Aware of this relationship between the home environment and school success, over the years multiple programs have been developed within Australia and other countries, to develop closer relationships between schools and communities in order to enhance student performance. ... Thus, marginalised families that are diverse in their language, culture, ethnicity and class are often represented as a deficit discourse. In viewing these families as lacking, instruction in schools often continues to overemphasise the language, culture and values of the mainstream population as a way to resist the shif...

• Word Count: 1973
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al. 2008; Alford and James 2007). For young Australians planning their career paths, being given clear and consistent information from a variety of supportive voices is a necessary element to preparing for the future. The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians 2008 reiterates the benefits of strong partnerships between schools and external agenc...

• Word Count: 5495
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For the past decade Australian Government policy has expressed an urgent need for school and community members to support the successful transition of young people into further schooling or employment pathways (Rainey et al. 2008; Alford and James 2007). For young Australians planning their career paths, being given clear and consistent information from a variety of supportive voices is a necessary element to preparing for the future. The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians 2008 reiterates the benefits of strong partnerships between schools and external agenci...

• Word Count: 5459
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Foreign Experience/ Study Abroad In my high school years I was able to participate in a study abroad program with Mercer University and visited Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji. ... Strictly on the social side, I think a dance with a theme that is exotic, such as "Far East Asia" or something to this effect would be extremely fun and allow people to explore different cultures and enjoy seeing each other in costumes and listening to music they would otherwise not know much about. ...

• Word Count: 1043
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

New Zealand primary and secondary school curriculums have been changed and adapted regularly and considerably since the first nationwide mandated curriculum was introduced 1877. This essay will work to respond to the O'Neill, Clark and Openshaw (2004) statement; while identifying and explaining the...

• Word Count: 2752
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate