Teacher appraisal raises many awkward questions. For what purposes? In whose interest? By what me... more Teacher appraisal raises many awkward questions. For what purposes? In whose interest? By what means? At what cost? And so on. This book has been prepared to provide background material and information for Australian debate on the multitude of issues involved. The book comprises an edited collection of commissioned papers that discuss, from an Australian perspective, the major issues associated
This review synthesizes work undertaken in the field of economics and education with the aim of i... more This review synthesizes work undertaken in the field of economics and education with the aim of identifying and analyzing the economic dimensions of recurrent education. The development and meaning of the concept of recurrent education are addressed through discussion of the antecedents of the concept, international developments in recurrent education, the concept's relationship with lifelong learning and permanent education, the concept in Australia, and the parameters of recurrent education. Each of the five major economic questions raised by the recurrent education concept are then considered separately. They are (1) the internal efficiency of the education sector, (2) the operations of the labor market, (3) the distribution of educational opportunities between individuals and groups, (4) the share of community resources allocated to education, and (5) the mechanisms through which educational activities are financed. Each issue is approached in a similar manner. First, the principal arginrz.lts advanced through the recurrent education debate are presented. Second, the closeness of fit between these arguments and developments in the Australian education sector and economy are assessed. Concluding remarks draw together the threads of the debate identified in preceding chapters. (YLB)
Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to Contractor Strategic Advis... more Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to Contractor Strategic Advisory Services (CSAS).
At the Second East Asia Summit (EAS) held in 2007, the EAS leaders agreed to strengthen education... more At the Second East Asia Summit (EAS) held in 2007, the EAS leaders agreed to strengthen educational cooperation between their 16 countries. On behalf of the EAS, the ASEAN Secretariat commissioned this project to develop strategies for EAS participants to enhance regional economic competitiveness and strengthen community building in a balanced and sustainable manner through cooperation in education. Its scope
This report forms part of the Australian School Teacher and Leader project which was commissioned... more This report forms part of the Australian School Teacher and Leader project which was commissioned by the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) in June 2006. The purpose of the project is to provide a detailed picture of the Australian teacher workforce and to gather information to assist future planning on teacher supply. This particular report focuses on
The transition to work is "a key stage in laying the basis for continuing progression in lea... more The transition to work is "a key stage in laying the basis for continuing progression in learning and work throughout adult life" and "remains a key policy issue" among OECD members. For one thing, training and education—while presenting youth with diverse pathways—often fail to motivate youth, leaving them unsure of how to benefit from such opportunities. Those at greatest risk
This era of lifelong learning is a time when knowledge is increasing and changing rapidly. Focusi... more This era of lifelong learning is a time when knowledge is increasing and changing rapidly. Focusing on implications for individuals and schools, this paper addresses issues such as the need for information literacy, the need to develop a questioning, reasoning and evaluating approach to learning appropriate generic competencies, and the importance of identity and learning how to learn.
ABSTRACT Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patte... more ABSTRACT Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of resource allocation are likely to be influenced by three continuing debates. One involves balancing equity in school staffing with encouraging diversity in school programs. Another involves the encouragement of devolution of authority to schools against a tradition of centralized political responsibility. A third centres on the debate about priorities among the many purposes of schooling. Schools now fill an expanded role which matches widening community expectations. Support for that role has implications for the level and type of resources allocated to schools. This book is a summary of the extensive information contained in three major reports of the Staffing and Resources Study.
This paper addresses the subject of the likely costs of a particular form of recurrent education ... more This paper addresses the subject of the likely costs of a particular form of recurrent education in the context of prospective movements in expenditure on conventional school and tertiary education activities. Data on projected enrolments and likely per student expenditure levels in these sectors lead to the conclusion that expenditure on school and tertiary education is likely to decline as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade. The magnitude of this prospective decline is compared with the likely costs of a scheme which would enable significant numbers of workforce members to engage in recurrent periods of education and training over their working lives. Estimates of the direct and income - support costs of such a scheme are made. The conclusion is reached that, as a share of GDP, the likely size of these costs is of a similar order to the prospective decline in school and tertiary education expenditure over the next decade. This conclusion suggests that some increased provision for recurrent education programs as a response to technological change may be able to be made without any necessary increase in the proportion of the communities resources devoted to the education sector.
This review was prompted by rapid changes in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, ... more This review was prompted by rapid changes in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, the introduction of new data collections relating to VET, and initiatives to expand and focus research on VET. The Australian National Training Authority Research Advisory Council (ANTARAC) established a working group to examine existing databases and to advise on the data needed to underpin emerging
This report develops a framework for financial statistics for education and training in Australia... more This report develops a framework for financial statistics for education and training in Australia, it reviews the current Australian education and training financial statistics against that framework and makes recommendations for further developments of financial statistics by the National Centre for Education and Training Statistics. The need for this study arises from known gaps in current data, inconsistencies or lack
This document is a guide for enterprises on the measurement, reporting and management of the new ... more This document is a guide for enterprises on the measurement, reporting and management of the new performance drivers which are variously known as 'intangibles' and, when captured to produce value, as intellectual capital. The guide provides information, selected resources and a basic method for self-evaluation. It includes information and ideas to help enterprises of all kinds to better familiarise themselves
ABSTRACT Report prepared Teaching Australia: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leaders... more ABSTRACT Report prepared Teaching Australia: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.
The case for public expenditure on education is based on its contribution to the good of society ... more The case for public expenditure on education is based on its contribution to the good of society over and above the benefits received by the individual educated. These benefits can be economic, the benefits of a larger pool of educated labour that allow for rapid economic development, and social, including the benefits of more committed law abiding citizens and the relief of poverty. Some of the issues are considered in this paper:1. The level of public expenditure on education and its distribution in relation to need2. Where expenditure can yield most benefits3. The incentives and system level organisation and guidelines to ensure that expenditures are used effectively
Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of re... more Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of resource allocation are likely to be influenced by three continuing debates. One involves balancing equity in school staffing with encouraging diversity in school programs. Another involves the encouragement of devolution of authority to schools against a tradition of centralized political responsibility. A third centres on the debate about priorities among the many purposes of schooling. Schools now fill an expanded role which matches widening community expectations. Support for that role has implications for the level and type of resources allocated to schools. This book is a summary of the extensive information contained in three major reports of the Staffing and Resources Study.
Teacher appraisal raises many awkward questions. For what purposes? In whose interest? By what me... more Teacher appraisal raises many awkward questions. For what purposes? In whose interest? By what means? At what cost? And so on. This book has been prepared to provide background material and information for Australian debate on the multitude of issues involved. The book comprises an edited collection of commissioned papers that discuss, from an Australian perspective, the major issues associated
This review synthesizes work undertaken in the field of economics and education with the aim of i... more This review synthesizes work undertaken in the field of economics and education with the aim of identifying and analyzing the economic dimensions of recurrent education. The development and meaning of the concept of recurrent education are addressed through discussion of the antecedents of the concept, international developments in recurrent education, the concept's relationship with lifelong learning and permanent education, the concept in Australia, and the parameters of recurrent education. Each of the five major economic questions raised by the recurrent education concept are then considered separately. They are (1) the internal efficiency of the education sector, (2) the operations of the labor market, (3) the distribution of educational opportunities between individuals and groups, (4) the share of community resources allocated to education, and (5) the mechanisms through which educational activities are financed. Each issue is approached in a similar manner. First, the principal arginrz.lts advanced through the recurrent education debate are presented. Second, the closeness of fit between these arguments and developments in the Australian education sector and economy are assessed. Concluding remarks draw together the threads of the debate identified in preceding chapters. (YLB)
Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to Contractor Strategic Advis... more Submitted by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) to Contractor Strategic Advisory Services (CSAS).
At the Second East Asia Summit (EAS) held in 2007, the EAS leaders agreed to strengthen education... more At the Second East Asia Summit (EAS) held in 2007, the EAS leaders agreed to strengthen educational cooperation between their 16 countries. On behalf of the EAS, the ASEAN Secretariat commissioned this project to develop strategies for EAS participants to enhance regional economic competitiveness and strengthen community building in a balanced and sustainable manner through cooperation in education. Its scope
This report forms part of the Australian School Teacher and Leader project which was commissioned... more This report forms part of the Australian School Teacher and Leader project which was commissioned by the former Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) in June 2006. The purpose of the project is to provide a detailed picture of the Australian teacher workforce and to gather information to assist future planning on teacher supply. This particular report focuses on
The transition to work is "a key stage in laying the basis for continuing progression in lea... more The transition to work is "a key stage in laying the basis for continuing progression in learning and work throughout adult life" and "remains a key policy issue" among OECD members. For one thing, training and education—while presenting youth with diverse pathways—often fail to motivate youth, leaving them unsure of how to benefit from such opportunities. Those at greatest risk
This era of lifelong learning is a time when knowledge is increasing and changing rapidly. Focusi... more This era of lifelong learning is a time when knowledge is increasing and changing rapidly. Focusing on implications for individuals and schools, this paper addresses issues such as the need for information literacy, the need to develop a questioning, reasoning and evaluating approach to learning appropriate generic competencies, and the importance of identity and learning how to learn.
ABSTRACT Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patte... more ABSTRACT Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of resource allocation are likely to be influenced by three continuing debates. One involves balancing equity in school staffing with encouraging diversity in school programs. Another involves the encouragement of devolution of authority to schools against a tradition of centralized political responsibility. A third centres on the debate about priorities among the many purposes of schooling. Schools now fill an expanded role which matches widening community expectations. Support for that role has implications for the level and type of resources allocated to schools. This book is a summary of the extensive information contained in three major reports of the Staffing and Resources Study.
This paper addresses the subject of the likely costs of a particular form of recurrent education ... more This paper addresses the subject of the likely costs of a particular form of recurrent education in the context of prospective movements in expenditure on conventional school and tertiary education activities. Data on projected enrolments and likely per student expenditure levels in these sectors lead to the conclusion that expenditure on school and tertiary education is likely to decline as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade. The magnitude of this prospective decline is compared with the likely costs of a scheme which would enable significant numbers of workforce members to engage in recurrent periods of education and training over their working lives. Estimates of the direct and income - support costs of such a scheme are made. The conclusion is reached that, as a share of GDP, the likely size of these costs is of a similar order to the prospective decline in school and tertiary education expenditure over the next decade. This conclusion suggests that some increased provision for recurrent education programs as a response to technological change may be able to be made without any necessary increase in the proportion of the communities resources devoted to the education sector.
This review was prompted by rapid changes in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, ... more This review was prompted by rapid changes in the vocational education and training (VET) sector, the introduction of new data collections relating to VET, and initiatives to expand and focus research on VET. The Australian National Training Authority Research Advisory Council (ANTARAC) established a working group to examine existing databases and to advise on the data needed to underpin emerging
This report develops a framework for financial statistics for education and training in Australia... more This report develops a framework for financial statistics for education and training in Australia, it reviews the current Australian education and training financial statistics against that framework and makes recommendations for further developments of financial statistics by the National Centre for Education and Training Statistics. The need for this study arises from known gaps in current data, inconsistencies or lack
This document is a guide for enterprises on the measurement, reporting and management of the new ... more This document is a guide for enterprises on the measurement, reporting and management of the new performance drivers which are variously known as 'intangibles' and, when captured to produce value, as intellectual capital. The guide provides information, selected resources and a basic method for self-evaluation. It includes information and ideas to help enterprises of all kinds to better familiarise themselves
ABSTRACT Report prepared Teaching Australia: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leaders... more ABSTRACT Report prepared Teaching Australia: Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership.
The case for public expenditure on education is based on its contribution to the good of society ... more The case for public expenditure on education is based on its contribution to the good of society over and above the benefits received by the individual educated. These benefits can be economic, the benefits of a larger pool of educated labour that allow for rapid economic development, and social, including the benefits of more committed law abiding citizens and the relief of poverty. Some of the issues are considered in this paper:1. The level of public expenditure on education and its distribution in relation to need2. Where expenditure can yield most benefits3. The incentives and system level organisation and guidelines to ensure that expenditures are used effectively
Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of re... more Issues of resource allocation to schools extend beyond the question of class size. Patterns of resource allocation are likely to be influenced by three continuing debates. One involves balancing equity in school staffing with encouraging diversity in school programs. Another involves the encouragement of devolution of authority to schools against a tradition of centralized political responsibility. A third centres on the debate about priorities among the many purposes of schooling. Schools now fill an expanded role which matches widening community expectations. Support for that role has implications for the level and type of resources allocated to schools. This book is a summary of the extensive information contained in three major reports of the Staffing and Resources Study.
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