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Gorey, Aybek – Policy Futures in Education, 2007
This article deals with the current situation of the Australian education system--particularly the public schools in disadvantaged areas. Research undertaken in the last decade show that while Australia has developed intensively in economic terms in the last ten years, inequality has spread nonetheless. Furthermore, there are legal barriers for…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Equal Education, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Finance
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Farnen, Russell F. – Policy Futures in Education, 2007
This article examines recent trends in childhood and youth policy, political socialization, and civic education in the USA and Canada since 2000. It examines some of the current trends (such as political socialization and education research findings on children and youth) as well as policy initiatives (such as the landmark federal legislation…
Descriptors: Political Socialization, Socioeconomic Status, Federal Legislation, Democracy