Australian Education: Review of Recent ResearchThis book contributes to an understanding and resolution of the major issues confronting Australian education by reviewing the research and scholarly work in education that has been conducted during the past 20 years. It presents a survey of the substantial volume of research into educational problems, practices and institutions which has been carried out in Australia since 1965. The decade from 1971 to 1981 especially, saw notable growth across Australia in both the volume and the quality of research, and scholarly writing into educational questions. The authors review the work carried out in Australia, identify its significance for policy and practice, and suggest areas where further work is urgently required. The chapters are grouped into three major areas: background perspectives, with chapters on the philosophy of education, the history of education, family environments and curricular research and development; policy and practice, with chapters on educational achievement, teaching and learning, teacher education and higher education; and special programs, with chapters on the education of girls, youth in transition, education for a multicultural society, Aboriginal education, and educational privilege and disadvantage. |