Schooling in Australia

Schooling in Australia has existed and educated with varying impacts on society since European Colonization in 1788. The early colonies of Australia fluctuated between methods of schooling depending upon their current beliefs, attitudes, opinions and perspectives or hypothesis for the future generations. These philosophies and assumptions held by a society influenced schooling dramatically throughout particular times depending on which opinions changed, and which stayed the same.

This essay is concerned with the philosophes and assumptions held by colonies in Australia which shaped schooling between the years of European colonization in 1788 to the Australian Federation in 1901 and discusses and argues that while some opinions changed during this time such as religious status, disciplinary opinions, teaching qualifications and popular trades; others stayed the same, such as economical social status (‘classes’), the desire for a moral civilization, importance of literacy and main curriculum subjects.

 

*Talk about people who influenced the decisions for education* (Locke, Rousseau, Wesley, Bentham, etc)

  References

Barcan, A. (1980). A History of Australian Education. Melbourne: Oxford University

Press

McCreadie, M. (2006). The Evolution of Education in Australia. IFHAA Australian

Schools. Retrieved December 12, 2006, from

http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/ifhaa/schools/evolutio.htm

Potts, A. (year?). Public and Private Schooling in Australia – Historical and

Contemporary Considerations. Retrieved December 12, 2006, from

http://www.history.ac.uk/eseminars/sem8.html

The Society of Australian Genealogists. (2006). Basics on Australian Education.

Retrieved on December 12, 2006, from

http://www.sag.org.au/ozsources/education.htm

 

 

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