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2000

Selected Works

Dr John Ainley

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Full-Text Articles in Education

The Measurement Of Language Background, Culture And Ethnicity For The Reporting Of Nationally Comparable Outcomes Of Schooling, John Ainley, Tracey Frigo, Gary Marks, Silvia Mccormack, Julie Mcmillan, Marion Meiers, Susan Zammit Feb 2010

The Measurement Of Language Background, Culture And Ethnicity For The Reporting Of Nationally Comparable Outcomes Of Schooling, John Ainley, Tracey Frigo, Gary Marks, Silvia Mccormack, Julie Mcmillan, Marion Meiers, Susan Zammit

Dr John Ainley

Report for the National Education Performance Monitoring Taskforce. MCEETYA (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs) .


The Measurement Of Socioeconomic Status For The Reporting Of Nationally Comparable Outcomes Of Schooling, Gary Marks, Julie Mcmillan, Frank Jones, John Ainley Feb 2010

The Measurement Of Socioeconomic Status For The Reporting Of Nationally Comparable Outcomes Of Schooling, Gary Marks, Julie Mcmillan, Frank Jones, John Ainley

Dr John Ainley

The main purpose of this discussion paper is to develop a common definition of socioeconomic position to be used for reporting of nationally comparable outcomes of schooling within the context of the statement of National Goals for Schooling in the Twentyfirst Century. Report for the National Education Performance Monitoring Taskforce. MCEETYA


Mapping Educational Research And Its Impact On Australian Schools, John Ainley, Allyson Holbrook, Sid Bourke, John Owen, Phil Mckenzie, Sebastian Misson, Trevor Johnson Jul 2009

Mapping Educational Research And Its Impact On Australian Schools, John Ainley, Allyson Holbrook, Sid Bourke, John Owen, Phil Mckenzie, Sebastian Misson, Trevor Johnson

Dr John Ainley

This report provides an analysis of educational research and its impact on Australian schools. It has a particular focus on research done by academic staff and postgraduate students in university faculties of education, since around 90 percent of the resources involved in Australian educational research are located in those faculties. Within the total research endeavour the report concentrates on research concerned with Australian schools and schooling. The report developed an analytical framework drawn from the literature concerned with knowledge utilisation. The report has provided the most comprehensive mapping yet undertaken of the educational research that was underway in Australia in …


School Governance : Research On Educational And Management Issues, John Ainley, Phil Mckenzie Jul 2009

School Governance : Research On Educational And Management Issues, John Ainley, Phil Mckenzie

Dr John Ainley

In a number of countries the past 20 years have seen increases decentralisation of authority for a range of decisions to individual schools. A range of arguments has been advanced in support of decentralisation but a common belief is that shifting authority to schools will enhance the quality, effectiveness and responsiveness of public education. This paper argues decentralisation is not a unitary concept and can be applied to different elements of the teaching and learning environment: curriculum organisation, financial management, personnel management and resource allocation. Research that has investigated the impact of decentralisation itself on student learning outcomes has not …


Learning To Read In The Early Years Of School, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming Dec 1999

Learning To Read In The Early Years Of School, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming

Dr John Ainley

No abstract provided.


Learning To Read In The Early Primary Years : A Report From The Literacy Advance Research Project To The Catholic Education Commission Of Victoria, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming Dec 1999

Learning To Read In The Early Primary Years : A Report From The Literacy Advance Research Project To The Catholic Education Commission Of Victoria, John Ainley, Marianne Fleming

Dr John Ainley

No abstract provided.


Mapping Educational Research And Its Impact On Australian Schools, A Holbrook, John Ainley, S Bourke, J Owen, P Mckenzie, S Misson, T Johnson Dec 1999

Mapping Educational Research And Its Impact On Australian Schools, A Holbrook, John Ainley, S Bourke, J Owen, P Mckenzie, S Misson, T Johnson

Dr John Ainley

This report provides an analysis of educational research and its impact on Australian schools. It has a particular focus on research done by academic staff and postgraduate students in university faculties of education, since around 90 percent of the resources involved in Australian educational research are located in those faculties. Within the total research endeavour the report concentrates on research concerned with Australian schools and schooling. The report developed an analytical framework drawn from the literature concerned with knowledge utilisation. The report has provided the most comprehensive mapping yet undertaken of the educational research that was underway in Australia in …