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Author / Creator: | McKew, Maxine McKew. |
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Imprint: | Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, 2014. |
Description: | 1 online resource (152 pages) |
Language: | English |
Subject: | Education Australia. Schools -- Australia. Academic achievement -- Australia. Education -- Australia -- Case studies. Education -- Australia. Students -- Australia -- Social conditions -- Case studies. Academic achievement. Schools. Nonfiction. Education. Australia. Electronic books. Electronic books. |
Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11955278 |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Note from David Gonski AC; Foreword; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Schools; 1. Our Lady of Mount Carmel: Beyond Fight or Flight; 2. Roseworth Primary School: It's about theWhole Child; 3. Charles La Trobe College: 'What Are YouTrying to Do-Turn This into a Private School?'; 4. Toronto High School: Students Are More than a Test Score; 5. St Albans Secondary College: Success Breeds Success; 6. Garran Primary School: Doing a Few Things Really Well; Part II: Thought Leaders; 7. Misty Adoniou: Don't Feel Sorry for the Kids, Just Teach Them.
- 8. John Hattie: Know Thy Impact9. Linda Darling-Hammond: Teaching Is a Team Sport; 10. Dr Ken Boston: Education Is a Public Good; 11. Dean Ashenden: The Student as Worker; 12. Dave Faulkner: 'You Don't Have to Go to Africa to Make a Difference'; 13. Professor Patrick Griffin: 'If We Can Change Teachers, We Can Change the Kids'; 14. Bruce Armstrong: Learning to Lead; Conclusion: Choices to Make, Time to Act; Acknowledgements; Notes; Glossary; Index.