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Empowered Educators in AustraliaUnlock the secrets of Australia's high performing educational systems with 'Empowered Educators in Australia'. This essential guide examines best practices and policies that enhance teaching quality in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. With a keen focus on teacher professional development and federal state interplay, the book reveals how contrasting approaches impact learning outcomes. NSW emphasizes government support and staffing, while Victoria
Unlock the secrets of Australia's high-performing educational systems with 'Empowered Educators in Australia'. This essential guide examines best practices and policies that enhance teaching quality in New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. With a keen focus on teacher professional development and federal-state interplay, the book reveals how contrasting approaches impact learning outcomes. NSW emphasizes government support and staffing, while Victoria advocates for a decentralized school system. This exploration of educational standards showcases a balance of centralized initiatives and a shift towards school autonomy, providing invaluable insights for educators, policymakers, and anyone invested in educational quality. Ideal for teachers looking to improve their skills and for administrators seeking effective reforms, 'Empowered Educators in Australia' offers evidence-based strategies for fostering a collegial atmosphere and professional exchange. Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc in 2017, this 288-page book is your go-to resource for understanding how to shape teaching quality in a federal education system.Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
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ISBN: 9781119369646
Year: 2017
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc (US)
Pages: 288
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BEST PRACTICES FROM AUSTRALIA'S HIGH-PERFORMING SCHOOL SYSTEMS
Empowered Educators in Australia is one volume in a series that explores how high- performing educational systems from around the world achieve strong results. The anchor book, Empowered Educators: How High-Performing Systems Shape Teaching Quality Around the World, is written by Linda Darling-Hammond and colleagues, with contributions from the authors of this volume.
The authors of Empowered Educators in Australia take an in-depth look at the policies and practices surrounding teaching quality in two different states: New South Wales (NSW) and Victoria. NSW offers significant support for government schools in areas such as staffing and teacher professional development. Victoria operates a highly devolved school system. Each provides a contrasting view of how federal and state policies combine to shape learning outcomes for students in Australia.
The interplay between state and federal policy characterizes an intriguing "centralizing decentralization." Initiatives to create national curricular, teaching, and teacher education standards all sit in balanced tension with a movement towards greater devolution of authority to schools. Together the NSW and Victoria case studies provide insights into policies that can support high-quality teaching in a federal education system.
Australia's current educational reforms place increasing emphasis on issues of teaching quality, reshaping teaching as a standards-based, evidence-informed profession, and one that seeks to foster collegiality and professional exchange. These reforms
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Soft, velvety and very pretty.
Happy with this blanket. A bit thin, but I use it for layering so it is perfect for that. The color is a deep, rich purple. Which can be hard to find. Does not shed at all and feels very comfortable against the skin.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2026
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I've waited to write this review to see if the fuzzies would go away. I've washed these blankets 4 times, twice when I first got them. The shedding was really bad on the first two washes, and each time I launder them, I hope they're gone, but no, I have to spend time picking them off, and I continue to do this, because the blankets came at a great price, they're a perfect weight, soft and cozy. Just beware if this would irritate you.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2026
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Comfortable
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3. Velvet soft
CONS:
1. Not extra wide but sufficient.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Another Berkshire Favorite!
So soft and silky and warm and, oh the butterscotch color is such a perfect fall color! No static either! It does come rolled and sealed with plastic in a box, which I appreciate because you know you’re not getting something someone used and returned; all the Berkshire products I’ve bought come this way and while things being squished and sealed in plastic normally irritate me I approve of it here because Amazon is notorious for sending out used dirty crap and no one wants that in a blanket. Luckily with Berkshire I feel assured I’m always getting something new. Maybe that’s because the products are so high quality no one wants to return them (I know I don’t)! Or maybe they don’t allow returns, I don’t know. Sorry random tangent! But anyway, buy this for you, your friends, your pets, a stranger on the street! I don’t know, but I’m pretty sure the soft cozy feeling of this blanket could ensure world peace if everyone has one because everyone would be cozy and comfy and happy. Well maybe not everyone there’s always someone who has to complain. But not this girl. Because I’m cozy, comfy, and happy under my awesome blanket while I write this review!
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★★★★★ 5
Great!
It was great and soft! Very warm so maybe not a summertime blanket if it gets really warm by you! It’s really pretty and looks just like the pictures!
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