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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Students' Perceptions of Schooling in a Senior Secondary Education System
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Hay, Peter J. – Australian Journal of Education, 2009
Through the voices of students and teachers at an elite coeducational private school and a school situated in a low socio-economic area, this paper explores the potential consequences for students of school alignment or misalignment with the structural imperatives of the broader Queensland senior secondary education system. Although the schools…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Student Attitudes, Educational Change, Public Schools
Western Australia's "English" Course of Study: To OBE or Not to OBE, Perhaps that Is the Question
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Berlach, Richard G.; O'Neill, Michael – Australian Journal of Education, 2008
Opinion surrounding Western Australia's provision of compulsory education via an outcomes-based education (OBE) paradigm is severely divided. At the centre of debate is an attempt by authorities to extend OBE into the final years of secondary schooling, Years 11 and 12. In this paper an examination is made of OBE as a curriculum paradigm.…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Design, Outcome Based Education, Models
The Australian-Ness of Curriculum Jigsaws: Where Does Environmental Education Fit?
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Gough, Annette – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2011
This paper reviews Australian Government actions related to environmental education, particularly in the past decade, and examines the actions forthcoming from two national action plans (Environment Australia, 2000 and DEWHA, 2009), the implementation strategy for the Decade of ESD (DEWHA, 2006) and developments related to the Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Environmental Education, National Programs, Holistic Approach
Victorian Certificate of Education: Mathematics, Science and Gender
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Cox, Peter J.; Leder, Gilah C.; Forgasz, Helen J. – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
Gender differences in participation and performance at "high stakes" examinations have received much public attention, which has often focused on mathematics and science subjects. This paper describes the innovative forms of assessment introduced into mathematics and science subjects within the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) system.…
Descriptors: Females, Males, Gender Differences, High Stakes Tests