Unlock the secrets of Australia's high-performing educational systems with 'Empowered Educators in Australia'. This essential guide examines best practices and policies that enhance teaching quality in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. With a keen focus on teacher professional development and federal-state interplay, the book reveals how contrasting approaches impact learning outcomes. NSW emphasizes government support and staffing, while Victoria advocates for a decentralized school system. This exploration of educational standards showcases a balance of centralized initiatives and a shift towards school autonomy, providing invaluable insights for educators, policymakers, and anyone invested in educational quality. Ideal for teachers looking to improve their skills and for administrators seeking effective reforms, 'Empowered Educators in Australia' offers evidence-based strategies for fostering a collegial atmosphere and professional exchange. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc in 2017, this 288-page book is your go-to resource for understanding how to shape teaching quality in a federal education system.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781119369646
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 288


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BEST PRACTICES FROM AUSTRALIA'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEMS


Empowered Educators in Australia is one volume in a series that explores how high- performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.


The authors of Empowered Educators in Australia take an in-depth look at the policies and practices surrounding teaching quality in two different states: New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. NSW offers significant support for government schools in areas such as staffing and teacher professional development. Victoria operates a highly devolved school system. Each provides a contrasting view of how federal and state policies combine to shape learning outcomes for students in Australia.


The interplay between state and federal policy characterizes an intriguing "centralizing decentralization." Initiatives to create national curricular, teaching, and teacher education standards all sit in balanced tension with a movement towards greater devolution of authority to schools. Together the NSW and Victoria case studies provide insights into policies that can support high-quality teaching in a federal education system.


Australia's current educational reforms place increasing emphasis on issues of teaching quality, reshaping teaching as a standards-based, evidence-informed profession, and one that seeks to foster collegiality and professional exchange. These reforms