English for a New Millennium by Cal Durrant - ISBN: 9781862548527
Paperback
Unlock English teaching’s future with insights from Australia’s education leaders.

English for a New Millennium

Leading Change

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    1 July 2009

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Summary

This book came about as a result of The Australian Government Summer School for Teachers program that was announced as part of the 2007-08 Budget Package: Realising Our Potential. The Summer School brought together over 200 academics, teachers and education department officials for a smorgasbord of keynote presentations, workshops and social events that is unlikely to be repeated in this country.

English for a New Millennium gives every English teacher an opportunity to share in the r…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781862548527
ISBN-10:1862548528
Author:Cal Durrant, Karen Starr
Publisher:Wakefield Press
Imprint:Wakefield Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:1 July 2009
Weight:560g
Dimensions:240mm x 170mm
About The Author

Cal Durrant

Cal Durrant is Associate Professor in English Curriculum and Literacy and Director of the Literacy Research Hub at ACU in Sydney. He is also the commissioning editor for the Australian Association for the Teaching of English (AATE) and editor of AATE’s highly acclaimed Interface series. He was a member of the national research team that reported to DEETYA on the ways technology and literacy were being perceived and employed in Australian schools and has been involved in a number of projects that have applied IT to various aspects of teaching and learning.

Professor Karen Starr is the Foundation Chair, School Development and Leadership and Director of the Centre for Educational Leadership and Renewal at Deakin University. Her research interests lie in educational leadership, change, school renewal, governance, educational policy, rural education and equity. Karen commenced her career in education as a teacher of English and has found it very rewarding to return to her roots to edit this text with Cal Durrant.

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