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Control of state school curriculum in South Australia : issues arising from the vesting of authority in the Director-General, and with particular reference to the period 1970-1985 / Alan Smithson.

Bibliography: leaves 387-404. / xix, 404 leaves ; 30 cm. / Title page, contents and abstract only. The complete thesis in print form is available from the University Library. / South Australia is unique amongst Australian States insofar as s82(1) of the Education Act 1972 vests the director-General of Education, rather than the minister of Education, with de jure control of State school curriculum. This locus of control is at odds with the well-established democratic convention that Ministers control the directive policy components of their portfolios. This thesis describes how this mode of curriculum control came about, its nature and implications, and mounts a challenge to its legitimacy. (abstract) / Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Politics, 1998

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/260353
Date January 1997
CreatorsSmithson, Alan
Source SetsAustraliasian Digital Theses Program
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish

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