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Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Sharon Clerke
The case studies in this booklet illustrate the creative ways in which Australian schools are responding to local needs by establishing and building partnerships with community organisations and businesses. These partnerships have been formed to share resources, both human and material. They are providing students with access to breakfast clubs, homework and tutoring programs, after-school fitness and sporting activities, and other programs designed to re-engage students. Local businesses that want students to know more about employer expectations and the realities of the workplace are providing work placements and work experience, traineeships and apprenticeships. Some schools are partnering with other educational …
Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Sharon Clerke
The case studies in this booklet illustrate the creative ways in which Australian schools are responding to local needs by establishing and building partnerships with community organisations and businesses. These partnerships have been formed to share resources, both human and material. They are providing students with access to breakfast clubs, homework and tutoring programs, after-school fitness and sporting activities, and other programs designed to re-engage students. Local businesses that want students to know more about employer expectations and the realities of the workplace are providing work placements and work experience, traineeships and apprenticeships. Some schools are partnering with other educational …
Aceresearch : Promoting The Visibility Of Educational Research Through An Institutional Repository, Lance Deveson
Aceresearch : Promoting The Visibility Of Educational Research Through An Institutional Repository, Lance Deveson
Lance Deveson
ACEReSearch is the research repository at the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). The author presents an overview of the evolution and development of this open access online resource.
Making A Difference In Developing Countries, David Tout
Making A Difference In Developing Countries, David Tout
David (Dave) Tout
The work of ACER in education is making the difference in educational outcomes for students across the world, particularly in developing countries.
Informing Policy In Developing Countries, Petra Lietz, Mollie Tobin
Informing Policy In Developing Countries, Petra Lietz, Mollie Tobin
Dr Petra Lietz
Petra Lietz and Mollie Tobin discuss the impact of large-scale assessment programs on education policy in developing countries.
Blended, Online Learning And Distance Education (Bolde) Research Bank, Lance Deveson
Blended, Online Learning And Distance Education (Bolde) Research Bank, Lance Deveson
Lance Deveson
BOLDE – the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education research bank, is a resource created and managed by librarians at ACER that tackles the mass of information on distance and online education. BOLDE analyses, orders, selects, indexes and distributes this research information for the benefit of the global distance and online education community.
Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson
Bolde Research Bank - Blended, Online Learning & Distance Education (Power Point Presentation), Lance Deveson
Lance Deveson
A power point presentation describing the history and features of the Blended, Online Learning and Distance Education (BOLDE) research bank.
Making A Difference In Developing Countries
Making A Difference In Developing Countries
International Developments
The work of ACER in education is making the difference in educational outcomes for students across the world, particularly in developing countries, explains the author.
Snapshot Of School–Community Partnerships In Australian Schools, Sharon Clerke
Snapshot Of School–Community Partnerships In Australian Schools, Sharon Clerke
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
Schools across Australia are increasingly connecting and engaging with community groups to create opportunities for their students. From marine parks to art galleries, radio stations to local councils, aged care to football clubs, neighbourhood houses to garden centres, the possibilities for collaboration are endless. Schools are reaching out into the broader community to build exciting and innovative relationships that are designed to have a positive impact on student learning.
This report describes some of the ways that schools and community groups are collaborating using information contained in Impact Award applications submitted by schools in 2010 and 2011. The NAB Schools …
Partnering For Success, Sharon Clerke
Partnering For Success, Sharon Clerke
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
The NAB Schools First Awards are the result of a partnership between two not-for-profits, the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) and the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), and a large banking corporation, the National Australia Bank (NAB). The Awards project is a national criteria-based awards program which has been rewarding outstanding school–community partnerships since 2009. These Awards reflect a significant investment in education and by 2013, the fifth year of the Awards, will have awarded over $18 million to support more than 500 school–community partnerships around Australia.
This report presents a snapshot of the impact the Awards program is …
Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Partnering For School Improvement : Case Studies Of School-Community Partnerships In Australia, Sharon Clerke
Policy Analysis and Program Evaluation
The case studies in this booklet illustrate the creative ways in which Australian schools are responding to local needs by establishing and building partnerships with community organisations and businesses. These partnerships have been formed to share resources, both human and material. They are providing students with access to breakfast clubs, homework and tutoring programs, after-school fitness and sporting activities, and other programs designed to re-engage students. Local businesses that want students to know more about employer expectations and the realities of the workplace are providing work placements and work experience, traineeships and apprenticeships. Some schools are partnering with other educational …
Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Parents And Carers Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students, Gina Milgate, Brian Giles-Brown
Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Parents And Carers Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students, Gina Milgate, Brian Giles-Brown
Gina C Milgate
Dare to Lead is a national initiative designed to support principals to progress the educational outcomes of Aboriginal students. The program targets key focus areas in Aboriginal education: literacy; numeracy; attendance and retention. The booklet based upon survey results from parents and care givers is there to help school leaders reflect upon their practice relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pupils.
Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students., Gina Milgate
Dare To Lead : Collegial Snapshots : The Voices Of Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Students., Gina Milgate
Gina C Milgate
Dare to Lead is a national initiative designed to support principals to progress the educational outcomes of Aboriginal students. The program targets key focus areas in Aboriginal education: literacy; numeracy; attendance and retention. The booklet is to help school leaders reflect upon their practice relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pupils.