Advantages And Disadvantages Of Comparative Education System

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The following is a comparative study of the English and Australian Education systems focusing on the curriculum in both countries. Secondly it will compare the behaviour management of children with challenging behavioural difficulties in educational settings in both countries.

Australia is one of the leading countries for developing behavioural strategies and these strategies are used worldwide.

Initially the assignment will evaluate comparative education both discussing the advantages and disadvantages in comparing and implementing different education systems around the world.

Comparative Education.

Comparative education is a field of academic study that analysises and compares different education system in different countries.
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Michael Gove proposed that the new curriculum cover aspects of black history in Key Stage 3.The pressure group Black Activist Rising Against Cuts. (BARAC) commented that the final curriculum is something we all have an interest in. It impacts on our children, grandchildren, students and the next generation of school children. All children, black and white, benefit from knowing the truth about history and knowing about a broad range of historical figures and periods of history to inspire them but also so that they can learn from the …show more content…
The Federal Government have now proposed to create a mandatory curriculum for all schools to follow.
Australia for decades have opted for a nationwide curriculum and In the late 1980s the Federal Labor Government pressed for this to become compulsory. A draft was produced but the Liberal State governments failed to agree leading to the initiative being discarded in 1991.
From 2015 the Australian Curriculum will be introduced in all schools across the country now going from a local curriculum to a National Curriculum.
The government proposed that a common curriculum should include all children to be taught the same skills and for them to receive the same knowledge. This will be assessed against nationally agreed standards. All teachers will have the flexibility to provide for the diverse learning needs of all students, including students with disabilities, aboriginal students and students with English as and additional language.
The Federal Government want Australia children to receive a world class education.

The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. ACARA were commissioned by the Federal Government to develop the

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