Government Funding Policies Research Articles

Changing patterns of school enrolment in Australia

The various explanations offered for the decline in government school enrolments since the mid-1970s are considered in this article. Changing parental perceptions of the educational strengths and weaknesses of school systems are held to be of critical importance. Changes in government funding policy have been very important too, in their effects not only on enrolments but also on the educational policies of some non-government schools and, indeed, whole systems. The need is stressed for further research into parental concerns about education and the effects of funding policies on educational decisions.

Private Schools and Public Policy: International Perspectives

Part 1 Philosophical foundations of policy towards private schools: a Libertarian perspective on schooling, Donald A.Erikson family choice in education - the case of Denmark, Holland and Australia, Denis P.Doyle a choice perspective on private schooling, Jacob B.Michaelson schooling for poor and minority children - an equity perspective, Barbara L.Schneider rationales for private schools - a commentary, James G.Cibulka. Part 2 Private schools and policy issues: private schools and funds - a case study of an English initiative, A.Edwards et al the Hawke Labor Government and public-private school funding policies in Australia 1983-1986, Don Smart balancing policy and private schools - the Australian experience and American implications, William Lowe Boyd public, private and separate schools in Ontario - developing a new social contract for education?, Stephen B.Lawton financing private schools - the West German case, Manfred Weiss and private education in international perspective, Estelle James issues in funding and governance, Berry H.Durston the politics of privatization - policy-making and private schools in the USA and Great Britain, Bruce S.Cooper a back door process of school privatization - the case of Israel, Dan E.Inbar can poor parents make wise educational choices?, Patricia A.Bauch elitism and patterns of independent education, Peter Mason elitism and the British public schools, Irene Fox.

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: United States of America

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: United States of America

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: Canada

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: Canada

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: Australia

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: Australia

The Financing and Provision of Education in Zimbabwe: towards greater equality?

The remarkable educational expansion achieved by most African governments since the 1961 Addis Ababa Conference requires a substantial increase in the flow of resources to continue. It is also needed to improve the quality of education and to maintain the momentum for further educational expansion that has been created by current demographic trends. However, budgetary constraints imposed by sluggish economic recovery indicate that government resources for education are not going to increase substantially and that alternative sources should be explored. To this end, this article reviews recent developments in education in Zimbabwe since independence eight years ago, discusses their implications for the funding of education, critically analyses current government funding policies and practices, and examines their implications on government attempts to equalise educational opportunity. The author argues that while the government has made significant progress in encouraging and stimulating community support f...

Implications of government funding policies for research on teaching and teacher education: England and Wales

That recent changes in government policies are having a profound effect on research and research training on teaching and teacher education in England and Wales, there can be no doubt. And that those effects are, to say the least, severely damaging is hardly disputable. What I shall try to do in this paper to make clear what is happening is to outline very briefly the framework under which such research has until recently been developed, say something on the policies now operating, draw out their more serious consequences, and in conclusion offer the best suggestions I can muster for containing the damage.

Preventing Drug Abuse

This comparision of five approaches to drug abuse prevention-one education program, two treatment programs, and two law enforcement approaches—in terms of the number of "addiction years" prevented by an infusion of financial resources reveals that drug education, directed toward children 12 to 18 years old in secondary schools, is the most cost-effective approach. It is pointed out that drug education at the secondary school level also reaches a broader segment of the population, one that is more representative of the community in terms of sex, race, and socioeconomic status. The effects of government funding policies on local program implementation are noted.