Australian Journal of Education articles from November 2005

Australian Journal of Education archives from November 2005

Special issue: educational pedagogies, policies and politics: some things students, parents and teachers need to know introduction by the guest editors.
November 1, 2005... Much has been written about the current neo-liberal and neo-conservative agendas and the ways in which these are absenting the state from its democratic obligation to educate an Australian public. Neo-liberal agendas legitimate 'market forces',...

Towards an ethics of engagement in education in global times.
November 1, 2005... Starting from the observation that patterns of educational inequality are widely known but largely invisible in public debates on education, this article argues for the importance of an ethics of education which challenges simple acceptance of...

Global teachers with globite cases.
November 1, 2005... A key feature of contemporary changes in globalisation is the increasing transnational flows of people. Evidence of the way in which these changes are impacting on education in Australia today is found in the presence of its immigrant teachers....

In the common good: the need for a new approach to funding Australia's schools.
November 1, 2005... This article considers evidence which suggests that Australia's current approach to the funding of non-government schools does not serve the common good. Educational provision is now segmented and a majority of private schools have resources...

Commodification, corporatisation and children's spaces.
November 1, 2005... For increasing numbers of Australian children, childcare is part of their everyday experiences. The marketisation and corporatisation of education have been under discussion for some time, particularly in relation to schooling. There has been...

A critical analysis of teacher evaluation policy trends.
November 1, 2005... Modernising the teaching profession has become one of the main goals of contemporary educational system reform. The evaluation of teachers has been integral to the new teacher quality policies and programs. This article provides a comparative...

What is education for? Situating history, cultural understandings and studies of society and environment against neo-conservative critiques of curriculum reform.
November 1, 2005... This article explores some of the debates about the nature and purpose of education in the social sciences in the Australian curricula. It examines recent attempts in studies of society and environment and history curricula to prepare students...

Motivating boys and motivating girls: does teacher gender really make a difference?
November 1, 2005... We explore the impact of student gender, teacher gender, and their interaction on academic motivation and engagement for 964 junior and middle high school students. According to the gender-stereotypic model, boys fare better academically in...