What makes a teacher course effective?

16 September 2005Teacher education is high on the political agenda in Australia, with several parliamentary inquiries on the topic underway at federal and state levels. Drawing on a survey of all Victorian teachers who graduated from teacher education programs in 2002, Lawrence Ingvarson looks at how well these new teachers felt that their teacher education program had prepared them for the demands of teaching.

Noticeboard

10 February 2012

The Attorney-General, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP, has announced the appointment of Professor Jill McKeough as Commissioner in charge of the ALRC’s Inquiry into Copyright Law.

07 February 2012
The Productivity Commission has been asked to report within 8 months on Default Superannuation Funds in Modern Awards. The inquiry covers the design of criteria for the selection and ongoing assessment of superannuation funds for nomination as default funds in modern awards.
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1