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WHAT OUTCOMES DO WE WANT by Prof. Geoff Masters

This article on Outcomes Based Education takes a look at our current education system and questions why some educators are calling for a return to a prescribed syllabus. Masters Believes that opponents’ arguments against learning-centred education are flawed.

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MANUFACTURING AN EDUCATIONAL CRISIS by Prof. Alan Reid

This article responds to a Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) report comparing Australian primary school curricula in English, mathematics and science with those in other countries. Reid believes an educational crisis is being manufactured and will be damaging to the nation’s education system.

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