Individual eBooks
- Educational Trends
- IT Issues & Skills
- Leadership & Management
- Longitudinal data
- School Management
- Student Issues
- Teaching Practice
- Vocational education & training
Educational Trends
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- 21st century community learning centers: Providing quality after-school learning opportunities for America's families/a>
Read more about 21st Century Community Learning Centers that work in collaboration with local businesses, institutions, community agencies, and scientific and cultural organizations in the United States.
www.ed.gov/pubs/Providing_Quality_Afterschool_Learning/index.html - The condition of education (2003) 1.66M
nces.ed.gov/pubs2003/2003067.pdf - Education of students with disabilities (2002)
www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eet_ctte/completed_inquiries/2002-04/ed_students_withdisabilities/report/index.htm - A league table of educational disadvantage in rich nations (2002)/a> 270k
www.unicef-irc.org/publications/pdf/repcard4e.pdf - Improved educational outcomes: A better reporting and accountability system for schools (2002) 1.72M
www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/commrel/addresses/minister/edoutcomes-smt.pdf - Queensland the Smart State: Education and training reforms for the future: A white paper (2002)
education.qld.gov.au/etrf/whitepaper/
IT Issues & Skills
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- he Digital dilemma: Intellectual property in the information age (2000)
www.nap.edu/books/0309064996/html/ - The Enabling Pillars: Learning, Technology, Community, Partnership: A Report on Australian Policies for Information and Communication Technologies in Education and Training (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/publications_resources/profiles/%2fenabling_pillars_learning_technology_community_partnership.htm - ICT in Schools: Progress report (2002) 421k
www.ofsted.gov.uk/content/download/1856/12397/file/ICT in schools 2002 (PDF format).pdf - The Learning Return on Our Educational Technology Investment: A Review of Findings from Research (2002)
www.wested.org/cs/we/view/rs/619 - Making Better Connections: Models of teacher professional development for the integration of information and communication technology (ICT) into classroom practice (2001)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/making_better_connections.htm - Towards the Connected Learning Society: An International Overview of Trends in Policy for Information and Communication Technology in Education (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/towards_the_connected_learning_society.htm
Leadership & Management
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- Building
Capability - A framework for managing learning and development in the APS
(2003) 273K
This guide provides a better practice model for managing learning and development in the APS. It outlines key principles for a more structured approach to learning and development.
www.apsc.gov.au/publications03/buildingcapability.pdf - Organisational
renewal (2003) 556KB
This report outlines the findings of a Management Advisory Committee (MAC) project on organisational renewal and the challenge of building ongoing capability within the Australian Public Service (APS) workforce.
www.apsc.gov.au/mac/organisationrenewal.pdf
www.nap.edu/books/030903891X/html/index.html - Performance
management (2002) 260K
This booklet provides advice and guidance to Agency Heads, human resource practitioners and agency staff more generally on performance management. It sets out the basic requirements of the legislation and policy framework which agencies in the Australian Public Service must observe and around which they should establish appropriate agency specific performance management arrangements.
www.apsc.gov.au/publications02/performancemanagement.pdf - Performance
management in the Australian Public Service: A strategic framework (2001) 216K
This report provides an outline of performance management in the APS, a model of environmental factors shaping performance management systems, key elements of good practice and implementation of performance management in the public sector, and a checklist for design and review.
www.apsc.gov.au/publications01/performancemanagement.pdf - Report on Government Services
www.pc.gov.au/gsp/reports/rogs
Longitudinal data
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- Introducing the longitudinal study of Australian children: Discussion paper no. 1 (2002) 342k
www.aifs.gov.au/growingup/pubs/discussion/dp1/discussionpaper1.pdf
School Management
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- The
class size debate (2002)
www.epi.org/publications/entry/books_classsizedebate - Releasing
potential, raising attainment: Managing data in secondary schools (2002) 1.19M
This booklet aims to give practical guidance in how schools can establish effective management information systems, and test their systems against the minimum requirements for pupil performance data management.
www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/sie/documents/data.pdf - Support
handbook for first-time principals (2003)
The handbook has been distributed to all newly appointed principals. However since the document includes information on school organisation, policies and planning documents and finance, it could be a resource for all principals.
www.schools.nsw.edu.au/edu_leadership/resources/index.php
Student Issues
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- Addressing the Educational Needs of Boys: Strategies for Schools and Teachers (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/addressing_educational_needs_of_boys.htm - Boys, Literacy and Schooling: Expanding the Repertoires of Practice (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/boys_literacy_schooling.htm - Changing schools: Its impact on student learning (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/changing_schools_impact_on_student_learning.htm - Employability Skills for the Future (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills/publications_resources/%2fother_publications/employability_skills_for_the_future.htm - Socioeconomic Background and Higher Education Participation: An analysis of school students aspirations and expectations (2002)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/socioeconomic_background_higher_education.htm
Teaching Practice
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- Impact of school libraries on student achievement: A review of the research 134k
www.asla.org.au/research/research.pdf - Pursuing excellence: Comparison of international 8th grade mathematics and science achievement from a U.S. perspective, 1995 and 1999 2M
by the National Center for Educational Statistics (US) (2001).
nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/2001028.pdf - School Innovation: Pathway to the Knowledge Society (2001)
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fschool_innovation/default.htm - Teachers for the 21st century: Making the difference/a> 240k
A Commonwealth Government Quality Teacher Initiative (2000).
www.dest.gov.au/sectors/school_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/teachers_21st_century.htm - A teachers guide to folklore resources for K-12 classrooms
www.loc.gov/folklife/teachers/index.html
Vocational education & training
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- International indicators for vocational education and training: And Australian perspective (2003) 589KB
www.ncver.edu.au/research/core/cp0005.pdf - Leadership in vocational education and training: Leadership by design not by default (2003) 1.1MB
www.ncver.edu.au/research/proj/nr0018.pdf