Class Act
Ending the Education Wars
$47.51
- Paperback
168 pages
- Release Date
22 August 2014
Summary
It’s time for a ceasefire in the education warsThrough 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 reverse the decline in stude…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522866575 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522866573 |
| Author: | Maxine McKew |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 168 |
| Release Date: | 22 August 2014 |
| Weight: | 333g |
| Dimensions: | 193mm x 127mm x 20mm |
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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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