A Critique of the SACE Review Panel's Report on Community Views

Autor/in	Gregory, Kelvin
Titel	A Critique of the SACE Review Panel's Report on Community Views
Quelle	In: International Education Journal, 7 (2006) 6, S.834-848 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1443-1475
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Qualitative Research; Research Reports; Planning Commissions; Educational Certificates; Rhetorical Criticism; Reader Response; Position Papers; Public Opinion; Foreign Countries; Statistical Bias; Experimenter Characteristics; Educational Change; Audits (Verification); Academic Standards; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Qualitative Forschung; Research report; Forschungsbericht; Bildungsabschluss; Schulzeugnis; Leserbrief; Positionspapier; Öffentliche Meinung; Ausland; Bildungsreform; Australien
Abstract	The South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), introduced in 1992-93, is a credential and formal qualification within the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). SACE was recently subjected to a review that led to a series of significant recommendations. These recommendations came out of a process that began with the Review Panel scrutinizing existing SACE structures for continuing validity and effectiveness. This paper critically examines claims made by the Review Panel of a resounding confirmation of the need for reform. Since the panel's claims are built upon qualitative data (community submissions), they are critiqued using widely-accepted standards for qualitative research. In particular, this paper examines the panel's evidence regarding "academic creep", the dominance of the academic pathway, and issues regarding the Tertiary Entrance Rank. The findings suggest that the panel's case for reform may apply more to government schools than to the SACE itself. This paper concludes that the case for reform is poorly developed and largely supported by research lacking transparency and unsuited to making generalizations. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10