Class Act, 9780522866575
Paperback
Transforming classrooms: Lifting performance in challenged schools, a national dilemma.

Class Act

Ending the Education Wars

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  • Paperback

    168 pages

  • Release Date

    21 August 2014

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Summary

It’s time for a ceasefire in the education wars. Through a series of conversations and case studies, Maxine McKew documents the transformation that’s now underway in classrooms around Australia and examines the strategies that are helping to lift academic performance, particularly in some of Australia’s most challenged schools.

Class Act invites reflection on one of our most pressing national dilemmas: how we replicate success across a fragmented educational system and revers…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780522866575
ISBN-10:0522866573
Author:Maxine McKew
Publisher:Melbourne University Press
Imprint:Melbourne University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:168
Release Date:21 August 2014
Weight:333g
Dimensions:193mm x 127mm x 20mm
About The Author

Maxine McKew

Maxine McKew is an Honorary Fellow of the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne. At the 2007 federal election she defeated sitting prime minister John Howard in the seat of Bennelong. Before entering politics Maxine was a respected award-winning journalist. Class Act is her second book, following the success of her political memoir, Tales from the Political Trenches, published in 2012. Maxine lives in Melbourne, where she is involved in a broad range of activities, including directorships of Per Capita, Playgroup Australia and the John Cain Foundation.

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