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1. Bilingual Education. Papers Presented at the Language Teaching Conference (3rd, La Trobe University, May 3-4, 1974).

Author

La Trobe Univ., Bundoora (Australia). Centre for the Study of Teaching and Human Interaction. and Rado, Marta

Abstract

The conference was held to alert teachers and other interested persons to the complexities of linguistic diversity in Australia, with attention focused on the immigrant child. This report includes the individual conference papers, presented by Marta Rado, Bert Townsend, Michael Clyne, Alan Matheson, and Rede Lar, and the comments of symposium and forum participants. The implications of bilingualism and biculturalism are analyzed from the standpoint of language development, language contact, social integration, social mobility, and communication interference. Principals and teachers elaborate on the practical problems encountered in schools with a high degree of immigrant intake. The Multilingual Project, a form of bilingual education developed at La Trobe University, is discussed by school staff who had direct experience with the materials, and its theoretical foundations are described. English-speaking teachers can participate in this program with the help of bilingual pupils, parents, or other assistants. Materials are student-centered, with emphasis on conceptual development. Learners may study in the language of their preference. Project materials are produced in parallel forms of English and immigrant languages, and the units are suitable for independent or small group study. (Author/CLK)

Published
1974

2. Educational Perspectives in Papua New Guinea.

Author

Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria. and Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria.

Abstract

This book consists of 19 selected papers that focus on the broad topic of education in the South Pacific. All the papers were originally presented at the Fifteenth Annual Conference of the Australian College of Education, which was held in May 1974. Titles of the papers include "Educating for Self Reliance (the Buntine Oration for 1974),""The Need for a Cultural Programme: Personal Reflections,""Education for What?""Cognitive Development and the Papua New Guinean Education System: Some Findings,""Monitoring Educational Development in a Foreign Culture--Spotlight the Problem Areas,""South Pacific Educational Resolve,""Curriculum Development in Primary Education: The Papua New Guinea Situation,""Devils or Angels? Pupil Misdemeanors in Papua New Guinea Primary Schools,""A Study on Mathematics in Papua New Guinea,""Secondary Social Science in Papua New Guinea--Dvelopmental Success, Implementation Failure?""The Place of Agriculture in the School Curriculum,""Power over the Environment--An Attitude to the World,""A Relevant Technical Education,""Difficulties in Improving the Quality of Teachers in Papua New Guinea,""The 1971 Report on Higher Education in Papua New Guinea--A Look Backwards and Forwards,""Theological Education in Papua New Guinea,""Selecting and Training Papua New Guinea Educational Administrators,""W.G. Groves: His Work and Influence on Native Education Especially in Papua and New Guinea," and "Nicholai N. Mikluho-Maklai (1846-1888), Pioneer Educator in New Guinea and Melanesia." (JG)

Published
1974

3. Priorities in Australian Education.

Author

Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria. and Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria.

Abstract

This book consists of 14 selected papers that focus on the broad topic of Australian educational priorities. All the papers were originally presented at the Thirteenth Annual Conference of the Australian College of Education, which was held in May 1972. Titles of the papers include "Responsibility (The Buntine Oration for 1972),""Sociological Overview of Australian Society,""Educational Consequences of Social Change,""Resources Available for Education,""Priority for the Education of Technicians,""Priority in Multimedia Education Programmes,""History's Future in the Secondary School,""Priorities in Tertiary Education,""Human Values: A Priority in Australian Education,""Teachers--A Forgotten Priority,""Priorities Within Aboriginal Education,""Social Consequences of Educational Change in Papua and New Guinea,""Priorities in the Implementation of Educational Change," and "Assessment of Priorities." (JG)

Published
1972

4. Planning for Effective Education.

Author

Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria. and Australian Coll. of Education, Carlton, Victoria.

Abstract

This book consists of 14 selected papers that focus on the broad topic of educational planning. All the papers were originally presented at the Twelfth Annual Conference of the Australian College of Education, which was held in May 1971. Titles of the papers include "People, Policies and Planning,""Planning for Effective Education: A Matter of Faith or Despair?""Education for Administration,""Helping the Teacher through System Administration,""The School and Its Locality When Planning for Effective Education,""Creating Classroom Climate by Influencing Norms: An Approach to Educational Planning,""Planning Education and Training for Industry's Needs,""Technology, Tradition and Tabu: The Planning of Tertiary Technical Education in New Guinea,""Computers in Australian Education: A Complete System,""Unit Progress: An Attempt to Cater for Individual Differences,""The Generation Gap in Administrative Structures,""Education for Administration Is Not Enough,""Planning for Effective Education: Final Review," and "The Use of Mathematical Models as an Aid to Effective Planning in Education." (JG)

Published
1971

5. Foreign Language Study in New South Wales, State of the Art, 1973.

Author

New South Wales Dept. of Education, Sydney (Australia). Centre for Research in Measurement and Evaluation. and Robinson, Gail L.

Abstract

This paper argues that an elitist concept regarding foreign language study and absolute criteria for such study have made foreign language study insensitive to the needs of an increasingly larger proportion of the student population in New South Wales, including even the most able students. In discussing this viewpoint, the paper examines: (1) the historical origin of foreign language (FL) elitism and its effects on current FL study, (2) the consequences of FL elitism, the decline of FL study, and (3) the direction of change. In the three appendices that conlude the report, tables illustrate: (1) the selection of foreign language students, (2) the trends of FL study as compared to the trends for the general student population, and (3) the trends of FL study in absolute terms, without comparison to the trends for the general student population. (Author/PMP)

Published
1973