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Tasmanian Education Dept., Hobart (Australia). – 1980
This report is designed to highlight certain aspects of the growth and development of primary education in Tasmania which have specific implications for those concerned with the education of children. The report focuses on the needs of children during the primary school years and the crucial importance of appropriate learning experiences at this…
Descriptors: Child Development, Curriculum, Educational Development, Educational Objectives
HUSEN, TORSTEN; AND OTHERS – 1967
THIS REPORT BY AN INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH ORGANIZATION SUMMARIZES AN ASSESSMENT OF MATHEMATICAL ACHIEVEMENT IN TWELVE COUNTRIES. THE STUDY WAS DESIGNED TO TEST HYPOTHESES WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF COMPARATIVE EDUCATION. MANY OF THE PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY ARE EXPLAINED, AND INTERPRETATIONS AND GENERALIZATIONS ARE TEMPERED WITH CAUTION.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attitudes, Bibliographies, Comparative Education
Download full textAinley, John; And Others – 1982
This summary provides an overview of three reports comprising a study of resource allocation policies through various organizational structures at both the education system and school levels. An introduction briefly reviews related research and outlines the overall structure of the study, citing some issues of special concern: the balance between…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Class Size, Curriculum, Educational Administration
Sturman, Andrew – 1982
This study documents the innovative utilization of resources in 16 exemplary schools and provides recommendations for staff deployment and school organization. Two introductory chapters place the report in the context of a wider study of which it is part and describe its conceptual framework. The following two chapters review the debate on case…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Involvement, Curriculum, Decision Making
Sweetnam and Godfrey, Melbourne (Australia). – 1978
The Wycheproof township in New South Wales (Australia) is the regional center for a grain farming community. The Wycheproof Education Centre was formed by the merger of a separate primary and secondary school (on one site with existing buildings), into a single governing body that is educationally structured into junior, middle, and senior…
Descriptors: Architectural Programing, Building Plans, Climate, Construction Costs
Brown, Sandra; Williams, Michael – 1979
This study of educational provisions in Western Australia, an area of 2.5 million square kilometers with a mere 1.2 million inhabitants, provides a broad picture of the complex, difficult, and expensive undertaking of providing education to a small, widely-spread population which differs in demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Boarding Schools, Correspondence Schools
Donohue, Theresa R.; And Others – 1992
This paper examines secondary schools in countries other than the United States to show the diversity of secondary school systems that operate within the industrialized world. The six countries are Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Sweden, and Great Britain. The descriptions are organized according to country and area of focus--learner outcomes,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Curriculum, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
