Public Education Matters: Reclaiming Public Education for the Common Good in a Global Era

Autor/in	Klenowski, Val
Titel	Public Education Matters: Reclaiming Public Education for the Common Good in a Global Era
Quelle	In: Australian Educational Researcher, 36 (2009) 1, S.1-25 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0311-6999
Schlagwörter	Curriculum Development; Accountability; Educational Policy; Public Education; Role of Education; Democratic Values; Social Justice; Educational History; Federal Government; Government Role; Politics of Education; Foreign Countries; Elementary Secondary Education; Educational Principles; Educational Philosophy; Participative Decision Making; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Curriculum; Development; Curriculumentwicklung; Lehrplan; Entwicklung; Verantwortung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Öffentliche Erziehung; Bildungsauftrag; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Bundesregierung; Educational policy; Ausland; Bildungsprinzip; Bildungsphilosophie; Erziehungsphilosophie; Australien
Abstract	This article argues that public education needs to be reclaimed to fulfill its role as a "democratising force" to address social and economic inequality and to respect and recognise diversity and difference. By analysing historical developments in federal policy, funding and economic contexts a case is developed to demonstrate that the role of the state has been dismantled and the public nature of education has been reduced. The factors responsible are articulated and discussed with particular reference to the impact of neo-liberal policy, the "marketisation" of education and new public management. Measures such as those taken by Education Queensland that support the development of school leaders and teachers to engage in research, development and critical debate are supported. International examples of how systems have revitalised and supported the public nature of education are discussed. These include more intelligent accountability systems that respect the professionalism of teachers and collaborative curriculum development strategies that engage with all, including those who are least powerful such as the students. (Contains 2 tables and 1 endnote.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE). P.O. Box 71, Coldstream, Victoria 3770, Australia. Tel: +61-0359-649-031; Fax: +61-0359-649-586; e-mail: aare@aare.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aare.edu.au/aer/contents.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10