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ERIC Number: EJ465972
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-0068
Obstacles to Liberal Education in Australia.
Partington, Geoffrey
Comparative Education, v29 n1 p93-105 1993
Outlines philosophical arguments among Australian educators in the last 20 years about the purposes of education, the common knowledge that educated people should share, the relevance of school curriculum to children's lives, multicultural education, standardized testing, "key competency skills" related to employability, and the value of expanding higher education. (SV)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, General Education, Higher Education, Relevance (Education), Role of Education
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Australia