Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives Upon successful completion of this subject, students should, after having been introduced to some of the most interesting issues in the development of Australian education and public health, have some understanding of the political and ideological issues that have arisen in Australian education in the last two centuries.
Synopsis This subject will cover the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and such issues as the establishment of private schooling in Australia, the development of government schooling, the struggles which surrounded the increasing power of centralised authorities, the state aid debate, developments in teacher and nurse training and public sector unionism. Special attention will be given to studying the effect that social, political and economic forces had on education and public health.
Assessment Written (4000 words): 100%