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Direct linkHastie, David – English in Australia, 2017
Australian Protestant schools have often been depicted as sites that restrict knowledge. This paper presents the findings of a 2010-2013 field study of 137 teachers, exploring the nature and extent of Protestant School English teacher self-censorship when excluding and selecting texts to teach. In both survey and interview data, I find that the…
Descriptors: English Teachers, Academic Freedom, Censorship, Protestants
McDonald, Christine V. – Research in Science Education, 2016
A large body of research has drawn attention to the importance of providing engaging learning experiences in junior secondary science classes, in an attempt to attract more students into post-compulsory science courses. The reality of time and resource constraints, and the high proportion of non-specialist science teachers teaching science, has…
Descriptors: Textbooks, Science Instruction, Foreign Countries, Specialists
Download full textOubani, Dalal; Oubani, Hussein M. – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2014
As the demographics of the Australian population changes, it is essential for the public education system to not only cater for the needs of the new community groups that form but also to help ensure that education is used as a vehicle to facilitate social harmony, understanding and equality. The link between disadvantaged and marginalised…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Curriculum, Critical Theory
Peer reviewedDoecke, Brenton; Hayes, Terry – English in Education, 1999
Aims to conceptualize issues of text selection and censorship in different terms from those in which it has been constructed by Australian media. Asks how texts get used in classrooms and about the nature of classrooms as sites for negotiating issues of meaning and value. Argues for a culturally inclusive curriculum that is responsive to students'…
Descriptors: Censorship, English Curriculum, Foreign Countries, Literature
Peer reviewedCodrington, Stephen; And Others – Geographical Education, 1985
Presents the views of three secondary-level teachers regarding the use of textbooks in geography instruction. (JDH)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Geography, Secondary Education, Teacher Attitudes
Bunbury, Rhonda; And Others – Australian Journal of Reading, 1984
Reports on a survey of Australian English teachers in years 5, 7, 9, and 11 concerning their control over the English syllabus. (HTH)
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedMarsh, Colin J. – Social Studies, 1983
A survey of social studies professors in Australian colleges and universities showed that curriculum materials analysis is not a major emphasis in elementary methods courses. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedHyland, Ken – Prospect, 1995
A sample of 62 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) teachers in Australia and New Zealand were asked to recommend a basic library of 10 texts that they considered essential to ESL instructors. Results found a number of core categories of texts and substantial agreement on a basic library. (contains 56 references) (MDM) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Teachers
