Excellence in Scholarship: Transcending Transdisciplinarity in Teacher Education

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Creating a Tradition of Research in Education....Pages 3-18
Effects of Socioeconomic Status, Class Size and Ability Grouping on Science Achievement....Pages 19-42
Contributions of Family and School Capital to Student Achievement....Pages 43-54
Front Matter....Pages 55-55
A Quantum Theory Look at the Challenges for Academic Research in Education....Pages 57-68
Diversify Values or Value Diversity....Pages 69-76
Celebrating Multicultural Education and Promoting Linguistic and Cultural Diversity Through the Work of the Multicultural Education Committee....Pages 77-85
Multifaith Chaplaincies in a Successful Pluralistic Society....Pages 87-103
Front Matter....Pages 105-105
Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Social Skills and Social Behaviour....Pages 107-121
Post-School Pathways in Australia....Pages 123-138
An Historical Examination of a University’s Scheme to Find a ‘Fair Way’ for all Students....Pages 139-153
Towards a New and Inclusive Model of Senior Secondary Education....Pages 155-161
Front Matter....Pages 163-163
Computer Simulations and Implications for Education* and Society....Pages 165-176
The P.E.A.C.E. Pack & S.I.T.E. Software....Pages 177-185
Promoting Science Education for all....Pages 187-196
Social Change and Teacher’s Pay....Pages 197-211
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
Asia in-Country Experience....Pages 215-234
Education and Culture....Pages 235-265
Rural-Urban School Partnerships and Australia’s Sustainability....Pages 267-277
Implications for Teacher Education and Educators....Pages 279-282