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Educational Trends

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• 21st century community learning centers: Providing quality after-school learning opportunities for America's families
  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) 270k
  www.unicef-icdc.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
• Improving the educational outcomes of boys: Final report to the ACT Department of Education, Youth and Family Services (2002) 431k
  www.decs.act.gov.au/publicat/pdf/Ed_Outcomes_Boys.pdf
• A policy maker's guide to international achievement studies (2000) 1.68M
  www.acer.edu.au/research/documents/IntAchStud.pdf
• A policy maker's guide to systemwide assessment programs (2001) 2.45M
  www.acer.edu.au/research/documents/SystemwideAssessProg.pdf
• Queensland the Smart State: Education and training reforms for the future: A white paper (2002)
  education.qld.gov.au/etrf/whitepaper/
• The Senior Certificate: A New Deal (2002)
  education.qld.gov.au/curriculum/plan/senior-certificate/

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IT Issues & Skills

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• The 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/publications/docs/19.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)
  http://www.dest.gov.au/sectors/higher_education/publications_resources/%2fprofiles/towards_the_connected_learning_society.htm

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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/index.html

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Longitudinal data

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• Introducing the longitudinal study of Australian children: Discussion paper no. 1 (2002) 342k
  www.aifs.org.au/growingup/pubs/discussionpaper1.pdf

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School Management

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• The class size debate (2002)
  www.epinet.org/content.cfm/books_classsizedebate
• Learning out of hours: The quality and management of study support in secondary schools (2002) 218k
  www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/docs/2992.pdf
• New South Wales public education inquiry: Final reports (2002)
  The three final reports of the independent inquiry chaired by Prof. Tony Vinson.
  www.pub-ed-inquiry.org/reports/final_reports/
• 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

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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

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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 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

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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

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