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Marginalisation: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2021

Marginalisation: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

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This Practitioner level module is designed to ensure staff members who engage with and lead policy dialogue with international and domestic partners understand the patterns of marginalisation in education and the policies, strategies and structures that can be put in place at the national, school and community level to reduce marginalisation. It is recommended that staff complete the Marginalisation: Foundation level module as background information to this Practitioner level module.


Marginalisation: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2021

Marginalisation: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to provide introductory information about the key characteristics and strategies to reducing marginalisation. It provides a foundation to engage in this topic and apply advice from staff with operational or expert levels of knowledge in combatting marginalisation. On successful completion you will be able to be an informed participant in forums related to marginalisation.


Teacher Development Multi-Year Studies. Emerging Themes: Challenges And Enablers, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity Jan 2021

Teacher Development Multi-Year Studies. Emerging Themes: Challenges And Enablers, Debbie Wong, Elizabeth Cassity

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The global learning crisis has highlighted the urgent need to improve the quality of education. COVID-19 disruptions have placed even greater focus on the learning improvement agenda, and the need to ensure disadvantaged children are not further left behind. Teacher development, and improving teaching quality, therefore is at the heart of many education systems’ policies and programs. This paper presents some of the key considerations for improving teaching across three countries which are being investigated as part of a multi-year teacher development study series. This study series, commissioned by the Australian Government’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), involves …


Lao Pdr: Policy Insights From A Multi-Year Teaching And Learning Study Series, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth Jan 2021

Lao Pdr: Policy Insights From A Multi-Year Teaching And Learning Study Series, Debbie Wong, Hilary Hollingsworth

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The Australian Government is supporting significant education reforms in Lao PDR. This policy note summarises baseline findings on primary school teacher practice and student learning outcomes, at a point just prior to major curriculum changes. Key findings include the need for intensive action on Lao language literacy, targeted teacher training on the new curriculum with a special emphasis on second language learners, and deepened engagement with school communities to reduce student absenteeism and improve student readiness for school. Part of a multi-year study series, the Education Analytics Service is investigating how the Basic Education Quality and Access in Laos program …


Education Sector Interconnections: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Education Sector Interconnections: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to enhance the understanding of education sector staff on the structure of education systems in developing countries, the interconnections within the education sector, and the wider implications of policy reforms across education systems. It is recommended that staff complete the Education Sector Interconnections: Foundation level module as background information to this Practitioner level module. Topics covered in this module include: why it is important to understand how a country’s education systems are structured; policy decisions in one sub-sector have implications for the others; the implications of policy reforms; how development partners can engage effectively …


Country Or Region Specific Analysis: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Country Or Region Specific Analysis: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

This Practitioner level module is designed to ensure staff members are informed about how to engage in education sector prioritisation processes, including drawing on sources of evidence and data. It is recommended that staff complete the Country of Region Specific Analysis: Foundation level module as background information to this Practitioner level module.


Education Pathways: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Education Pathways: Practitioner Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

This Practitioner level module is designed to ensure that all staff members who engage with and lead policy dialogue with international and domestic partners are informed about strategies to promote flexible, equitable and appropriate learning pathways and investment options to strengthen learning pathways. It is recommended that staff complete the Education Pathways: Foundation level module as background information to this Practitioner level module. Topics covered in this module cover: promoting flexible, equitable and appropriate learning pathways; the range of data that can be used to strengthen policy on education pathways; and how data can inform investment decisions.


Country Or Region Specific Analysis: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Country Or Region Specific Analysis: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to provide introductory information on education sector priority setting, and related processes such as country or region-specific analysis, stakeholder engagement and planning. On successful completion you will be able to be an informed participant in discussions and consultations related to priority setting.


Education Sector Interconnections: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Education Sector Interconnections: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to provide an introduction to the key sub-sectors of education and the way they link and interconnect with each other. It provides a foundation to engage in this topic and apply advice from staff with operational or expert levels of knowledge in education. On successful completion you will be able to be an informed participant in forums related to education sector interconnections.


Education Pathways: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer) Jan 2018

Education Pathways: Foundation Level, Australian Council For Educational Research (Acer)

Education Analytics Service

The purpose of this module is to ensure staff members who engage in policy dialogue with international and domestic partners are informed about strategies to promote flexible, equitable and appropriate learning pathways and investment options to strengthen learning pathways. It provides a foundation to engage in this topic and apply advice from staff with operational or expert levels of knowledge in education.