"Changing Schools" places educational and social aims at the centre of a discussion of educational change. It draws on 14 case studies to explore school change which is oriented towards social justice and democracy. In an age of global mobility, economic polarization and unprecedented environmental and cultural challenges, the education…

This paper will trace the adoption of a policy of Social Inclusion in schools in one Australian state in terms of the way in which the policy direction, its discourses and adoption reflect a rhetoric of what Ball has labelled a "paradigm of convergence". The analysis will show that the policy discourse, especially in its focus on school…

Presented are statistics and analyses for 1970-1985 related to school enrollments and mathematics enrollments in Australia. Implications for the 1990s are considered. (RH)

This is an overview of changes that occurred in the mathematics curriculum in the six states of Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Changes related to goals, syllabus, guidelines and evaluation are described. (YP)

Issues regarding the construction of a national mathematics curriculum in Australia are presented and discussed. Included in the discussion are the status the framework will have, and its specificity, context, validity, and implementation. (CW)

Discusses the need to teach information skills (as opposed to library skills) in elementary and secondary schools and describes some of the curriculum policies and courses developed by schools in the United Kingdom and Australia. (CLB)

Describes and evaluates a project which used electronic mail in correspondence teaching for geographically isolated elementary level home students. Problems with equipment used for communication--videotex, facsimile, computers, and telephones--are discussed together with reasons for the generally successful outcome of the project. Sample materials…

Reported are community perceptions of school mathematics with respect to four areas of content, individual values, attitudinal aspects, and folklore. The results are discussed in relation to their implications for the effective implementation of recommendations for changes in mathematics education. (Author/CW)

Recounts some of the past attempts at determining a national Australian policy for the use of computer technology in mathematics education. Lists 25 issues facing Australian mathematics education, along with the objectives of a UNESCO Regional Seminar held in the summer of 1987 relating to this topic. (TW)