Inclusive and Quality Education in Australia: The Need for Coordinated Policy Action
ISBN: 978-1-80455-509-5, eISBN: 978-1-80455-508-8
Publication date: 20 September 2023
Abstract
Political, historical and socio-demographic conditions in Australia have shaped the implementation of inclusive education and backgrounded current responses to Sustainable Development Goal 4 of the Education 2030 Agenda. The analysis presented in this chapter highlights Australia's patchy endeavours to provide inclusive and equitable programmes at all levels of education and vocational training, particularly in relation to diverse learners and those with Indigenous backgrounds. Findings point to the need for Australian federal and state governments to collaborate, legislatively and financially, to better support policy enactment around the Education 2030 Agenda in partnerships with stakeholders at national, state and local levels.
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Citation
Hay, S., Beamish, W. and Tyler, M. (2023), "Inclusive and Quality Education in Australia: The Need for Coordinated Policy Action", Lane, D., Catania, N. and Semon, S. (Ed.) Progress Toward Agenda 2030 (International Perspectives on Inclusive Education, Vol. 21), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 229-244. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-363620230000021015
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2023 Stephen Hay, Wendi Beamish and Mark Tyler. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited