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Snapshots Issue 3: Equity And Effectiveness, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
Snapshots Issue 3: Equity And Effectiveness, Sue Thomson, Kylie Hillman
Kylie Hillman
A key message from the most recent OECD PISA report released by ACER in December 2013 is that high-performing countries tend to allocate resources more equitably across socioeconomically advantaged and disadvantaged schools. This issue of Snapshots looks to the data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), to examine whether this is the case for Australia.
Understanding Equity Through Research Data, John Ainley
Understanding Equity Through Research Data, John Ainley
Dr John Ainley
Large-scale assessments over several years reveal that reading achievement has improved in primary schools, while reading and maths achievement in middle secondary school has declined. John Ainley explains.
Location, Location: Student Achievement And Regionality, Petra Lietz
Location, Location: Student Achievement And Regionality, Petra Lietz
Dr Petra Lietz
The further schools are from larger cities, the more challenging it is for their students to excel, but some buck the trend. Petra Lietz explains.
National Report On Social Equity In Vet 2013, Sheldon Rothman, Chandra Shah, Catherine Underwood, Julie Mcmillan, Justin Brown, Phillip Mckenzie
National Report On Social Equity In Vet 2013, Sheldon Rothman, Chandra Shah, Catherine Underwood, Julie Mcmillan, Justin Brown, Phillip Mckenzie
Dr Julie McMillan
This report is the first National Report on Social Equity in VET. It has been developed by the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC) to provide baseline information on the participation, achievement and transitions from the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system for six groups in the Australian population: Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background; people living in remote areas; people from low socioeconomic status backgrounds; and women. The report also provides information on the experience in VET of a further five groups who may be experiencing difficult life chances …
National Report On Social Equity In Vet 2013, Sheldon Rothman, Chandra Shah, Catherine Underwood, Julie Mcmillan, Justin Brown, Phillip Mckenzie
National Report On Social Equity In Vet 2013, Sheldon Rothman, Chandra Shah, Catherine Underwood, Julie Mcmillan, Justin Brown, Phillip Mckenzie
Dr Justin Brown
This report is the first National Report on Social Equity in VET. It has been developed by the National VET Equity Advisory Council (NVEAC) to provide baseline information on the participation, achievement and transitions from the Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system for six groups in the Australian population: Indigenous Australians; people with a disability; people from a culturally and linguistically diverse background; people living in remote areas; people from low socioeconomic status backgrounds; and women. The report also provides information on the experience in VET of a further five groups who may be experiencing difficult life chances …
It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams
It Takes A Village: (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teaching Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work And Collaborative Research Analysis, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams
Susan Adams
Poster presented at the 24th Annual Joseph Taylor Symposium, Indianapolis, IN, February 27, 2013.
Creating Conditions For Teacher Transformation For Equitable Classrooms, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks
Creating Conditions For Teacher Transformation For Equitable Classrooms, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks
Susan Adams
Presentation at the 65th Annual ATE-I Teacher Education Conference, Nashville, IN, October 20-22, 2012.
Inside Job: Finding Respite, Release, (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teacher Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams
Inside Job: Finding Respite, Release, (Un)Learning And (Re)Imagining Teacher Transformation Through Race-Based Equity Work, Susan Adams, Jamie Buffington-Adams
Susan Adams
Paper presented at the 32nd Annual Bergamo Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH, October 14-15, 2011.
Teaching Toward Educational Equity: Creating Critical Collegial Communities That Sustain Teacher Transformation And Equitable Outcomes For Students, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Workshop and panel at the Indiana Urban Schools Association Conference, June 15, 2011.
Whiten Up! Examining The Impact Of White Esl Teachers’ Race, Privilege And Positionality On Immigrant Students In School, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Paper presented at the 2011 National Association of Bilingual Educators Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 16-19, 2011.
Whiten Up! Examining Our Race, Privilege And Positionality In School, Susan Adams, Trish Mullaney
Whiten Up! Examining Our Race, Privilege And Positionality In School, Susan Adams, Trish Mullaney
Susan Adams
Workshop and paper presented at the Indiana Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (INTESOL) Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN, November 13, 2010.
We Don’T Want To Go Around Unwritten: Understanding Our Students Through Meaningful And Culturally Welcoming Writing Assignments, Susan Adams
Susan Adams
Presentation at the National Writing Project Urban Sites Network Conference, Louisville, KY, April 2009.
Learning From Each Other: Critical Conversations To Promote Equity For Bilingual Students, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks, Shelly Furuness
Learning From Each Other: Critical Conversations To Promote Equity For Bilingual Students, Susan Adams, Kathryn Brooks, Shelly Furuness
Susan Adams
Presentation at the National Association of Bilingual Educators Conference, Austin, TX, February 2009.