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Craft, Maurice, Ed. – 1996
The 13 chapters in this volume, contributed by specialists from 11 countries, deal with how best to prepare teachers to meet the needs of both minority- and majority-culture pupils who are growing up in plural societies. The chapter titles are: (1) Cultural Diversity and Teacher Education (Maurice Craft); (2) Pluralism and Australian Teacher…
Descriptors: Community Relations, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Training, Cultural Awareness
Harman, Grant – 1976
One aspect of the role and responsibilities of education councils in Australia is addressed in this paper: that of the council and its accountability to the community. Three major sections are presented. Part One discusses the two difficult concepts of accountability and community. The second part presents some data on how council members appear…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrators, College Governing Councils, Community Relations
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Taylor, Anthea – Comparative Education Review, 1996
Reviews teaching for and about democracy in Australia, and identifies key concepts embedded in the notion of democracy (representation, leadership, decision making, public criticism). Draws on ethnographic data from settled and remote Aboriginal Australia to explore whether understandings and practices associated with these concepts are shared by…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Community Relations