Australian Journal of Education back issues from April 2008:
Editorial.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Evaluation, gender, policy and politics: this edition of the Australian Journal of Education reports on research that examines some of the fundamental matters in education, dealing with evaluation in terms of teacher quality, higher degrees and the curriculum; and the effect of a student's ...
Conceptualising and evaluating teacher quality: substantive and methodological issues.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Whereas findings from recent research highlight the importance of teacher quality in improving students' academic performances and experiences of schooling, substantive and methodological issues surrounding the conceptualisation and evaluation of teacher quality are not well understood ....
Consistency and inconsistency in PhD thesis examination.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... This is a mixed methods investigation of consistency in PhD examination. At its core is the quantification of the content and conceptual analysis of examiner reports for 804 Australian theses. First, the level of consistency between what examiners say in their reports and the ...
Western Australia's 'English' course of study: to OBE or not to OBE, perhaps that is the question.(outcomes-based education)(Report)
Apr 01, 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 ...
Gender differences in educational achievement to age 25.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Gender differences in educational achievement were examined in a cohort of 1265 individuals studied from birth to age 25. There was a small but pervasive tendency for females to score better than males on standardised tests and to achieve more school and post-school qualifications. The ...
Effects of technology and male teachers on boys' reading.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... In response to concerns about boys' academic underachievement as well as the international gender imbalance in our teaching force composition, a call has been made to hire more male teachers and practice 'boy-friendly' pedagogy. Our investigation of effects of male reading teachers and use ...
The teacher's role in the research-policy-praxis nexus.(Report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... What kinds of relationships exist between educational policy, research and the professional knowledge of the teachers that implement these policies in practice? This article reports research that examined the role of teachers working in an environment formed by links between research, ...