Schools of thought
Subtitle: a collection of articles on education
By: Jennifer Buckingham
Contributors: Centre for Independent Studies (N.S.W.)
Series: CIS special publication -- 10; Special publication (Centre for Independent Studies (N.S.W.)) -- 10.
Publisher: The Centre for Independent Studies
Published: 2009
Place of publication: St Leonards, N.S.W
Language: eng
Number of pages: 86
ISBN-13: 9781864322002
Subjects: Education; Education and state
Description: Over the last decade, schools policy in Australia has undergone significant changes. As a policy researcher at The Centre for Independent Studies and former schools editor at The Australian newspaper, Jennifer Buckingham has been a significant contributor to the public debate surrounding these changes, drawing on research and reason to argue for reforms to improve quality and equity in education. This collection of opinion articles published in major newspapers since 2000 provides a sample of Buckingham&#x2019;s work, covering a range of topics including school choice, school funding, reporting and accountability, teacher training and employment, and education research.
Table of contents: title: School choice; title: School funding; title: Non-governmental schools; title: Religious schools; title: Autonomy & leadership; title: Class size; title: Curriculum; title: School accountability and 'league tables'; title: Education research and statistics; title: Teacher employment and teacher pay; title: Teacher training; title: Reading.