Shaping Middle Schooling Package
1998 (includes R25, TR14, TR15, TR16 & V01)
Item no: TR17
Australia (GST inc): $110.00 Member price $93.50
Overseas (GST exc): $100.00 Member price $85.00
The publications contained within this package were produced as an outcome of the National Middle Schooling Project, managed by the Australian Curriculum Studies Association and funded by the Department of Employment, Education, Training and Youth Affairs. The publications within can be purchased separately or as a package. The materials provide an overview of the project and its key findings as well as documenting examples of school based reform that have directly addressed the needs of young adolescents and which have been found to make a difference. A poster outlining the principles underlying middle schooling practices in Australia is also available as part of this package.
Authentic Assessment: A Report on Classroom Research and Practice in the Middle Years
Phil Cormack, Bruce Johnson, Judy Peters & David Williams (Eds), 1998
Item no: TR15
Australia (GST inc): $38.50 Member price $30.80
Overseas (GST exc): $35.00 Member price $28.00
This report edited by Phil Cormack, Bruce Johnson, Judy Peters and David Williams is the culmination of the work of the Authentic Assessment Research Circle, conducted by six schools working collaboratively with four university researchers from the University of South Australia. A theoretical overview of authentic assessment in an Australian context is provided and six issues identified to guide the school based research. Reports from each of the schools document the approach taken, the outcomes and critical reflections as well as providing work samples.
Extending Reform in the Middle Years of Schooling: Challenges and Responses
Jim Cumming, 1998
Item no: TR16
Australia (GST inc): $22.00 Member price $17.60
Overseas (GST exc): $20.00 Member price $16.00
The objective of this publication, edited by Jim Cumming, is to provide an overview of some of the more significant findings of the National Middle Schooling Project. Summaries of the main reports have been provided along with snapshots of four of the thirteen schools involved in the research on integrated curriculum and authentic assessment. It is hoped that this resource will serve not only as an overview for the busy reader, but also as a stimulus for educators, parents, researchers, policy makers and community members who want more detailed information from the major reports.
Integrated Curriculum Video
1998
Item no: V01
Australia (GST inc): $22.00 Member price $17.60
Overseas (GST exc): $20.00 Member price $16.00
This video was developed as an outcome of the National Middle Schooling Project. The two schools from the NSN Integrated Curriculum Research Circle demonstrate the different ways in which they have approached the task of integrating the curriculum
- Fitting the Pieces Together: A Snapshot of the Integrated Curriculum at Lanyon High School
- The Marida Project: Integrating the Curriculum at Vincentia High School
Integrated Curriculum: Classroom Materials for the Middle Years
1998
Item no: TR14
Australia (GST inc): $27.50 Member price $22.00
Overseas (GST exc): $25.00 Member price $16.00
These materials have been produced by seven National Schools Network schools working in partnership with colleagues from two Universities as part of the National Middle Schooling Project. Different kinds of materials - print and video, an overview paper, school outlines and samples of work - provide different entry points to explore integrated curriculum in the middle years of schooling in Australia. The materials can be used for professional development on integrated approaches, with a focus on school change. They also provide resources for use in integrating the curriculum in the middle years by teachers, parents and students.
Shaping Middle Schooling in Australia: A Report of the National Middle Schooling Project
Robyn Barratt, 1998
Item no: R25
Australia (GST inc): $22.00 Member price $17.60
Overseas (GST exc): $20.00 Member price $16.00
Across the nation there has been an increasing awareness in recent times that the Middle Years of schooling need to be recognised as a designated stage of schooling. There has been a great deal of research to support this view and to suggest new ways of helping schools to adapt to the needs of young adolescents. Written by Robyn Barratt, this report provides a comprehensive account of the various aspects of the National Middle Schooling Project and the key findings of the project. The report includes an executive summary, a section on the principles underlying middle schooling practices and recommendations for future action.
From Alienation to Engagement: Opportunities for Reform in the Middle Years of Schooling
1996 (set of three volumes)
Item no: R21
Australia (GST inc): $39.60 Member price $29.70
Overseas (GST exc): $36.00 Member price $27.00
Volume 1 - Key Findings and Recommendations
Item no: R21A
Australia (GST inc): $11.00 Member price $8.80
Overseas (GST exc): $10.00 Member price $8.00
A summary of common understandings and outcomes from a project of national significance that involved school-based research on student alienation during Years 5-8 (24 pages).
Volume 2 - Theoretical Constructions
Item no: R21B
Australia (GST inc): $16.50 Member price $13.20
Overseas (GST exc): $15.00 Member price $12.00
Phil Cormack presents information compiled from the literature in ways that encourage those who work with young adolescents to engage in the issues and use the material in their everyday practice (32 pages).
Volume 3 - Teacher Action
Item no: R21C
Australia (GST inc): $22.00 Member price $17.60
Overseas (GST exc): $20.00 Member price $16.00
Jim Cumming synthesises contemporary perspectives on student alienation together with a range of strategies trialled by teachers with a view to increasing the nature and extent of student engagement in the middle years (72 pages).
Note: These materials may be purchased as a set of in separate volumes
In the Middle or at the Centre?
James Cumming & Di Fleming, 1993
Item no: R08
Australia (GST inc): $17.60 Member price $13.75
Overseas (GST exc): $16.00 Member price $12.80
A national conference in middle schooling was organised by the Institute of Educational Administration in May 1993. This report contains details of presentations made by individuals involved in the review and development of middle schooling - at local, state and national levels. Outcomes of group discussion including a vision for middle schooling and a collection of action strategies are also included. This report is designed to complement the ACSA publication Case Studies on Middle Schooling.
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