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Dinham, Stephen – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
This commentary explores the so-called global "crisis" in education and the corresponding pressures and moves to "reform" education, and in particular, public education. The myths underpinning and driving these developments are examined. Supposed problems with (public) education and proposed solutions are explored. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Educational Policy, Privatization
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McDonald, Paula; Pini, Barbara; Mayes, Robyn – British Journal of Sociology of Education, 2012
The way in which private schools use rhetoric in their communications offers important insights into how these organizational sites persuade audiences and leverage marketplace advantage in the context of contemporary educational platforms. Through systemic analysis of rhetorical strategies employed in 65 "elite" school prospectuses in…
Descriptors: Private Schools, Privatization, Rhetoric, Academic Achievement
Hogan, Anna – Australian Association for Research in Education (NJ1), 2012
This paper reviews existing literature to identify the changing nature of the Australian education policy field. Through this analysis, it is argued that an international paradigm of testing, propagated by comparative performance data, disseminated by multinational agencies and non-government organisations, is leading to a global audit culture,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Educational Development
Finger, Glenn, Ed.; Ghirelli, Paola S., Ed. – Australian College of Educators, 2015
The 2015 Australian College of Educators (ACE) National Conference theme is "Educators on the Edge: Big Ideas for Change and Innovation." ACE presented an opportunity for all education professionals to gather, discuss, and share cutting-edge, creative and innovative practices, nationally and globally at the conference held on September…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Innovation, Educational Change, Conferences (Gatherings)