Seeks to establish a sound theoretical and professional basis for educational administration by exploring the organisational nature of educational settings and examining the application of organisational and administrative theories in these settings. The approach draws on a range of disciplinary and comparative perspectives. Studies competing theories of the nature of knowledge, implications from social construction of knowledge for curriculum construction and educational policy, and curriculum models and educational aims. A critical study of central problems in social philosophy with special emphasis on their relationship to educational policy and practice, both actual and desired. A comparative study of the relationship between education and the workforce in industrially advanced countries, especially the relationship between education, employment, occupational structure and income.
Special attention is paid to the relationship between education and work in Japan and Australia.
Education and the Workforce II 4 pg credit points Explores in more depth than EPG860 the theoretical and philosophical bases underlying integrated education, household and work strategies. Particular attention is paid to the works of Capra and Toffler. Attention is also given to the use of occupational analysis in workforce planning. Explores the shifting connections between individual experiences and systems of education. Initially, the seminar examines the way sociological enquiries into education have been conducted.