"Neither New nor Alien to Progressive Thinking": Interpreting the Convergence of Radical Education and the New Vocationalism in Australia.

Sedunary, Eileen

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ERIC Number: EJ543658

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Publication Date: 1996

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"Neither New nor Alien to Progressive Thinking": Interpreting the Convergence of Radical Education and the New Vocationalism in Australia.

Sedunary, Eileen

Journal of Curriculum Studies, v28 n4 p369-96 Jul-Aug 1996

Identifies, depicts, and interprets the common ground between Australian radical education movements of the late 1960s and the present preoccupation with competency-based reform known as "the new vocationalism." Contends that both movements contain elements of historical nostalgia and progressive social reform. (MJP)

Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational Change, Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Educational Trends, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Political Attitudes, Politics of Education, Progressive Education, Role of Education, Social Action, Vocational Education

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Australia

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