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• Why poor children are more likely to become poor readers: the school years

  Authors:Jennifer Buckingham, Kevin Wheldall, and Robyn Beaman-WheldallFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 201312,702 words Report 1410LAbstract Socioeconomic status at the individual--and school-level are positively related to literacy achievement in all English-speaking countries. The components of socioeconomic status income, parent education and...

• Connecting clinical teaching practice with instructional leadership

  Author:Stephen DinhamFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20134,591 words Article 1560LAbstract There have been persistent concerns over teacher pre-service education for decades. The basic model of university or college coursework plus practice teaching has been found wanting. Despite attempts to...

• Editorial

  From:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20131,254 words Editorial 1590LWith the completion of Volume 57, it is appropriate that I should acknowledge the difficult, valuable and largely invisible work carried out by our team of reviewers. Thanks are due to many people for their assistance...

• David Hopkins, Exploding the myths of school reform

  Author:Stephen DinhamFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 2013818 words Book review 1310LDavid Hopkins, Exploding the myths of school reform. Australian Council for Educational Research: Camberwell, 2013; 232 pp. ISBN: 978-1-742-86098-5 (paperback) David Hopkins is at the stage of his career when he has...

• Self-predicted classroom behaviour without external controls: imagining a 'Lord of the Flies' scenario

  Authors:Ramon "Rom" Lewis, Paul Montuoro, and Patricia McCannFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20139,901 words Report 1410LAbstract This study examines Australian primary and secondary school students' self-reported responsible behaviour and their predicted level of misbehaviour in the absence of external controls. Participants were 4225...

• Middle years students' experience with new media

  Author:Paul D. ChandlerFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20135,574 words Report 1450LAbstract This study draws on a survey of 800 upper primary school students concerning their knowledge of certain 'new media' applications. The findings concur with other studies in suggesting that students'...

• Teachers' perceptions of the factors influencing their engagement with statistical reports on student achievement data

  Authors:Robyn Pierce, Helen Chick, and Ian GordonFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20135,480 words Report 1520LAbstract In Australia, as in other countries, school students participate in national literacy and numeracy testing with the resulting reports being sent to teachers and school administrators. In this study, the...

• Country teaches: the significance of the local in the Australian history curriculum

  Author:Neil HarrisonFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20135,266 words Report 1380LAbstract This article develops the case for a greater focus on the teaching of local histories in the Australian Curriculum: History. It takes as its starting point an Indigenous epistemology that understands...

• Australia, quality education and the 'best interests of the child'

  Authors:Joy Cumming and Ralph MawdesleyFrom:Australian Journal of Education (Vol. 57, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20139,071 words Report 1540LAbstract The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Australia, states that the 'best interests of the child' shall be a primary consideration in all decisions about children, yet these are...