Australian Journal of Education articles from April 2000

Australian Journal of Education archives from April 2000

Editorial.(Editorial)
April 1, 2000... This is the first issue of the new millennium. For most of us, things are `steady as she goes', while for some of you the new year will bring unusual challenges and tasks. There are some personal news I need to tell you about first before...

Leadership dilemmas of Hong Kong principals: Sources, perceptions and outcomes.
April 1, 2000... With restructuring characterising many school systems throughout the world, and major change leaving few schools untouched, school leaders are facing major challenges. This study focuses on a group of Hong Kong principals who conceptualise some...

Personal Development, Health and Physical Education in context: Muslim and Catholic perspectives.
April 1, 2000... This research examines potential barriers to learning Personal Development, Health and Physical Education in schools characterised by religious diversity. Year 9 students at four high schools were surveyed. Participants completed a self report...

Better, worse or different? A critique of `Using language policies to highlight and contrast the values that shape multicultural societies: Examples from Singapore and Australia' by Beatrice Boufoy-Bastick (1997).
April 1, 2000... This paper examines the argument of a previous article published in this journal by Boufoy-Bastick (1997). In that article, Boufoy-Bastick made some comparisons between the language policies of Australia's and Singapore's education systems. The...

Gifted, streamed and mixed-ability programs for gifted students: Impact on self-concept, motivation, and achievement.
April 1, 2000... Gifted and talented (GAT) students in a new regional selective GAT program were compared with GAT students in mixed ability and streamed classes. Outcomes were academic and non-academic self-concepts, motivation orientations, and achievement...

Asymmetric information, public goods and central control: A critique of the West Review's education policy.
April 1, 2000... The `West Review' argues that the determination of tertiary sector education program offerings should be decentralised by basing funding on student preferences. Research activities should be centrally prioritised with access to training being...

Education into the 21st century: Dangerous terrain for women?(Review)
April 1, 2000... Education into the 21st century: Dangerous terrain for women? Edited by A. Mackinnon, I. Elgqvist-Saltzman and A. Prentice London: Falmer Press, Taylor and Francis Group, 1998, 199 pp. ISBN 0 7507 0657 0 Each year I am asked to give a...

Devolution and choice in education: The school, the state and the market.(Review)
April 1, 2000... Devolution and choice in education: The school, the state and the market Geoffrey Whitty, Sally Power, and David Halpin. Melbourne: Australian Council for Educational Research, 1998. 170pp. This book provides a balanced and thorough view of...