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A Practical Project Resource Book, Roy Skinner
A Practical Project Resource Book, Roy Skinner
Research outputs pre 2011
This book has been written to help school students like yourself to produce better science projects. Project work of a practical kind would not have been very common when your mum and dad were at school, but over the last few years or so most schools have begun to encourage their students more and more to take up creative project work during the science courses. You will find this work interesting and enjoyable practical projects are fun!
Dean Ashenden's Proposal For Restructuring Teachers' Work: A Junior Primary School Perspective, Rod Chadbourne, Susan Robertson
Dean Ashenden's Proposal For Restructuring Teachers' Work: A Junior Primary School Perspective, Rod Chadbourne, Susan Robertson
Research outputs pre 2011
This report documents the findings of a study on Dean Ashenden's proposal for radically restructuring schools. Dean Ashenden is a highly influential educationist in Australia. Over the past twenty years he has written and talked extensively on equality of educational opportunity, the nature of teachers work', and Award Restructuring; his counsel has been sought by key decision makers in education systems throughout the country; and in 1988 he was a facilitator on several occasions during negotiations between the W.A. Ministry of Education and the State School Teachers Union.
Wandering Scholars, Graveyards And Pearly Gates, Steve Hunter
Wandering Scholars, Graveyards And Pearly Gates, Steve Hunter
Research outputs pre 2011
No abstract provided.
The National Schools Project At Belmont Senior High School: A Formative Review Of The First Nine Months, Rod Chadbourne
The National Schools Project At Belmont Senior High School: A Formative Review Of The First Nine Months, Rod Chadbourne
Research outputs pre 2011
No abstract provided.
Secondary Non-Art Teachers' Perceptions Of Characteristics Of An Effective Art Teacher, Christine M. Morton-Lo
Secondary Non-Art Teachers' Perceptions Of Characteristics Of An Effective Art Teacher, Christine M. Morton-Lo
Theses : Honours
Since 1986, the offering of art in secondary schools as a Tertiary Entrance Examination subject has secured its position as a school subject. However, there is increasing pressure on art and on other subjects offered in secondary schools in Western Australia, to demonstrate a contribution to Australia's social, economic and cultural priorities. In an increasingly competitive educational environment, all subjects need to negotiate viable positions as courses of study. As a result of the implementation of the Better Schools Report 1987, school-based decision-making groups have been established to assume responsibility for matters which had previously been the concern of a …
Teachers' Concerns About Implementing Environmental Education Through Their Classroom Programmes, Karen Malone
Teachers' Concerns About Implementing Environmental Education Through Their Classroom Programmes, Karen Malone
Theses : Honours
This study examined the concerns of teachers when implementing environmental education into classroom programmes. A metropolitan district of Perth was used for data collection. Four schools and thirteen teachers participated in the study. The measure of concern was calculated using the Stages of Concern Questionnaire. The concerns were then subjected to a SAS computing analysis· programme to determine the relationship between level of concern and predetermined factors. These factors were personal factors: teaching experience; knowledge of the principles of environmental education; colleague support and year level taught; and school-level factors: the presence of school policies; participation in inservices or workshops; …
Staff Development Through The Colloquium Process, Tim Emery
Staff Development Through The Colloquium Process, Tim Emery
Theses: Doctorates and Masters
This study examines the Colloquium which is a professional development process used in Catholic schools. The Colloquium was designed to help people employed in catholic schools renew their vision of care and service to students and to seek to reshape the curriculum to reflect Gospel values more clearly. This thesis was a research evaluation of the Colloquium process and aimed to exploreits effectiveness in te1ms of its impact on the teachers and their work in Catholic schools. The study is based on the theoretical domains of faith development, school improvement end staff development. The design of the study involved before …