Investigated the problems of 514 male and female adolescents of 14 and 15 years of age using an open-ended questionnaire. Boys reported more problems concerned with educational adjustments, girls more problems concerned with family adjustment. (Author/SDH)

The aim of this study was to obtain objective information on the school achievement of non-English speaking migrant children randomly drawn from three primary grade levels, and to identify some of the factors, such as home background, that are related to their achievement in school. Information on home background was collected by means of…

This seminar was concerned with a critical examination of the total situation at all levels of education and with an exposition of the "ideal" role of education as an agent of change to achieve a desirable situation. The first of two papers examines some issues and suggested solutions within the learning society. The problem facing…

Traces the tremendous growth of Australia's journalism education programs during the past two decades. Summarizes problems that are occurring because of that growth. (RL)

"Nobody any longer has the heart or the authority to teach the ancient laws, stories and the morality that went with them." The author reports on the plight of the Aboriginal children on Melville Island in Australia. (Editor)

This presidential address to the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers discusses some problems surrounding the teaching of mathematics and argues for an approach that would blend together the learning and applying of mathematics. (MP)

The article deals with the development of an adequate and successful postsecondary educational system. (MF)

A report on the use of correspondence courses and educational radio to overcome geographic problems in Australia and on the use of instructional television in American Samoa. (LS)

The seminar in this report focused on perspectives, recent developments, directions for improvement, and community involvement with regard to the education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia. The seminar underscored that there is considerable interest in Aboriginal and Islander education with attention centered on human…

Representatives from the various Australian Science Teachers Associations present their views on the following: New demands on teachers in general; new demands specific to science teachers; deficiencies in current programs of teacher preparation; and new initiatives which may overcome present deficiencies. (AJ)

Draws a comparison between the Australian belief that the aboriginal practice of walkabout is inherited and the American belief that educational failures are due to family problems, low I.Q. and poverty. (AM)

The author discusses the development, literature, problems, and possibilities of the politics of education in the United States and Australia. Emphasis is placed upon defining boundaries, priorities, and research projects for the field. (DE)

Discusses the plight of primary level science in Australian schools and examines possible solutions to the difficulties. (SL)