Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to better understand why non-government schooling emerged and developed as an educational sector in Australia; the current structure and diversity of schooling provided by the non-government sector in Australia; a range of policy issues to do with the provision of non-government schooling (eg public funding, parent choice). Students should also be able to utilise the anticipated understanding outlined in the objectives above to propose a topic worthy of independent investigation.
Synopsis This subject introduces students to historical and contemporary developments in the provision of non-government schooling, including funding and managerial issues and the cultural influence of Catholic and independent schools. Contents of the subject will include the origin of independent and denominational schooling, individual school histories and the writing of school histories, school games and the school novel, boarding schools and day schools, associations of headmasters and headmistresses, unionisation and awards, religious-order run schools, councils and governing bodies, the clientele and beneficiaries of non-government schools, funding policies and state aid, independence, alternative and diversified provision.
Assessment Written essay (8000 words): 100%