New publications

'To lift students’ academic achievement, New Zealand needs to take heed of how countries with high performing education systems have turned teaching into a profession. That is the message of the think tank’s latest report Around the World: The Evolution of Teaching as a Profession, a comparative study that examines how Singapore, Germany, Finland, England, Canada and Australia are focusing on teachers to deliver better educational outcomes.' From publisher's media release. The full report is available online.

'Includes 24 highly practical language experiences for scaffolding young children. Each experience is connected to content descriptions from the Australian Curriculum and incorporates strategies for working with children in F-2. Selected children’s literature examples are embedded within each experience with opportunities for focused discussion, shared exploration and time to play with language.' From publisher's description.

'This research brief is a contribution by the Youth and Media team at the Berkman Center to its Student Privacy Initiative, which seeks to explore the opportunities and challenges that may arise as educational institutions adopt cloud computing technologies ... The brief includes insights and quotes gathered through a series of in-person focus groups as well as data from a questionnaire administered to all focus group participants. In addition, it highlights in a few instances additional research and data.' From report abstract. The full report is available online.

'For over ten years the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Foundation has been working closely with teachers, students and education departments to develop an extensive range of curriculum resources which highlight the rich learning spaces of the kitchen, garden and classroom. In addition be being available for purchase separately we are offering these resources for purchase as a complete suite'. From publisher's description.

The Education for All (EFA) movement is a global commitment to provide quality basic education for all children, youth and adults. 'Part 1 provides an update of progress towards the six EFA goals. The second part presents clear evidence that progress in education is vital for achieving development goals after 2015. Part 3 puts the spotlight on the importance of implementing strong policies to unlock the potential of teachers so as to support them in overcoming the global learning crisis.' From report overview. The full report is available online.

'The Australian education and training system offers a range of options for young people. This publication provides a summary of the statistics relating to young people aged 15 to 19 years who participated in an education and training activity during 2012. Information on participation is presented for VET in Schools students, school students, higher education students, apprentices and trainees, and other vocational education and training (VET) students.' From Introduction. The full report is available online.