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Direct linkRowe, Emma E.; Lubienski, Christopher – Journal of Education Policy, 2017
Market theory positions the consumer as a rational choice actor, making informed schooling choices on the basis of "hard" evidence of relative school effectiveness. Yet there are concerns that parents simply choose schools based on socio-demographic characteristics, thus leading to greater social segregation and undercutting the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Choice, School Segregation, School Demography
Mulford, Bill; Kendall, Diana; Ewington, John; Edmunds, Bill; Kendall, Lawrie; Silins, Halia – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose--The purpose of this article is to review literature in certain areas and report on related results from a study of successful school principalship in the Australian state of Tasmania. Design/methodology/approach--Surveys on successful school principalship were distributed to a population of 195 government schools (excluding colleges and…
Descriptors: Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Role, Poverty, Instructional Leadership
Baumgart, Neil; And Others – 1979
A questionnaire survey in New South Wales (Australia) provided the basis for this discussion of the implications of public opinion for future educational policy. The report supports the use of systematic surveys to contribute information to the blend of knowledge, experience, and awareness of future trends policy makers rely on to reach decisions.…
Descriptors: Demography, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textMcKenzie, Phillip; Keeves, John P. – 1982
A comparative analysis of staff allocation in the six Australian States, the Australian Capital Territory, and New Zealand, this report describes existing structures and policies at the education system level and identifies innovative policies worthy of further examination. After an explanation of the background and conceptual framework of this…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
McKenzie, Phillip – 1983
The first part of this paper discusses two principal forms elaborated upon in previous literature for describing the relation between per pupil operating costs and school enrollment size. The first of these forms indicates that average per pupil costs decline up to a point as enrollment increases, reach a minimum, and then rise with further school…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Educational Finance, Efficiency
Ainley, John; And Others – 1984
In 1983 Australia experienced unexpected nation-wide increases in enrollment in post-compulsory schooling (Year 11 and Year 12). This study sought to identify factors contributing to this increase, to assess the extent and characteristics of the change, and to examine the motivations and expectations of the students concerned. Patterns of school…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Elective Courses, Enrollment Influences, Enrollment Trends
