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Education Policy and Reform in Australia (EDUC90146)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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Overview
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This subject examines the national context and a range of policy approaches to education and training in Australia with a particular focus on reform and improvement. Topics that provide background include trends in school completion and factors underlying retention, regional socio-economic differences in school completion, early leaving and its causes, participation in vocational education and training (VET), transition to employment and higher education and strategies and policies for reform and improvement. Besides setting the context, the course focuses on social and economic influences on participation in post-compulsory education and on policy responses in selected States and Territories. The subject assesses the strengths and weaknesses of educational policies from both strategic, theoretical and implementation perspectives.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students will be able to:
- Critically analyse key contemporary issues in education policy and reform in Australia;
- Undertake a review of the relevant research and policy literature relating to education and training and its reform and improvement;
- Critically analyse factors underlying retention, regional socio-economic differences in school completion, early leaving and its causes, participation in vocational education and training (VET), transition to employment and higher education and the effectiveness of strategies for improvement and reform.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Apply research data to an analysis of social and economic influences on policy;
- Critically analyse, understand and report on policy issues;
- Apply international research findings to the Australian policy context;
- Relate research findings to their own experience as practitioners.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Assessment
Additional details
There are two assessment tasks:
- 4,000 word essay, due mid semester, 40%
- 6,000 word essay, due end of semester, 60%
This subject has a minimum hurdle requirement of 80% attendance at all tutorials, seminars and workshops.
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Mary Leahy Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 36 hours. Total time commitment 340 hours Teaching period 17 March 2017 to 27 May 2017 Last self-enrol date 31 March 2017 Census date 7 April 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 12 May 2017 Assessment period ends 13 June 2017 March contact information
Time commitment details
340 hours
Last updated: 10 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Teese, R., Polesel, J., Undemocratic Schooling, Melbourne University Press, 2003
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- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 10 February 2024