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avondale-bepress.abstract<p>The educational system in Australia today is</p> <p>radically different from the school systems of</p> <p>the past. As Mark Porter (2010), Chairman of</p> <p>the Independent schools Council of Australia</p> <p>writes:</p> <p>The expanding role of the federal government in</p> <p>school education and the sustained growth of the</p> <p>independent sector are major developments which</p> <p>have influenced the nature of schooling in this</p> <p>country. (p. 2)</p> <p>The rise of the independent sector has given</p> <p>parents choice when it comes to selecting a</p> <p>school for their children. This increase in choice</p> <p>has been accompanied by a change of focus in</p> <p>Australian education. There has been a move in</p> <p>two major policy directions, marketisation and</p> <p>school performance. Both of these policies can</p> <p>be seen through a lens of competition, choice,</p> <p>the increasing emphasis on accountability, value</p> <p>adding to the curriculum through the addition</p> <p>of extra curricular activities, and the move to</p> <p>make the consumers of education bear the costs</p> <p>(English, 2009).</p>
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avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Beamish
avondale-bepress.authorsPeter Morey
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avondale-bepress.field.custom_citationBeamish, P., & Morey, P. (2012). School choice: What motivates parents. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 6</em>(2), 32-38. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1183
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dc.contributor.authorMorey, Peter
dc.contributor.authorBeamish, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-01T00:37:06Z
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dc.description.abstract<p>The educational system in Australia today is</p> <p>radically different from the school systems of</p> <p>the past. As Mark Porter (2010), Chairman of</p> <p>the Independent schools Council of Australia</p> <p>writes:</p> <p>The expanding role of the federal government in</p> <p>school education and the sustained growth of the</p> <p>independent sector are major developments which</p> <p>have influenced the nature of schooling in this</p> <p>country. (p. 2)</p> <p>The rise of the independent sector has given</p> <p>parents choice when it comes to selecting a</p> <p>school for their children. This increase in choice</p> <p>has been accompanied by a change of focus in</p> <p>Australian education. There has been a move in</p> <p>two major policy directions, marketisation and</p> <p>school performance. Both of these policies can</p> <p>be seen through a lens of competition, choice,</p> <p>the increasing emphasis on accountability, value</p> <p>adding to the curriculum through the addition</p> <p>of extra curricular activities, and the move to</p> <p>make the consumers of education bear the costs</p> <p>(English, 2009).</p>
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dc.identifier.citationBeamish, P., & Morey, P. (2012). School choice: What motivates parents. <em>TEACH Journal of Christian Education, 6</em>(2), 32-38. doi:10.55254/1835-1492.1183
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dc.identifier.urihttps://research.avondale.edu.au/handle/123456789/04134889
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dc.publisherAvondale Academic Press
dc.subjectaspirations
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dc.subjectacademic perfomance
dc.titleSchool Choice: What Motivates Parents
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