Abstract
In mid 2015, the ACT Education Directorate (the Directorate) engaged a consortium of researchers from the Centre for Educational Research at Western Sydney University (WSU) to undertake an evaluation of the effectiveness of Early Childhood Schools, O’Connor Cooperative School and the Koori Preschool Program (Evaluation). This followed the 2012 ACT Auditor General’s Performance Audit into Early Childhood Schooling (the Auditor- General’s Report), and the Directorate’s subsequent implementation of the recommendations of the Auditor General’s Report throughout 2013-14. The Directorate’s Early Childhood Schools: A framework for their development as learning and development centres for children (birth to eight) and their families (the ECS Framework) (ACT DET, 2008), particularly its core elements of integrated service delivery, high quality programs and practice and family support and participation, provide the overarching focus of the Evaluation with the addition of sustainability of governance models, leadership structures and resourcing.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | Penrith, N.S.W. |
| Publisher | Western Sydney University |
| Number of pages | 66 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781741083927 |
| Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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- early childhood education
- Aboriginal Australians
- Torres Strait Islanders
- Australia