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Government Funding in Australian Independent Schools

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2017-01-01

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© 2017 Peter Kilgour and Anthony Williams

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This chapter gives a history of government funding of Australian independent schools with a focus on Seventh-day Adventist education identities. It covers the evolution of the methods of funding, the politics of funding, the controversies from interest groups on such funding, and Ellen White’s advice on receiving government funding for Adventist schools.

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Kilgour, P., & Williams, A. (2017). Government funding in Australian independent schools. In R. McIver, & P. Kilgour (Eds.), Perceptions of mission held by teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands (pp. 55-70). Cooranbong, Australia: Avondale Academic Press.

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Perceptions of mission held by teachers in Seventh-day Adventist schools in Australia and the Solomon Islands pp. 55-70

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