Written in an engaging manner by Australia's leading sociology and education academics, Education, Change and Society is written to assist students in their understanding of how and by what mechanisms contemporary education in Australia operates. The broader issues concerning Australian society are examined in the context of educational institutions and policies, promoting critical reflection and facilitating in-depth analysis. The book is written around the belief that the fast rise of globalisation has pushed the education system in Australia to face the challenges of rapidly evolving change processes, to which previous generations were impervious. The authors' knowledge and expertise in the field help to prepare students to meet the challenges of teaching very recent and sometimes dramatic policy and social changes in Australian education.

Contributors Acknowledgements

Introduction — Nigel Bagnall

Chapter 1: Making Education Policy — Anthony Welch

Chapter 2: Growing Up — Raewyn Connell

Chapter 3: Youth Transition — Margaret Vickers

Chapter 4: The City and the Bush — Anthony Welch

Chapter 5: Aboriginality and Pedagogy — Dennis Foley

Chapter 6: Class and Competition — Craig Campbell

Chapter 7: Cultural Difference and Identity — Anthony Welch

Chapter 8: Gender — Margaret Vickers

Chapter 9: Schools and School Choice — Craig Campbell

Chapter 10: Curriculum -— Margaret Vickers

Chapter 11: Teachers — Raewyn Connell

Chapter 12: Globalisation — Nigel Bagnall

Chapter 13: Researching Education: (i) Science, Research and Practice — Raewyn Connell (ii) A Research Project — Craig Campbell

Raewyn Connell — Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

Craig Campbell — Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney 

Margaret Vickers — Professor, University of Western Sydney

Dennis Foley — Lecturer, Koori Centre, University of Sydney

Craig Campbell — Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney

Nigel Bagnall — Lecturer, Faculty of Education and Social Work University of Sydney

Margaret Vickers — Professor, University of Western Sydney

Anthony Welch — Senior lecturer and Head of Department. Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Sydney