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Pollnitz, Lois – Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
As part of a larger project begun three years after the adoption of the Australian Early Childhood Association (AECA) Code of Ethics, this study sought practitioners' views about formal enforcement of a code of ethics for early childhood personnel. Questionnaires were sent to directors of 200 early childhood services in New South Wales; about 225…
Descriptors: Accountability, Caregiver Attitudes, Child Caregivers, Codes of Ethics
Walker, William, Ed.; And Others – 1991
Aimed primarily at practitioners, this book's main objectives are to illuminate significant educational administration issues, sensitize readers to rapid and inevitable changes in the field, guide well-informed administrative action, review emerging developments, and demonstrate the Commonwealth Council for Educational Administration's leadership…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrative Principles, Cultural Differences, Decentralization

Logan, N. M. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1974
Arising out of the reform of school inspection are questions about whether inspections are necessary, how accountability and promotion are to be managed if they are not, and whether inspectors are justified in feeling insecure. (Author/WM)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decentralization, Educational Administration, Educational Change
Maguire, Carmel; Kench, Robin – Vestes, 1978
Because Australian universities are very dependent on the Government for research funds, OECD advised that analyses of inputs and outputs of research be conducted. Three areas are examined which may presumably result from research: additions to knowledge, improvements in university teaching, and improvements in the life of the community generally.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries

Maple, Gwynneth – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1987
The author states that a central debate in the issue of continuing education for health science professionals is voluntary versus mandatory participation. She questions the assumption that participation in continuing education equals continuing competence and proposes a throrough examination of the rationale, opportunities, and obstacles related…
Descriptors: Accountability, Allied Health Occupations, Foreign Countries, Mandatory Continuing Education
Caldwell, Brian L. – 1993
In 1991 Australia's National Industry Education Forum released a policy statement that suggested ways to improve Australian schools. This report, an outgrowth of that statement, contains a blueprint for the decentralization of management for Australian schools. Studies were undertaken in 11 companies to draw lessons from business and industry.…
Descriptors: Accountability, Centralization, Decentralization, Educational Policy

King, Susan E. – Australian Journal of Education, 1980
One perspective sees Australian schools as failing in their responsibility to prepare young people for occupational role; a second sees schools as doing much in this regard. The conflict between the two perspectives is discussed, and policy considerations are suggested. (Author/MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Career Education, Career Guidance, Education Work Relationship
Neal, W. D. – Vestes, 1979
The continuing intervention of the Commonwealth government in postsecondary education will become increasingly dysfunctional. Some issues discussed are planning and coordination, increasing degree of centralism, growth of bureaucracy, attitudes toward the sectors, and accountability. (MLW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Bureaucracy, Centralization, Community Control

Ebbeck, Marjory; Ebbeck, Fred – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1994
Examines the concept of accountability, including some practices of accountability and how accountability can be achieved. Concludes with a discussion of how accountability must be demonstrated in the early childhood profession, noting the development of a code of ethics by the Australian Early Childhood Association, and citing to whom, when, and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Codes of Ethics, Early Childhood Education, Educational Objectives

Coaldrake, Peter – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2000
Discusses the changing role of government as Australian universities face restructuring including: (1) shaping the system for national policy purposes; (2) funding research and teaching; (3) setting industrial relations and related policy parameters; and (4) quality assurance and accountability. Urges universities to tackle their problems without…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Policy, Financial Support, Foreign Countries
Molyneux, Paul – Babel, 2006
While Government commitments to supporting instruction in languages other than English have largely been honoured, bilingual education as a form of learning has not been widespread. Acknowledging the benefits of learning a language other than English, the most recent Australian national languages policy statement nonetheless makes no mention of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Education Programs, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Opportunities
Marshall, Gail – 1995
There are many parallels among hindrances to information technology implementation in Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. All three countries face: (1) an increased call for accountability to government at all levels; (2) different ideas on how to assess student progress in technology-rich environments; (3) a "back to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Comparative Analysis, Decision Making, Educational Technology
Wyatt, Tim – 1994
This paper discusses the rationale behind information-based approaches to school and systemic improvement and identifies some alternatives to the quality assurance model used in New South Wales (Australia). It outlines the structures established for identifying and reporting issues and trends on a systemic basis and discusses some of the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Educational Quality
Cuttance, Peter – 1990
Issues that affect the use of performance indicators in managing educational quality are discussed in this paper. Recent changes in public-sector organizational management include the development of strategies for the management of change itself and the changing role of the public sector. A trend within the public sector is an increase in the…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education

Musgrave, P. W. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1984
In Australia, teachers' accountability has grown less centralized and less bureaucratized as teachers have become more knowledgeable and better trained. Opposing forces are currently battling over whether to increase monitoring. In as multidimensional an administrative field as Australian schooling, a complex, changing monitoring system must…
Descriptors: Accountability, Economic Factors, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education