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Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1979
The report by the Queensland (Australia) Advisory Council for Special Education reviews the roles of government and voluntary associations in providing services to the handicapped. An historical review follows a discussion of principles underlying the education of handicapped children. Current Queensland provisions for the education of handicapped…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
Mason, Peter – 1986
Two sets of opinion exist regarding the control of schools. The first pertains to the freedom of parental choice in education and the right of individuals and associations to run private schools subject to minimal government controls. The second stresses the overriding need to promote greater equality of opportunity in the form of publicly…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Cooperation, Educational Demand, Educational Opportunities
Download full textPowles, Margaret – 1993
This paper presents results from the first phase of a longitudinal study of the Australian Postgraduate Awards (Industry) Scheme, a recent government initiative under which graduate students receive grants to conduct projects for Masters or PhD degrees, supervised jointly by university and industry partners. The study involved national surveys of…
Descriptors: Conflict of Interest, Cooperative Programs, Foreign Countries, Government Role
Peer reviewedPresdee, Mike – Society, 1982
Educational and occupational training programs initiated in times of high unemployment are actually designed to maintain social control of the unemployed. Current efforts by the Australian government to educate young, unemployed school leavers wrongfully shift the blame for unemployment away from the economy and onto the work force itself.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Capitalism, Dropouts, Economic Factors
Australia Parliament, Canberra. Standing Committee on Employment, Education, and Training. – 1991
This report examines student financial assistance schemes in Australia in terms of their effectiveness and administration; particular reference is made to the findings of the Auditor-General's report on the administration of the Austudy program. The report discusses topics within the areas of program effectiveness, eligibility criteria, the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Evaluation Criteria, Family Income, Foreign Countries
Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne (Australia). – 1983
Supplemented with 20 tables of data, this discussion focuses on the changing environment of Australian families and society. Specifically offered are descriptions of child care arrangements, a rationale for children's services, and policy suggestions. With respect to child care arrangements, it is noted that the family environment has been altered…
Descriptors: Day Care, Day Care Centers, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education
Australian Inst. of Multicultural Affairs, Melbourne (Australia). – 1982
This booklet summarizes the findings and recommendations of an evaluation of the Australian government's programs and services for migrants. Rollowing a description of the organization of the full report, three opening chapters provide, respectively, (1) a broad overview of the evaluation; (2) a discussion of its approach and methodology; and (3)…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civil Rights, Coordination, Cultural Pluralism
