICES NATIONAL SCAN : PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS CATERING FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF NOT COMPLETING THEIR EDUCATION. [n.p.] : Dusseldorp Skills Forum, July 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
Internet: http://www.dsf.org.au/component/docman/doc_download/208-learning-choices-national-scan; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Educational programs; Survey; Data; Student learning; Literacy; Numeracy; Student engagement; Retention; Educational attainment; Gender. 'Alternative education' programs; Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL); 'At risk'; School completion; Disengaged students. [ID NO.:110432]
JOUR
NAPLAN RELEASE 2010.
Education Review August 2011 pp. 28-29
KEYWORDS: Education; Curriculum; Student assessment; Student performance; Data. National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); My Schools; Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). [ID NO.:110503]
JOUR
PERSPECTIVES ON ENHANCING EDUCATIONAL POLICY PROCESSES. Cranston, Neil; Kimber, Megan.
Leading and Managing 16 (2) Spring/Summer 2010 pp. 16-29 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Commonwealth government; State government; Policy development; Research; Leadership; International comparisons. National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); Evidence-based policy. [ID NO.:110496]
JOUR
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE COMMON WEALTH : TOWARDS SUSTAINABLE DEMOCRACY. Connors, Lyndsay.
Professional Voice 8 (3) Winter 2011 pp. 19-25 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Public education; Access; Equality; Commonwealth government; Education policy; Government funding; Nongovernment schools; Government schools; Teacher salaries; Politics; Democracy. [ID NO.:110490]
JOUR
PUTTING THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS FIRST.
Professional Educator 10 (3) April 2011 pp. 21-24
KEYWORDS: Education; Schools; Funding; Review; Government policy; Resources; Equity; Research; Student enrolment; Educational disadvantage; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Australian Education Union (AEU). National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); Gonski review; Average Government School Recurrent Costs (AGSRC). [ID NO.:110486]
E0978
THE REAL ISSUE IN SCHOOL FUNDING : AN ANALYSIS OF INCREASING GOVERNMENT SCHOOL EXPENDITURE AND DECLINING PERFORMANCE. Jensen, Ben; Reichl, Julian; Kemp, Andrew.
The Australian Economic Review 44 (3) September 2011 pp. 321–329 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Schools; Quality; Student performance; Government funding; Equality; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; International comparisons; OECD countries; Data; Student teacher ratio; Class size; Teacher salaries; Teacher unions. Education expenditure; Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA); Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia. [ID NO.:110452]
E1000
SCHOOL FUNDING, CHOICE AND EQUITY. Buckingham, Jennifer. St Leonards, NSW : Centre for Independent Studies, October 2011. Electronic document ; graphs.
Issue Analysis 126.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://cis.org.au/images/stories/issue-analysis/ia126.pdf; accessed on 9 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Education; Public funding; School choice; Equity; Evidence; Government policy; Socioeconomic status; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Fees; Academic achievement; Disadvantaged; Student enrolment; Religious schools; Australian Education Union (AEU); OECD countries. Achievement gap; National assessment plan for literacy and numeracy (NAPLAN); Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA); Trends in International Maths and Science Survey (TIMSS); Review of Funding for Schooling; My School; Universal Weighted Student Funding (UWSF); Gonski review. [ID NO.:110534]
JOUR
STANDARDISED TESTING IS A GLOBAL ISSUE : POLICIES SPREAD THROUGH POLICY-BORROWING, HARMONISATION AND COERCION. Little, Doug.
Our Schools Our Selves 20 (1) Fall 2010 pp. 69-75
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Performance; Standardised testing; Student performance; Measurement; Government policy; Attitudes; Teacher unions; OECD countries. Value-added; Neoliberalism; Policy borrowing. [ID NO.:110499]
JOUR
STEMMING THE TIDE. Ho, Christina.
Education Review June 2011 pp. 26-27
KEYWORDS: Education; Independent schools; Fees; Government policy; Government funding; Family income; Student background; Ethnicity; Demography; Migrants; New South Wales. Selective schools; My School; Language background other than English (LBOTE). [ID NO.:110502]
E0968
TEACHING MATHEMATICS : USING RESEARCH-INFORMED STRATEGIES. Sullivan, Peter. Camberwell, Vic. : Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), 2011. Electronic document ; ill.
Australian Education Review No. 59.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://research.acer.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1022&context=aer; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Mathematics education; Teacher effectiveness; Research; Professional development; Teaching skills; Enrolment; Participation; Student learning; Numeracy; Literacy; Student assessment; Student achievement; Student background; Disadvantaged; Socioeconomic status; Gender; Low income; Rural schools; Aboriginal students; International development. Achievement gap; Parental income; National Assessment Program – Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS); Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA). [ID NO.:110434]
371.200994 BRO
TOWARDS SCHOOLING IN THE 21ST CENTURY : 'BACK TO BASICS' OR 'FORWARD TO FUNDAMENTALS'?. Brock, Paul. Penrith, NSW : Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL), September 2011. 25 p.
ACEL Monograph No. 49.
(Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Education policy; Student achievement; Mental health; Disadvantaged; Government policy; Curriculum; Educational planning; International comparisons. National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN); 'Back to basics'; 21st Century. [ID NO.:110545]
JOUR
TRYING TO WIGGLE OUT OF SOCIAL CLASS ANALYSIS. Little, Doug.
Our Schools Our Selves 20 (1) Fall 2010 pp. 55-57
KEYWORDS: Public education; Privatisation; Mass media; Socioeconomic status; Student background; Social class; Disadvantaged; Access; English as a second language (ESL); Teacher unions; Canada; United States of America. Fraser Institute. [ID NO.:110498]
E0990
UNDERSTANDING SCHOOL RESPONSES TO STUDENTS' CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR : A REVIEW OF LITERATURE. Michail, Samia. Parramatta, NSW : UnitingCare Children, Young People and Families, June 2011. Electronic document.
Research Paper Number 5.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://apo.org.au/sites/default/files/Understanding%20School%20Responses%20to%20Students.pdf; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Schools; Attitudes; Literature reviews; Student behaviour; Disadvantaged; Expulsion; Violence; Discipline; Student engagement; Wellbeing; Socioeconomic status; Student background; Educational programs; Teacher attitudes; Family environment; Poverty; International comparisons. Student exclusion; Disadvantaged communities. [ID NO.:110464]
JOUR
WAR ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS RAGES : RIGHT-WING "THINK TANKS" ON THE ATTACK. Gutstein, Donald.
Our Schools Our Selves 20 (1) Fall 2010 pp. 47-54
KEYWORDS: Public education; Public opinion; Mass media; Social justice; Politics; Funding; Disadvantaged students; Private schools; Government policy; Privatisation; Teacher unions; Canada; United States of America. Free market; School rankings; Right politics; Fraser Institute. [ID NO.:110497]
E0977
WHAT DETERMINES PRIVATE SCHOOL CHOICE? : A COMPARISON BETWEEN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA. Dearden, Lorraine; Ryan, Chris; Sibieta, Luke.
The Australian Economic Review 44 (3) September 2011 pp. 308-320 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Private schools; Educational attainment; School choice; Student outcome; Parent attitudes; Research; Evidence; Data; Family income; Fees; Enrolment rate; Government funding; Government schools; United Kingdom; Australia. Parental education; Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey; Policy Forum: Funding of Public and Private Schools in Australia. [ID NO.:110451]
JOUR
WHO LET THE ECONOMISTS LOOSE IN EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH?. McCollow, John; Currie, Wendy.
QTU Professional Magazine 25 November 2010 pp. 16-22 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Educational research; Accountability; Quality; Teacher effectiveness; Teacher unions; Educational outcome; International comparisons. League tables; Neoliberalism; Economists; Evidence-based. [ID NO.:110516]
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
371.2012 REE
LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING. Reeves, Douglas B.. Penrith, NSW : Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL), September 2008. 21 p.
ACEL Monograph No. 43.
(Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Educational leadership; Student achievement; Accountability; Teachers; United States of America. [ID NO.:110543]
371.2011 WAL
SCHOOL LEADERSHIP AS CONNECTIVE ACTIVITY. Walker, Alan. Penrith, NSW : Australian Council for Educational Leaders (ACEL), February 2011. 36 p.
ACEL Monograph No. 48.
(Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Educational leadership; Principals; Student achievement. 'Connective activity'. [ID NO.:110542]
EMPLOYMENT
E0984
THE FUTURE OF WORK IN AUSTRALIA : DEALING WITH INSECURITY AND RISK : AN ACTU OPTIONS PAPER ON MEASURES TO PROMOTE JOB AND INCOME SECURITY. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Melbourne, Vic. : Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs.
Working Australia Paper 13/2011.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.actu.org.au/Images/Dynamic/attachments/7472/Future%20of%20work%20industrial%20options%20paper.pdf; accessed on 9 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Employment; Job security; Employees; Casual employment; Working hours; Job insecurity; Casualisation; Collective bargaining; Standards; Employers; Trade unions. Future of work. [ID NO.:110537]
E0997
INSECURE WORK, ANXIOUS LIVES : THE GROWING CRISIS OF INSECURE WORK IN AUSTRALIA. Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Melbourne, Vic : Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), September 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://securejobs.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Launch-paper.pdf; accessed on 7 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Employment; Employees; Job insecurity; Income; Labour market; Job security; Casual employment; Working hours; Government; Employers; Trade unions; Economic growth; Training; Skill development; Women. [ID NO.:110531]
344.9401 OWE
THE LAW OF WORK. Owens, Rosemary; Riley, Joellen; Murray, Jull. 2nd. South Melbourne, Vic. : Oxford University Press, 2011. I, 696 p.
(Index; Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Employment; Law; Collective bargaining; Labour law; Employment contracts; Dispute resolution; Discrimination; Wages; Unfair dismissal; Termination of employment; Parental leave. Pay equity; Freedom of association; Community Development Employment Projects (CDEP); WorkChoices; Fair Work Act 2009; International Labor Organisation (ILO); National Employment Standards (NES). [ID NO.:110448]
JOUR
UNION LEARNING REPRESENTATIVES : STATE AGENTS OR SOCIAL PARTNERS?. Clough, Bert.
Labour and Industry 21 (2) December 2010 pp. 495-512 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Employment; Employees; Education; Skills; Collective bargaining; Trade unions; Employers; Vocational education; Training; International comparisons; Labour market; Government policy; Political party policy; United Kingdom; New Zealand. Union learning representatives (ULRs); Trade Union Congress (TUC). [ID NO.:110512]
E0982
VOICES FROM WORKING AUSTRALIA : FINDINGS FROM THE ACTU WORKING AUSTRALIA CENSUS 2011. Melbourne, Vic. : Australian council of Trade Unions (ACTU), September 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
Working Australia Paper No. 6.
Internet: http://www.actu.org.au/Images/Dynamic/attachments/7383/Working-Australia-Census-2011_Voices_%20from_Working_Australia_report.pdf; accessed on 26 October 2011
KEYWORDS: Employees; Survey; Attitudes; Employment; Educational attainment; Gender; Job satisfaction; Labour market; Union membership; Retention; Wages; Working conditions; Working hours; Trade unions. Australian council of Trade Unions (ACTU); Working Australia Census. [ID NO.:110456]
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
R 342.94085 AUS 2011
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATION : CONSOLIDATED TO 4 MAY 2011. North Ryde, NSW : CCH Publishing Australia, 2011. viii, 510 p.
(Index; SEE Record 110442 for Supplement consolidated to 21 June 2011).
KEYWORDS: Equal opportunity; Law; Legislation; Discrimination; Human rights; Disabilities; Racial discrimination; Sex discrimination; Women. Paid parental leave; Age discrimination. [ID NO.:110441]
R 342.94085 AUS 2011
AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL EQUAL OPPORTUNITY LEGISLATION SUPPLEMENT : CONSOLIDATED TO 21 JUNE 2011. North Ryde, NSW : CCH Publishing Australia, 2011. viii, 81 p.
(Index; SEE Record 110441).
KEYWORDS: Equal opportunity; Law; Legislation; Discrimination; Human rights; Disabilities; Racial discrimination; Sex discrimination; Women. Paid parental leave; Age discrimination. [ID NO.:110442]
GENDER ISSUES
E1002
BECAUSE I AM A GIRL : THE STATE OF THE WORLD'S GIRLS 2011 : SO, WHAT ABOUT BOYS?. Gaag, Nikki van der. Surrey, UK : Plan International, 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.ungei.org/files/biaagreport2011english.pdf; accessed on 9 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Girls; Education; Gender; Equality; Case studies; Discrimination; Boys; Attitudes; Parent child relationship; Human rights; Law; Cultural differences; Conflict; Child labour; Violence; Adolescents; Education; Employment; Feminism; Masculinity; International comparisons; Government policy. Non-governmental organisation (NGO); Traditional roles. [ID NO.:110536]
HIGHER EDUCATION
JOUR
ASSESSING THE EFFECTS OF FOUR BUDGET-BALANCING STRATEGIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION. Hauptman, Arthur M.; Nolan, Philip.
Higher Education Management and Policy 23 (1) 2011 pp. 9-22 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Government funding; Economic conditions; Public policy; Participation; Equity; Political issues; Productivity; Quality; Fees; Student enrolment. Budget strategies. [ID NO.:110483]
E0986
BROADER IMPLICATIONS FROM A DOWNTURN IN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS. Barton, ACT : Deloitte Access Economics, June 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
Internet: http://www.universitiesaustralia.edu.au/resources/618/1100; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Higher education; International students; Research methodology; Universities; Revenue; Government policy; Competition; Student enrolment; Student costs; Student experience; Student background; Mass media; Migration; International comparisons; Statistics; Labour market. Visa; Living costs; Global financial crisis (GFC); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); Universities Australia; Higher Education Base Funding Review. [ID NO.:110460]
E0981
DRAFT QUALIFICATION STANDARDS. [n.p. : n.p., n.d.]. Electronic document.
Internet: http://www.deewr.gov.au/HigherEducation/Policy/teqsa/Documents/DraftQualification.pdf; accessed on 26 October 2011
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Policy; Quality; Qualifications; Vocational education; Training; University students. National register of higher education providers; Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA); Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). [ID NO.:110455]
JOUR
ETHICAL TENSIONS AND ACADEMIC LEADERS. Ehrich, Lisa Catherine (et.al.).
Higher Education Review 43 (3) Summer 2011 pp. 50-69 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Academics; Ethics; Leadership; Code of conduct; Research; Tenure; Decision making; University students. Ethical dilemmas. [ID NO.:110489]
JOUR
HOME TRUTHS DOWN UNDER. Baker, Simon.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2008) 21-27 July 2011 pp. 34-39
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Performance; Political party policy; Funding; Resources; Participation; International education; International comparisons; Student demand; Australia; United Kingdom. International students; Demand-driven system; Lomax-Smith review; Bradley review; Global Finance Crisis (GFC). [ID NO.:110477]
JOUR
IDENTIFYING AND LOWERING STUDENT ATTRITION RISK : A COUNSELLING INTERVENTIONIST APPROACH. Nelson-Field, Karen; Goodman, Steven.
Higher Education Review 43 (3) Summer 2011 pp. 31-49 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Universities; Student attrition; Research; Mental health; Student characteristics; Student experience; University administration; Student attitudes; Counselling. 'At risk'; Intervention; Attrition Risk Matrix. [ID NO.:110488]
JOUR
IDENTITY CHECK. Morgan, John.
Times Higher Education (THE) (1991) 24-30 March 2011 pp. 32-44
KEYWORDS: Universities; Leadership; Academics; Remuneration; Survey; Research; Data; Secondary education; Humanities; Government policy; Reform; Trade unions; Gender; United Kingdom. Vice-Chancellors; Education background; Brown review; Times Higher Education. [ID NO.:110469]
JOUR
INTERNATIONALISATION THE BUZZ YET AGAIN. Leask, Betty.
Campus Review 20 (20) 12 October 2010 p. 10
KEYWORDS: Universities; Higher education; Curriculum; Internationalisation; Pedagogy; International students; Graduates; Academic staff; Teaching skills. Intercultural skills. [ID NO.:110507]
JOUR
LIBERAL THINKING. Marginson, Simon.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2007) 14-20 July 2011 p. 30
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Humanities; Social sciences; Funding; Review; Government policy; International comparisons. Lomax-Smith review. [ID NO.:110475]
JOUR
MISSIONS ON THE MOVE : UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS IN ENGLAND, NEW YORK AND CALIFORNIA. Hauptman, Arthur M.; Nolan, Philip.
Higher Education Management and Policy 23 (1) 2011 pp. 43-65 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Universities; Research and development; Funding; Performance; Leadership; Organisational change; University students; United Kingdom; United States of America. Empirical studies; 'Mission development'; University rankings. [ID NO.:110484]
E0998
MODERNISATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN EUROPE : FUNDING AND THE SOCIAL DIMENSION 2011. Brussels : Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA P9 Eurydice), August 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs, tables.
DOI 10.2797/67665.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/documents/thematic_reports/131EN.pdf; accessed on 9 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Reform; Funding; Education policy; Research; Data; Equal opportunity; Access; Participation; Gender; Equality; Disadvantaged; Fees; Academic performance; Europe. Completion rates; Bologna process. [ID NO.:110532]
JOUR
NOT BY SKILLS ALONE. Schwartz, Steven.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2003) 16-22 June 2011 pp. 34-38
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Knowledge; Student learning; Curriculum; Graduates. Career preparation; Wisdom; Vocational training. [ID NO.:110473]
JOUR
THE ODD COUPLE. Harris, Roger.
Education Review September 2010 p. 18
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Vocational education; Policy; Government policy; Educational outcome; Qualification; Equity; Lifelong learning. Pathways; Dual-sector universities; Bradley Review. [ID NO.:110505]
JOUR
REALITY BITES DOWN UNDER. Glaser, Horst Albert.
Times Higher Education (THE) (1962) 26 August - 1 September 2011 pp. 36-39
KEYWORDS: International education; Universities; Students; Part time employment; Government policy; Funding; Tuition fees; Student costs; Academic achievement; HECS; Qualifications; Academics; Research and development. HELP-LOAN. [ID NO.:110468]
JOUR
'REALITY CHECK' : THE UK CLINGS ON TO SECOND PLACE IN GLOBAL LEAGUE, BUT EXPERTS WARN OF LIMITS TO DOING MORE WITH LESS. Morgan, John.
Times Higher Education (THE) (1965) 16-22 September 2011 pp. 6-7
KEYWORDS: Universities; Performance; International comparisons; Research methodology; Funding; Research; Teaching; OECD countries. Knowledge transfer; Times Higher Education - 'World university rankings'. [ID NO.:110467]
JOUR
REFORMS : SO FAR, SO GOOD. Coaldrake, Peter.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2008) 21-27 July 2011 p. 30
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Government policy; Funding; Standards; Quality assurance; Governance; International comparisons. Lomax-Smith review; Performance funding; 'Compacts'; Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA); Education Revolution. [ID NO.:110476]
E0970
REGENERATING THE ACADEMIC WORKFORCE : THE CAREERS, INTENTIONS AND MOTIVATIONS OF HIGHER DEGREE RESEARCH STUDENTS IN AUSTRALIA : FINDINGS OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH STUDENT SURVEY (NRSS). Edwards, Daniel; Bexley, Emmaline; Richardson, Sarah. [Melbourne, Vic.] : Centre for the Study of Higher Education, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, [2011]. Electronic document ; ill., graphs, tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/people/bexley_docs/RAW_Combined.pdf; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Academic staff; University students; Survey; Research; Data; Career choice; Student experience; Researchers; Career path; University teaching; International students; Employment; Tenure; Casual employment; Casualisation; International comparisons. Academic career; Academic workforce; Student satisfaction; National Research Student Survey (NRSS). [ID NO.:110436]
E0967
REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS OF CANBERRA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA. Bradley, Denise. [n.p. : n.p.], July 2011. Electronic document.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.det.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/224811/Bradley_Report_2011_08_03.pdf; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Tertiary education; Universities; TAFE; Vocational education; Training; Schools; Government policy; Funding; Students; Skills; Australian Capital Territory. Student demand; Learning capital; Private providers; Dual-sector universities; Canberra Institute of Technology; University of Canberra. [ID NO.:110433]
JOUR
REQUIEM FOR A TEACHER. Connors, Lyndsay.
Education Review November 2010 pp. 22-23
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Performance; Quality; Research; Evidence; Government policy; Standards; Retention; Student outcome; Teacher salaries. Performance pay; Rewards. [ID NO.:110506]
JOUR
A STARRING ROLE BECKONS. Morgan, John.
Times Higher Education (THE) (1994) 14-20 April 2011 pp. 40-44
KEYWORDS: Universities; Quality; Access; Academic staff; Student experience; Education markets; Student support; Disadvantaged students; University administration; Resources; Tuition fees; United Kingdom. Employability. [ID NO.:110471]
JOUR
'WE CANNOT BE CERTAIN ABOUT EVERY STEP. BUT THE JOURNEY WILL BE WORTHWHILE'. Willetts, David.
Times Higher Education (THE) (2000) 26 May - 1 June 2011 pp. 36-41
KEYWORDS: Higher education; Reform; Government policy; Funding; Fees; Student debt; Student experience; Education markets; Academics; Student loans; United Kingdom. [ID NO.:110472]
HUMAN RIGHTS
E0971
HUMAN RIGHTS EDUCATION IN THE NATIONAL SCHOOL CURRICULUM : POSITION PAPER OF THE AUSTRALIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION. Sydney, NSW : Australian Human Rights Commission, June 2011. Electronic document ; tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/pdf/education/position_paper.pdf; accessed on 15 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Education; Curriculum development; Human rights; Student learning; Government policy; Social justice; Values education. National curriculum; Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). [ID NO.:110437]
E0972
'LISTEN TO CHILDREN' : 2011 CHILD RIGHTS NGO REPORT AUSTRALIA. Child Rights Taskforce. [n.p.] : National Children's and Youth Law Centre (NCYLC), May 2011. Electronic document.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.unicef.org.au/downloads/Advocacy/Listening-to-children-single-web.aspx; accessed on 19 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Children's rights; Human rights; Legal responsibility; Government policy; Nongovernment organisations (NGOs); Law; Standards; Access; Youth; Social welfare; Health; Educational outcome; Family environment; Disadvantaged; Early childhood education; Child development; Discrimination; Aboriginal children; International law. United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF); Child Rights Survey. [ID NO.:110438]
E0987
REVIEW OF THE CHARTER OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES ACT 2006. Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee. Melbourne, Vic. : Government Printer, April 2011. Electronic document.
Parliamentary paper No. 69 Session 2010-11.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/committees/sarc/charter_review/report_response/20110914_sarc.charterreviewreport.pdf; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Human rights; Civil rights; Review; Law; Legislation; Government policy; Research; History; Victoria; International comparisons; United Nations; Trade unions; Industry. Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006; International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR); International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR); Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (VEOHRC). [ID NO.:110461]
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
JOUR
CONTINUITY AND CHANGE : THE FAIR WORK ACT IN AVIATION. Bussell, Sue; Farrow, John.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 392-401 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Collective bargaining; Employers; Trade unions; Industrial action. Fair Work Act 2009; Good faith bargaining; Australian workplace agreements (AWAs); Flexibility; Modern awards; National Employment Standards (NES); Safety Net; Qantas; WorkChoices. [ID NO.:110525]
JOUR
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION MATTERS IN 2010. Todd, Patricia.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 353-367 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Reform; Economic conditions; Employers; Attitudes; Minimum wage; Labour supply; Unfair dismissal; Collective bargaining; Government policy; Trade unions. Fair Work Act 2009; Award modernisation; Skill shortage; WorkChoices; Employer associations; National Employment Standards (NES). [ID NO.:110522]
JOUR
ENOUGH LOVE TO END THE STRUGGLE? : A UNION REFLECTION ON LIFE UNDER FAIR WORK AND PORTENTS FOR THE FUTURE. Lyons, Tim.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 383-391 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Trade unions; Collective bargaining; Government policy; Employers; Employees. Australian Workplace Agreements (AWAs); WorkChoices; Pay equity; Fair Work Act 2009; Contingent employment; Multi-employer bargaining. [ID NO.:110524]
JOUR
INDUSTRIAL LEGISLATION IN 2010. McCrystal, Shae; Smith, Belinda.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 288-302 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial law; Legislation; Government policy; State government; Unfair dismissal; Equality; Discrimination; Collective bargaining; Occupational health and safety. Fair Work Act 2009; Modern awards; Paid parental leave; National Employment Standards (NES); Building and construction industry. [ID NO.:110518]
JOUR
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN 2010 : 'DEAD, BURIED AND CREMATED'?. Cooper, Rae.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 277-287 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Collective bargaining; Trade unions; Australian Labor Party (ALP); Elections; Politics; Liberal Party. Employer associations; WorkChoices; Fair Work Act 2009; Fair Work Australia. [ID NO.:110517]
JOUR
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN BRITAIN UNDER NEW LABOUR, 1970-2010 : A POST MORTEM. Brown, William.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 402-413 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Government policy; Collective bargaining; Minimum wage; Politics; Trade unions; Labour Party; United Kingdom; History. 'New Labour'; Workplace Employment Relations Surveys (WERS); Low Pay Commission. [ID NO.:110526]
JOUR
LABOUR MARKETS AND WAGES IN AUSTRALIA : 2010. Jefferson, Therese; Preston, Alison.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 303-323 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Labour market; Economic conditions; Employment; Participation; Working hours; Unemployment; Wages; Casual employment; Statistics. Gender pay gap; Underemployment; Fair Work Australia; Global Financial Crisis (GFC). [ID NO.:110519]
JOUR
MAJOR TRIBUNAL DECISIONS IN 2010. Catanzarirti, Joseph; Brown, Simon.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 324-336 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Industrial law; Employer employee relationship; Enterprise bargaining; Court litigation; Industrial action. Good faith bargaining; Fair Work Act 2009; Fair Work Australia. [ID NO.:110520]
JOUR
UNION AND COLLECTIVE BARGAINING IN 2010. Brigden, Cathy.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 368-382 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Trade unions; Collective bargaining; Industrial disputes; Industrial action; Job security; Occupational health and safety; Government policy; Union membership; Politics; Australian Labor Party (ALP). Fair Work Act 2009; Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); WorkChoices
. [ID NO.:110523]
TEACHERS
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HEADTEACHERS IN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS : CHALLENGES OF LEADERSHIP. Fincham, David.
International Studies in Catholic Education 2 (1) March 2010 pp. 64-79 (Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Catholic schools; Leadership; Principals; Survey; Catholic education; Catholic teachers; Values; Perception; Research; Professional development; Student performance. Headteachers. [ID NO.:110533]
E0992
INITIAL TRAINING FOR VET TEACHERS : A PORTRAIT WITHIN A LARGER CANVAS. Guthrie, Hugh; McNaughton, Alicen; Gamlin, Tracy. Adelaide, SA : National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
TD/TNC 104.06.
(Bibliography).
Electronic document
KEYWORDS: Vocational education; Training; Teachers; Qualifications; Teacher training; Professional development; Teaching skills; TAFE; Student enrolment; Higher education; Teacher education; Standards. VET workforce; Courses; Certificate IV in Training and Assessment; Certificate IV in Training and Education; Student Outcomes Survey (SOS); Registered training organisations (RTOs). [ID NO.:110466]
E0974
RIGHT TEACHER, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME : TEACHER PLACEMENT IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Auditor General Western Australia. [WA : Auditor General, Western Australia], August 2011. Electronic document ; ill., graphs.
Report 6.
Internet: http://www.audit.wa.gov.au/reports/pdfreports/report2011_06.pdf; accessed on 21 September 2011
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Teacher recruitment; Teacher placement; Retention; Teacher registration; Teacher qualifications; Public schools; Student outcome; Western Australia. Teacher vacancies. [ID NO.:110440]
371.20709945 SCH
SCHOOLS WORKFORCE : DRAFT RESEARCH REPORT. Melbourne, Vic. : Productivity Commission, November 2011. 237 p. ; graphs, tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.pc.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/113717/schools-workforce-draft.pdf; accessed on 12 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Schools; Leadership; Principals; Teacher supply and demand; Professional development; Teacher shortage; Teacher remuneration; Government policy; Government schools; Nongovernment schools; Early childhood development; Student outcome. School autonomy; Workforce planning; National Education Agreement (NEA); VET workforce. [ID NO.:110544]
JOUR
TEACHER EDUCATION BUZZWORDS IN A NEW ERA : WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?. Mayer, Diane.
Professional Voice 8 (3) Winter 2011 pp. 45-49 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Standards; Teacher accreditation; Government policy; Attitudes; Teacher education; Performance; Australia; United States of America. [ID NO.:110492]
JOUR
VALIDATING THE DRAFT NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS FOR TEACHERS.
Education Review August 2011 p. 30
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Standards; Professional development; Participation. Teachers' perception; Validation studies; Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL). [ID NO.:110504]
JOUR
WORLD BANK BLAMES TEACHERS : CLAIM : MEAGRE SALARIES, HUGE CLASSES, NO TEACHING MATERIALS NOT AT FAULT. Compton, Mary.
Our Schools Our Selves 20 (1) Fall 2010 pp. 83-85
KEYWORDS: Teaching profession; Teaching conditions; Privatisation; Resources; Poverty; Africa; Teacher unions; OECD countries. Teacher absence; World Bank. [ID NO.:110500]
TRADE UNIONS
JOUR
AUSTRALIAN TRADE UNION POLITICS IN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE : WHICH WAY FORWARD?. Le Queux, Stephane.
Labour and Industry 21 (3) April 2011 pp. 555-571 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Trade unions; Globalisation; International comparisons; Social movements; Government policy; Protest; Activism; Politics; Social justice; Campaigns. Decent work; Global unions; Union renewal; Organised labour; International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). [ID NO.:110493]
JOUR
AUSTRALIAN UNIONS AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING : THEORY AND CASES. Cooney, Richard.
Labour and Industry 21 (2) December 2010 pp. 529-544 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Vocational education; Training; Trade unions; Government policy; Skill development; Workplace training; Case studies; Employers. Union engagement; Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); Trade Union Training Authority (TUTA). [ID NO.:110514]
JOUR
EDUCATORS MUST NOT BE SILENCED!. Flannery, Mary Ellen.
NEA Today 29 (5) May-June 2011 pp. 28-31
KEYWORDS: Employment; Government policy; Attitudes; Law; Human rights; Collective bargaining; Politics; Teachers; Activism; Trade unions; Protest; United States of America. Workers' rights; Wisconsin. [ID NO.:110481]
JOUR
LABOUR UNIONS, THE ENVIRONMENT AND 'GREEN JOBS. Goods, Caleb.
Journal of Australian Political Economy (67) Winter 2011 pp. 47-67 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Employment; Trade unions; Environmental issues; Government policy; Politics; Political party policy; Capitalism; Labour movement; Australian Labor Party (ALP). Green jobs
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU); Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU); Australian Workers Union (AWU). [ID NO.:110487]
JOUR
PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE AND TRANS-TASMAN CURRENTS IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS. Markey, Raymond.
Labour and Industry 21 (3) April 2011 pp. 645-660 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Public policy; History; Reforms; International comparisons; Trade unions; Government; Employers; Australia; New Zealand. Association of Industrial Relations Academics of Australia & New Zealand (AIRAANZ). [ID NO.:110494]
JOUR
TRADE UNIONS AND THE NORWEGIAN COMPETENCE REFORM. Stuart, Mark; Teige, Berit Kvalsvik.
Labour and Industry 21 (2) December 2010 pp. 513-528 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Industrial relations; Trade unions; Change; Employees; History; Reform; Government policy; Lifelong learning; Norway. Competence reform. [ID NO.:110513]
JOUR
UNIONS REAP REWARDS AS US PROFESSORIATE FIGHTS TO KEEP GAINS. Marcus, Jon.
Times Higher Education (THE) (1993) 7-13 April 2011 pp. 20-21
KEYWORDS: Public sector; Reform; Salaries; Collective bargaining; Working conditions; Government policy; Attitudes; Trade unions; Industrial action; Teacher unions; Mass media; Universities; United States of America. Wisconsin. [ID NO.:110470]
VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING
JOUR
DISCUSSION PAPER CHALLENGE FOR VET SECTOR. Blackwell, Annette.
Campus Review 20 (21) 26 October 2010 p. 8 (SEE Record 100722 - Creating a future direction for Australian vocational education and training : a discussion paper on the future of the VET system).
KEYWORDS: Vocational education; Training; Review; Governance; Student outcome; Qualifications; Funding; Accountability. Completion rates; Skills Australia. [ID NO.:110509]
JOUR
MODEL VET SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL FOR THE REGIONS. Battersby, David.
Campus Review 20 (20) 12 October 2010 p. 15
KEYWORDS: Vocational education; Training; TAFE; Reform; Government policy; Attitudes; Skills; Qualifications; Student achievement; Victoria. Regional areas; Skill shortage; Demand driven; Fee-help. [ID NO.:110508]
JOUR
THE ROLE OF UNIONS IN THE GERMAN CONTINUED VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM. Trappmann, Vera.
Labour and Industry 21 (2) December 2010 pp. 477-493 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Vocational education; Training; Trade unions; Labour market; Changes; Low income; Industrial relations; Policy; History; Regulations; Skills; Lifelong learning; Collective bargaining; Workplace training; Germany. Initial vocational education and training (IVET); Continued vocational education and training (CVET). [ID NO.:110511]
WOMEN
JOUR
A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. Shaw, Michael.
TES Magazine 25 March 2011 pp. 10-17
KEYWORDS: Employment; Women; Teachers; Leadership; Gender; Men; Attitudes; Government policy; History; Statistics; Equality; Sex discrimination. Pay gap. [ID NO.:110478]
E1001
THE GLOBAL GENDER GAP REPORT 2011. Hausmann, Ricardo; Tyson, Laura D.; Zahidi, Saadia. Geneva : World Economic Forum, 2011. Electronic document ; graphs, tables.
Internet: http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2011.pdf; accessed on 9 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Women; Employment; Participation; Income; Labour force; Access; Gender; Equality; Economic participation; Educational attainment; Literacy; Health; Research; Benchmarks; Education; Investment; Government; Men; Statistics; International comparisons. Global gender gap index; Rankings; Pay gap; Political empowerment; World Economic Forum. [ID NO.:110535]
E0994
MECHANISMS FOR ADVANCING WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS : A GUIDE TO USING THE OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO CEDAW AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL COMPLAINT MECHANISMS. Sydney, NSW : Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), June 2011. Electronic document ; ill., tables.
(Bibliography).
Internet: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/publication/mechanisms/opcedaw.pdf; accessed on 7 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Women; Human rights; Law; Gender; Equality; Sex discrimination; Equal opportunity; Social conditions; International; Advocacy. Optional Protocol; Systematic violations; Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ('CEDAW'). [ID NO.:110528]
E0988
WOMEN IN POLITICS & PUBLIC LEADERSHIP. Talina Drabsch. September 2011. Electronic document.
Briefing Paper No 6/2011.
Internet: http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/parlment/publications.nsf/0/E63DAD2B7ED8A241CA2579050025F473/$File/Women%20in%20politics%20and%20public%20leadership.pdf; accessed on 30 November 2011
KEYWORDS: Women; Politics; Leadership; Equality; Sexism. [ID NO.:110462]
E0994
WOMEN'S HUMAN RIGHTS : UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN : CEDAW. Canberra, ACT : Attorney-General's Department, December 2008. Electronic document.
Internet: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/sex_discrimination/publication/CEDAW/CEDAW_complete.pdf; accessed on 7 December 2011
KEYWORDS: Women; Human rights; Law; United Nations; Gender; Equality; Sex discrimination; Equal opportunity; Employment; Standards. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women ('CEDAW'). [ID NO.:110529]
JOUR
WOMEN, WORK AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN 2010. Baird, Marian; Williamson, Sue.
Journal of Industrial Relations 53 (3) June 2011 pp. 337-352 (Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Women; Employment; Gender equity; Inequity; Government policy; Trade unions; Employers; Equal opportunity; Sex discrimination; Political party policy; Leadership. Pay equity test case; Pay gap; Award modernisation; Paid parental leave. [ID NO.:110521]
YOUTH
E0991
WHICH PATHS WORK FOR WHICH YOUNG PEOPLE?. Karmel, Tom; Liu, Shu-Hui. Adelaide, SA : National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2011. Electronic document ; ill., tables.
Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) Research Report Number 57.
(Bibliography).
KEYWORDS: Youth; School leavers; Postsecondary education; Vocational education; Training; University education; Qualifications; Apprenticeships; Data; Research methodology; Gender; Employment; Labour market; Year 12; Wellbeing. School completion; Youth transition; Post-school pathway; Employment status; Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY). [ID NO.:110465
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