Class Act: Ending the Education Wars

by Maxine McKew

Overview

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.

Class Act invites reflection on one of our most pressing national dilemmas—how we replicate success across a fragmented educational system and reverse the decline in student performance.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780522866582
Publisher:	Melbourne University Publishing
Publication date:	08/27/2014
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	424 KB

About the Author

Maxine McKew is an Hon Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne.
Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches, published in 2012.
Maxine's background is in journalism and politics. For many years she was a familiar face on ABC TV and anchored Lateline and 7.30. She also wrote a column for the Bulletin magazine.
At the 2007 federal election she wrote herself into Australian political history by defeating sitting prime minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong.
Maxine lives in Melbourne, where she is involved in a broad range of activities, including directing three not-for-profits: Per Capita, Playgroup Australia and the John Cain Foundation.