THE AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM

A LOOK AT EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES

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Keywords:

Australian education system, Educational inequalities, Neoliberalism

Abstract

In this article we present part of the research results, carried out within the scope of the post doctoral internship,  whose main objective was to investigate the Australian education system. From the evidence consolidated in different academic studies and the examination of institutional documents, the research data allowed, among other aspects, to identify important marks that serve as a reference for understanding the education system in Australia. In this article, specifically, we seek to identify how inequalities within the Australian education system are presented. Based on the data analyzed, there is no way to reject, for example, the fact that differences in performance in large-scale assessments remain a challenge to be overcome by educational policies. In this scenario, it seems evident that the current Australian educational policies, including the current curricular reform - strongly influenced by the neoliberal political ideals - are failing to face and reduce the persistent educational inequalities that mark the country's education system. Our interest in the Australian system is justified, among other things, by the use of it, especially by business organizations that have taken a privileged place in the formulation and implementation of educational policies in Brazil, as a model of success to be followed.

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Author Biographies

Danielle de Sousa Santos, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia de São Paulo

Post-doctoral student at the State University of Campinas. PhD in Education from the State University of Campinas (2018). Master in Education: History, Politics, Society by the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo (2010). She is a researcher linked to the inter-institutional Research Group EMPesquisa - Research on Secondary Education based at Unicamp. She was a teacher in basic education (high school) and in higher education from 2007 to 2012. Currently she is a pedagogue for the Basic Education Directorate of the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of São Paulo. Develops and guides research work in the area of Education, acting mainly on the following themes: integrated high school, high school professional education and educational policies.

Dirce Djanira Pacheco e Zan, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Graduated in Pedagogy (1991), Master's (1996) and PhD (2005) in Education from the State University of Campinas. He is currently a professor at the Department of Teaching and Cultural Practices (DEPRAC) at the Faculty of Education / Unicamp. She was director of FE / Unicamp and president of FORUMDIR (National Forum of Directors of Colleges, Education Centers or Equivalents of Brazilian Public Universities), in the period from 2016 to 2020. She was coordinator of undergraduate courses (pedagogy and degrees) at Unicamp and a member of CEDES board. She is a researcher linked to the Research Group on Public Policies, Education and Society (GPPES) of FE and EMPesquisa (Interinstitutional Group for Secondary Education in Research). Develops and guides research work in the area of Education, with an emphasis on the following themes: high school, youth and culture.

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Published

2022-07-06

How to Cite

Santos, D. de S., & Zan, D. D. P. e. (2022). THE AUSTRALIAN EDUCATION SYSTEM: A LOOK AT EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES. Educação Em Revista, 38. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/edrevista/article/view/25173

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Vol. 38 (2022)

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