Online Courses Handbook 2003

9445 (v.9) Ed 408 - Policy Studies in Australian Education

Area:	Faculty of Education
Contact Hours:	3.0
Credits:	25.0
Lecture:	1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Theoretical frameworks for the study of educational policy in Australia. Case studies in policy development - the foundations of formal education. Struggle of Church and State. Reform and reconstruction of education. Adult and technical education. National emergencies and the education system. Commonwealth Government involvement in education. Policy in higher education. The Whitlam reform agendas. Education and technological change. The end of the binary system. Dawkins reform agenda.