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Peter Anderson; Owen Forbes; Kerrie Mengersen; Zane M. Diamond – Australian Journal of Education, 2024
Data reporting in the Australian education system produces deficit-based comparisons of academic achievement between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. Since 2009, data from the National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) have been used by the Australian government to allow it to report on 'Closing the Gap' policy. These…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Academic Achievement, Indigenous Populations, Decision Making
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Falloon, Garry; Trewern, Ann – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2013
The concept of partnerships between schools and practicing scientists came to prominence in the United States in the mid 1980s. The call by government for greater private sector involvement in education to raise standards in science achievement saw a variety of programmes developed, ranging from short-term sponsorships through to longer-term,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Achievement, Science Education, Scientists