"Unhelpfully Complex and Exceedingly Opaque": Australia's School Funding System

Autor/in	Dowling, Andrew
Titel	"Unhelpfully Complex and Exceedingly Opaque": Australia's School Funding System
Quelle	In: Australian Journal of Education, 52 (2008) 2, S.129-150 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0004-9441
Schlagwörter	Educational Finance; Foreign Countries; Educational Administration; Politics of Education; State Aid; Federal Aid; Outcomes of Education; Educational Equity (Finance); Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsfonds; Ausland; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Educational policy; Bildungspolitik; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Australien
Abstract	Australia's system of school funding is notoriously complex and difficult to understand. This article shines some light on this issue by describing clearly the processes of school funding that currently exist in Australia. It describes the steps taken by federal and state governments to provide over $30 billion each year to government and non-government schools. The article argues that more can be done by both levels of government to implement a consistent and transparent allocation process. Greater consistency and transparency in this area would improve efficiency (by understanding better the impact of school resources on student outcomes) and equity (by understanding better the level of real need in individual schools, and funding appropriately). As such, it is a worthwhile goal. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10