Class Act.

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Author / Creator:McKew, Maxine McKew.
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
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ISBN:0522866581
9780522866582
Notes:Print version record.
Summary:Maxine McKew makes the case for a considered examination of the transformation that's now underway in some of Australia's most challenged schools. Through a series of conversations and case studies Class Act documents the precise strategies that are helping to change the culture of individual schools and to lift academic performance.
Other form:Print version: McKew, Maxine McKew. Class Act. Melbourne : Melbourne University Press, ©2014
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.