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Success Against The Odds, Kylie Hillman
Success Against The Odds, Kylie Hillman
Kylie Hillman
Kylie Hillman presents a research project that found low performance in mathematics did not hinder some students' post-school success as much as may have been expected.
Enhancing Education, Sheldon Rothman, Sarah Buckley, David Slattery, John Ainley
Enhancing Education, Sheldon Rothman, Sarah Buckley, David Slattery, John Ainley
Dr Sarah Buckley
The Northern Territory Emergency Response (NTER) was announced on 21 July 2007 and has been implemented over the last four years. This federal government initiative aims to protect children, to make communities safe and to build a better future for people living in Indigenous communities and town camps in the Northern Territory. The strategies have changed since its initial implementation but its focus and many of the key themes and measures remain the same. This evaluation examines the NTER from a whole-of-government perspective, reviewing the impact on community safety, wellbeing and service provision; service coordination and engagement; promoting law and …
An Ant's Eye View : Some Pluses And Minuses, Dave Tout
An Ant's Eye View : Some Pluses And Minuses, Dave Tout
David (Dave) Tout
This article provides a history of adult numeracy teaching, looking back at the rise and development if adult numeracy provision, mainly in Victoria, from the perspective of an ANT (adult numeracy teacher), beginning in the late 1970s. The author then describes what lies on the horizon, what lessons adult educators can learn, and what opportunities might lie ahead for adult numeracy in the next decade or so. The article contains an exposition on the benefits of explicitly recognising and supporting numeracy within the language, literacy and numeracy equation. The author argues that, given the Australian data from ALLS, there is …