Educating Australia: Government, Economy and Citizen since 1960
This is the first comprehensive history of the Australian education systems, programs and policies in the period since 1960. The book draws on economic and sociological data, key texts and political events, anecdotes and a review of other analyses to build a picture of the role of education programs in the modernization of Australian life. It examines the implications of change for the labor market and the economy, in social policies and in cultural life. An important focus of the book is the...
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This book is the first comprehensive history of Australian education systems, programs and policies of the period since 1960.
List of TablesList of AcronymsPreface1Introduction1Pt. IThe Modern Citizen 1960-197592The expansion of education to 1975113The Karmel report and educational equality46Pt. IIThe Anti-citizen 1975-1990714The New Right and public policy735Individual and government1006The New Right and education119Pt. IIIThe Economic Citizen 1985-19951477Education and national economic reconstruction1498Participation and equity1809Economic government in education207Pt. IVThe Multi-citizen 1990-24310Civics, citizenship and difference245References259Index278
