Introduction Australia is one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse nations in the world with over 6 million Australian residents born overseas, 25% of the population with a language background other than English and over 75% identifying with an ancestry other than 'Australian'. ... Data on the correlation between background and school success can demonstrate social trends and patterns and can be used for comparison of national education systems. National and international organizations such as OECD and UNESCO draw heavily on such findings. ... Thus students may devel...

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The bilingual program presented the student a scholastic curriculum that simultaneously instructed students all the required classes while teaching them the English language. ... Prior to Proposition 227, California's programs for immigrant students included English as a Second Language, in which students were taught the English language for part of the day, and bilingual education, in which students took classes taught in their native tongues until their English improved. ... The proposition introduces a new way of teaching the English language to immigrant children. ... The opponents ...

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Research in Business Education A significant development during the past fifteen years is the attention accorded research by professional organizations in business education. The coordination of effort and encouragement provided by these groups of research-minded people appear most valuable. I...

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As their composition limits their success within PE, fundamental belief, social skills and mental well-being are all negatively affected. 1.3) National Curriculum of PE at Key Stage 3 The QCA (2007) Physical Education programme of study (KS3) has a clear purpose to inspire all pupils to succeed and excel in competitive sport and other physically-demanding activities, providing opportunity to build character and help embed values such as fairness, respect and social responsibility. ...

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In its report, titled Pathways to Prevention (1999), the National Crime Prevention Council outlined the need to integrate protective factors that facilitate young people's ability to achieve and succeed. ... (National Crime Prevention Council 1999, p. 40) Successful career and transition programs are of the key components currently linking communities with local schools. ...

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Teachers know how to address the issue of the struggling reader but the problem is teachers are afraid to address reading concerns because they feel that they were not credentialed to teach reading, they feel they are only expert in the area of their certification and it is the English department's ...

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In its report, titled Pathways to Prevention (1999), the National Crime Prevention Council outlined the need to integrate protective factors that facilitate young people's ability to achieve and succeed. ... (National Crime Prevention Council 1999, p. 40). ...

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