Meeting The Challenges of Primary Schooling
Meeting The Challenges of Primary Schooling

Author: Lloyd Logan

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2005-08-03

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1134756941

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Teachers in primary schools deal with a wide range of issues every day. This book helps teachers to understand those issues, and how they fit in with recent government policies and initiatives. Each chapter looks at: * relevant statements of policy or initiative * how these statements fit into the context of specific schools * the challenges they present for those involved in schools * how schools can respond to these challenges * learning across contexts Each chapter has been written by one practitioner and one academic and between them the chapters cover the whole range of Australian primary schools.

Primary Schooling in Victoria
Primary Schooling in Victoria

Author: John G. Ainley

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13:

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Children spend a significant part of their lives in primary school. The quality of that experience is important in itself and as the foundation for their future. Data were gathered from over 3000 students in 40 primary schools. Children were asked about the quality of their school life, and information was also obtained about their achievement in mathematics and reading comprehension. Overall, most students in Years 5 and 6 felt good about their lives in school, had good relations with their teachers, and felt a sense of social integration. These positive views were held regardless of social background or performance in mathematics and reading. Boys and girls performed equally well in mathematics, but girls scored better on reading comprehension tests. Differences did show up between schools and between classrooms in students' views of school life (especially in the areas of adventure in learning and teacher- student relations) and in achievement. The authors point to the need for a closer look atschools' practices and policies, and at their influence on the degree to which students become excited about their school work.

The Primary School in Changing Times
The Primary School in Changing Times

Author: Tony Townsend

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2002-09-11

Total Pages: 311

ISBN-13: 1134756879

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Following substantial changes throughout the Australian education system, primary schools are no longer in the protected position of having a regulated flow of clients, a pre-determined curriculum and marginal levels of staff development. Recent moves have brought new or increased responsibilities for all schools in areas such as: *curriculum and policy development *staff development *monitoring and assessment *the use of new technologies *resource allocation This book seeks to review the impact of this change on Australian primary schools, on the people who are involved with them and the issues they face. Primary education is being re-structured throughout the world, and therefore these issues are of great interest and relevance to educators worldwide.