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Author Wallis, J. M. (Jean M.)

Title Chaos in the classroom : free, compulsory and secular education in Australia from the 1870's to the 1980's / by J.M. Wallis
Published Bullsbrook, W.A. : Veritas Publishing, 1984

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Description xii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Contents 1. A century of compulsory education & the world-wide influence of secular humanism -- 2. From education to social reconstruction: The ingaredients of liiteracy; The influence of behavioural psychology; The combined influence of behavoural psychology and sociology -- 3. English studies: Regenerating society...through the rich experiences of life; From the philosophy of the author to the approach to study; In defence of the English curriculum -- 4. Social studies...social education: Social studies...education for what?; Man, a course of study...; Social Education Materials Project; Society in view...aproach to social competence; Social education...the abolition of childhood -- 5. Sex education: Sex education in perspective; Sociology thesis...."Sex education in state schools has no sociological justification; Legal aspects of sex education
6. Music education: The dilemma of music education; Music & the school curriculum -- 7. The new education: International in scope; Curriculum planning, a global network -- 8. Parents' rights: As interpreted by education experts...& the Australian constitution; Developing an Australian family policy -- 9. The multi-cultural society: Multi-cultural education, idealistic dream or educator's nightmare / Rupert Goodman; Ethnic engineering through education; Developing the multi-cultural pluralistic society; False Christs -- a word of warning -- 10. The religion of revolution / Rousas J. Rushdoony
Analysis Australia Education, to 1980
Notes Includes bibliographical references
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Education and state -- Australia.
Education -- Australia -- Evaluation.
Education -- Australia.
Education, Compulsory -- Australia.
Education, Humanistic -- Australia.
Educational innovations -- Australia -- Evaluation.
Moral education -- Australia.
ISBN 0949667099