Education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific

by Michael Crossley (Editor), Greg Hancock (Editor), Terra Sprague (Editor), Colin Brock (Editor)

Overview

This book provides an up-to-date and well-grounded analysis of education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, including Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. Leading writers from throughout this region identify contemporary educational challenges, issues, and priorities while drawing upon their own ongoing empirical research. Key themes include the impact of international trends and developments; educational reform and the quality of education; indigenous learning; inclusivity; aid and development co-operation; and the changing role and place of tertiary education. Detailed studies of specific educational systems and developments are considered in the light of broader analyses that run throughout the volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472503572
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/29/2015
Series:	Education Around the World
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Michael Crossley is Professor of Comparative and International Education, Foundation Director of the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education and Director of the Education in Small States Research Group at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.

Greg Hancock has worked as an Australian Schools Commissioner, the Chief Education Officer of the Australian Capital Territory and most recently at AusAid and The World Bank.

Terra Sprague is a researcher at the Centre for Comparative and International Research in Education at the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol, UK.
Greg Hancock, PhD, has worked as an Australian Schools commissioner, Chief Education Officer of the Australian Capital Territory and most recently at AusAid and the World Bank.
Colin Brock was Honorary Professor of Education at the University of Durham, UK, and Visiting Professor of Geography at the University of Loughborough, UK. He was also UNESCO Chair of Education as a Humanitarian Response at the University of Oxford, UK.

Table of Contents

Series Editor's Preface, Colin Brock
Foreword, Akanisi Kedrayate
Notes on Contributors
Introduction: Education in Australia, New Zealand and The Pacific: Challenges, Issues and Priorities, Terra Sprague (University of Bristol, UK), Michael Crossley (University of Bristol, UK) and Greg Hancock (Formerly World Bank)
1. Australia: An Overview, Philip McKenzie (Australian Council for Educational Research, Australia) and Paul Weldon (Australian Council for Educational Research, Australia)
2. Australia: Federalism in Australian Education, Anthony Welch (University of Sydney, Australia)
3. Australia: Finance, Quality and Participation in Postsecondary Education, Gerald Burke (Monash University, Australia)
4. Australia: Aboriginal Education, Anthony Welch (University of Sydney, Australia), Patricia Konigsberg (Department of Education and Training, Western Australia), Judith Rochecouste (Monash University, Australia) and Glenys Collard (Mallee Aboriginal Corporation, Australia)
5. New Zealand: The Politics of National Standards in Primary Schools, Gregory Lee (University of Canterbury, New Zealand) and Howard Lee (Massey University, New Zealand)
6. New Zealand: Inclusive Education and Children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, Garry Hornby (University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
7. New Zealand: Maori Education in Aotearoa, Te Kawehau Hoskins (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Liz McKinley (University of Auckland, Australia)
8. Aid to Pacific Education: From Projects to SWAps, Hilary Tolley (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Eve Coxon (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
9. Pacific Island Countries: An Overview, Konai Helu Thaman (University of the South Pacific)
10. Papua New Guinea: Inclusive Education, Guy Le Fanu (Sightsavers, UK) and Kapa Kelep-Malpo (University of Goroka, Papua New Guinea)
11. Fiji: Evolution of Education from Colonial to Modern Times, Akhilanand Sharma (University of the South Pacific, Fiji), Steven Coombs (University of the South Pacific), Subhas Chandra (University of the South Pacific, Fiji) and Manueli Sagaitu (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
12. Melanesia: An Overview, Salanieta Bakalevu (University of the South Pacific, Fiji), Jeremy Dorovolomo (University of the South Pacific, Fiji) and Alfred Liligeto (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
13. Polynesia: In Search of Quality Education, Seu'ula Johansson-Fua (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
14. Micronesia: An Overview of the Federated States of Micronesia, Robert Underwood (University of Guam, Guam), Andreas Robert (College of Micronesia-FSM, Micronesia) and Unaisi Nabobo-Baba (University of Guam, Guam)
15. Pacific Island Countries: Improving Educational Reach with Information and Communications Technology, Govinda Lingam (University of the South Pacific, Fiji), Shikha Raturi (University of the South Pacific, Fiji) and Kisione Finau (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)
Index

Editorial Reviews

A fascinating and useful book that brings together detailed case studies of education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific with insightful analysis that focuses upon enduring issues of quality and equity, schooling in small island states, and the impact of development assistance upon educational policymaking across the region. This book is written by a team of leading scholars working in comparative and international education, and makes a valuable addition to the field.
David Stephens, University of Brighton, UK

In recent discussions of educational reforms globally, perspectives from the Pacific are often overlooked; so it is indeed great to see a volume that brings to our attention major shifts that are taking place in the region, not only in response to the forces of globalisation but also in relation to the cultural and political developments within the region, in which Australia and New Zealand loom large. Written by some of the leading scholars in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, the papers in this volume demonstrate the how local priorities are reconciled with challenges coming from elsewhere.
Fazal Rizvi, Professor of Global Studies in Education, The University of Melbourne, Australia

This is a long-awaited book on a region that is orphaned in educational research. Moving beyond a simple "education in ..." account of the Australia, New Zealand and Pacific region, the authors discuss fascinating cross-cutting trends and tensions in thirty or more countries, some of them very small, that have been affected by colonialism and globalization. A useful handbook for policy makers and educators working, or interested, in the region and an indispensable resource for researchers in the fields of comparative policy studies, small states research, and Southern theory.
Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor, Columbia University, USA, and Former President of the Comparative and International Education Society

From the Publisher

A fascinating and useful book that brings together detailed case studies of education in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific with insightful analysis that focuses upon enduring issues of quality and equity, schooling in small island states, and the impact of development assistance upon educational policymaking across the region. This book is written by a team of leading scholars working in comparative and international education, and makes a valuable addition to the field.

David Stephens