Problems in the Australian Education System Foreign Studies A/Tokubetsu Kogi A 11 April 2017 Practice Lecture

Brainstorming What problems are there in the Australian Education System today?

National Curriculum Uniform School System

National Curriculum Uniform School System Only started to be implemented in 2012. It is being implemented at different schedules and in different ways by each state. Not everyone is happy with the national curriculum. There are many basic differences in the school systems between the states. While there is a move towards achieving uniformity, there are still differences.

National Curriculum Uniform School System Only started to be implemented in 2012. It is being implemented at different schedules and in different ways by each state. Not everyone is happy with the national curriculum. There are many basic differences in the school systems between the states. While there is a move towards achieving uniformity, there are still differences. Let’s look at some examples…

What kind of problems are caused when different states have different school systems?

Why was there no National Curriculum in Australia until recently Why was there no National Curriculum in Australia until recently? Why is there still a lack of uniformity in the school system?

Why was there no National Curriculum in Australia until recently Why was there no National Curriculum in Australia until recently? Why is there still a lack of uniformity in the school system? To understand this we need to know about Australia’s history.

A Brief History of Australia

A Brief History of Australia How much do you know?

A Brief History of Australia How much do you know? Who were the first inhabitants of Australia? When did the British “discover” Australia? When did the British “settle” Australia? When did Australia become a “nation”?

A Brief History of Australia

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers

Pre-British Settlement Australia Exploration by Europeans until 1812 1606 Willem Janszoon (Dutch) 1606 Luis Váez de Torres (Spanish) 1616 Dirk Hartog (Dutch) 1619 Frederick de Houtman (Dutch) 1644 Abel Tasman (Dutch) 1696 Willem de Vlamingh (Dutch) 1699 William Dampier (British) 1770 James Cook (British) 1797–1799 George Bass (British) 1801–1803 Matthew Flinders (British)

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony 1788 – 1850 Various colonies were settled…

Colonies of Australia

Colonies of Australia

Colonies of Australia

Colonies of Australia

Colonies of Australia

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony 1788 – 1850 Various colonies were settled, but were all under British government rule.

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony 1788 – 1850 Various colonies were settled, but were all under British government rule. 1850 – The colonies became self-governing and were allowed to create their own constitutions, parliaments and laws

Colonies of Australia

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony 1788 – 1850 Various colonies were settled, but were all under British government rule. 1850 – The colonies became self-governing and were allowed to create their own parliaments, constitutions and laws 1880s/1890s – The colonies started talking about forming a national government: There were various opinions for and against this…

Understanding the history of Australia Before 1770 – Aboriginal Australians were living in Australia for 40,000+ years 1770 – Australia was “discovered” by British explorers 1788 – Australia was settled/colonized by Britain… Australia became a British Colony 1788 – 1850 Various colonies were settled, but were all under British government rule. 1850 – The colonies became self-governing and were allowed to create their own parliaments, constitutions and laws 1901 – The federalization of Australia

Federalism: Powers are divided between the “Commonwealth” (national/federal) government and the six State governments.

State Powers Federal Powers

State Powers Federal Powers Police Hospitals Education Public Transport Taxation Defense Foreign Affairs Postal Services

State Powers Federal Powers Police Hospitals EDUCATION Public Transport Taxation Defense Foreign Affairs Postal Services

Federalism & the National Curriculum Because the states are in charge of education, there has been a lot of resistance to the creation of a National Curriculum and a uniform school system…

What are the arguments for and against a national curriculum What are the arguments for and against a national curriculum? Read the newspaper articles for homework and find the main arguments. We will discuss these at next week’s class.