What are the effective public schools? Insights from New South Wales’ secondary schools using a Stochastic Frontier Analysis with a panel dataset

2017 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Dancer ◽  
Vincent Blackburn
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
South Wales

A commentary and two responses to: ‘What are the effective public schools? Insights from New South Wales’ secondary schools using a stochastic frontier analysis with a panel dataset’

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-88
Author(s):  
Rob van den Honert ◽  
Diane Dancer ◽  
Vincent Blackburn ◽  
Petra Lietz
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Secondary Schools ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Stochastic Frontier Analysis ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Stochastic Frontier ◽  
Frontier Analysis ◽  
The Third ◽  
South Wales

This is a compilation of three items comprising first a commentary on “What are the effective public schools? Insights from New South Wales’ secondary schools using a stochastic frontier analysis with a panel dataset ” (Diane Dancer & Vincent Blackburn, Australian Journal of Education, 61(2), 2017. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004944117713555 ) followed by two responses to that commentary. The commentary by Rob van den Honert examines whether an appropriate measure of efficiency has been used to interpret the results in this study. He also fields the question: ‘is using resources more efficiently more important than achieving superior educational outcomes? In the second item, Diane Dancer and Vincent Blackburn respond to Rob van den Honert’s commentary. The third item by Petra Lietz is a brief response to Rob van den Honert’s commentary.

The Education of Aboriginal Children in New South Wales Public Schools Since 1788: Part 2

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 20-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
Public School ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Aboriginal People ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Aboriginal Children

It is uncertain when the last exclusion of children from a public school, merely for having some Aboriginal ancestry, actually occurred. In 1937, the Commonwealth and States’ conference on Aboriginal matters recommended assimilation as a general policy rather than protection, particularly with regard to the detribalized, part-caste Aboriginal people. In 1938, the New South Wales Public Service Board in its report on the Aborigines Protection Board, recommended the policy of assimilation be implemented in schools. In 1940, the Aborigines Protection Act was amended. The Aborigines Protection Board was renamed the Aborigines Welfare Board and restructured to include Aboriginal members. The complete responsibility for the education of all Aboriginal children was transferred to the New South Wales Department of Education. Almost overnight, the policy of segregation was changed to assimilation.

The Education of Aboriginal Children in New South Wales Public Schools Since 1788: Part 1

1978 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 22-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Public Schools ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Aboriginal Education ◽  
South Wales ◽  
History Of ◽  
Aboriginal Children

The following article by Mr Harris discusses in detail the history of Aboriginal education in New South Wales. Readers from New South Wales will certainly find this extremely interesting and, indeed, the perspective that Mr Harris offers will deepen their insights into the educational status of Aboriginals today. Readers from other states will, I am sure, also find it very illuminating; in many ways the New South Wales scene was similar to that in other parts of Australia. (Ed.)

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