Investigation and analysis of key trends in education change and reform in major Western countries including: shifting priorities in education policies; increasing emphasis on educational outcomes, testing and international comparisons of learning achievement; significance of shifts fostering lifelong learning and human capital formation; trends in educational accountability; changes in the role of the state and implications for the financing of education; privatisation and decentralisation of education. Impact of major demographic, economic and labour market developments on education policies; impact on youth policy and transition from school to work, and their educational implications. Opportunity to draw upon personal experience working in the field of international testing, or related areas of policy formation and
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Education |
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Credit points | 6 |
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Prohibitions
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Assumed knowledge
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Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Matthew AM Thomas, matthew.thomas@sydney.edu.au |
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