Geoffrey Partington
Biographic Data
| ID | 228682 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Geoffrey Partington |
| GIVEN NAMES | Geoffrey |
| FAMILY NAME | Partington |
| SIGNATURE | PARTINGTON G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Flinders University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Australian Aborigines and the Human Past
Indifference to events which may actually have taken place between the Dreamtime and European contact is commonly held to be a salient feature of traditional Aboriginal thought. This contention contains a significant element of truth but it may have been exaggerated by some anthropologists. Structural-functionalist emphases on myth as charter led not only to the rejection of historical interpretations of Aboriginal myths which were ill-considered…
JAS review of books
D A Low (ed), Keith Hancock: The Legacies of an Historian, Melbourne University Press, 2001, pp 303, $32.95. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism, State University of New York Press, 2000, pp 216, pb US$44.00. Douglas R G Sellick, Antarctica: First Impressions 1773‐1930, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2001, pp 256, pb $29.95. Pamela Jeanne Fulton (ed), The Minerva Journal of John Washington Price, Melb…
Non-Indigenous Academic and Indigenous Autonomy
One of the many fascinating problems raised in recent issues of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (AJIE)is that of Indigenous autonomy in education. Although opinions differed about the extent to which Indigenous people currently exercise educational autonomy in various situations, there was wide agreement that there ought to be Indigenous control or 'ownership' of all knowledge relating to Indigenous life and culture, past and prese…
One nation's Furphy
The State and Education
Contestability CONTEMPORARY liberal-democratic states have in essence a choice between three roles in the promotion of education. The first is to require that parents ensure their children are in situations deemed educational either for a given number of years or until certain stipulated levels of attainment have been achieved, but to refrain from providing education except when non governmental provision is unavailable. This is comparable to pol…
Obstacles to Liberal Education in Australia
L'education liberale a de grandes difficultes a s'imposer comme systeme de pensee dans les institutions scolaires australiennes, par opposition a la conception radicale-progressiste actuellement en place. Une liberalisation de l'education devrait conduire le pays sur la voie de l'expenssion economique, technologique et commerciale ; des hommes et des femmes plus cultives, mieux eduques en terme de savoir, verraient le jour
The Concept of Progress in Marxist Educational Theories
All who advocate educational ideas claim that their adoption would result in progress, improvement or development, and would constitute reform. Even those dubbed utterly reactionary by their enemies prove on inspection to be, like Plato, seeking a version of progress/improvement/development/reform, albeit by seeking to return to a lost golden age. No voices proclaim that they seek to achieve regression or deterioration in education. The point is …
Multiculturalism and the Common Curriculum Debate
Multiculturalism and the common curriculum debate
(1985). Multiculturalism and the common curriculum debate. British Journal of Educational Studies: Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 35-56
Discrimination Against Women Teachers
Promotion rates of men and women who were teaching in primary and secondary schools in 1979 were compared to establish whether or not prima facie evidence existed for charges of ongoing unfair discrimination against women teachers whose experience and qualifications were similar to those of men. It was found that such prima facie evidence still exists in primary school promotions. Three hypotheses are offered: The large proportion of unqualified …
Gramsci and Education
Relativism, Objectivity and Moral Judgment
Relativism, objectivity and moral judgment
(1979). Relativism, objectivity and moral judgment. British Journal of Educational Studies: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 125-139
Women Teachers in the 20th Century in England and Wales
Women Teachers in the 20th Century in England and Wales
The Concept of Progress in Marxist Educational Theories
All who advocate educational ideas claim that their adoption would result in progress, improvement or development, and would constitute reform. Even those dubbed utterly reactionary by their enemies prove on inspection to be, like Plato, seeking a version of progress/improvement/development/reform, albeit by seeking to return to a lost golden age. No voices proclaim that they seek to achieve regression or deterioration in education. The point is …
Obstacles to Liberal Education in Australia
L'education liberale a de grandes difficultes a s'imposer comme systeme de pensee dans les institutions scolaires australiennes, par opposition a la conception radicale-progressiste actuellement en place. Une liberalisation de l'education devrait conduire le pays sur la voie de l'expenssion economique, technologique et commerciale ; des hommes et des femmes plus cultives, mieux eduques en terme de savoir, verraient le jour
Women Teachers in the 20th Century in England and Wales
Women Teachers in the 20th Century in England and Wales
Relativism, Objectivity and Moral Judgment
Relativism, objectivity and moral judgment
(1979). Relativism, objectivity and moral judgment. British Journal of Educational Studies: Vol. 27, No. 2, pp. 125-139
Gramsci and Education
Discrimination Against Women Teachers
Promotion rates of men and women who were teaching in primary and secondary schools in 1979 were compared to establish whether or not prima facie evidence existed for charges of ongoing unfair discrimination against women teachers whose experience and qualifications were similar to those of men. It was found that such prima facie evidence still exists in primary school promotions. Three hypotheses are offered: The large proportion of unqualified …
Multiculturalism and the Common Curriculum Debate
Multiculturalism and the common curriculum debate
(1985). Multiculturalism and the common curriculum debate. British Journal of Educational Studies: Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 35-56
The Concept of Progress in Marxist Educational Theories
All who advocate educational ideas claim that their adoption would result in progress, improvement or development, and would constitute reform. Even those dubbed utterly reactionary by their enemies prove on inspection to be, like Plato, seeking a version of progress/improvement/development/reform, albeit by seeking to return to a lost golden age. No voices proclaim that they seek to achieve regression or deterioration in education. The point is …
Obstacles to Liberal Education in Australia
L'education liberale a de grandes difficultes a s'imposer comme systeme de pensee dans les institutions scolaires australiennes, par opposition a la conception radicale-progressiste actuellement en place. Une liberalisation de l'education devrait conduire le pays sur la voie de l'expenssion economique, technologique et commerciale ; des hommes et des femmes plus cultives, mieux eduques en terme de savoir, verraient le jour
The State and Education
Contestability CONTEMPORARY liberal-democratic states have in essence a choice between three roles in the promotion of education. The first is to require that parents ensure their children are in situations deemed educational either for a given number of years or until certain stipulated levels of attainment have been achieved, but to refrain from providing education except when non governmental provision is unavailable. This is comparable to pol…
One nation's Furphy
Non-Indigenous Academic and Indigenous Autonomy
One of the many fascinating problems raised in recent issues of the Australian Journal of Indigenous Education (AJIE)is that of Indigenous autonomy in education. Although opinions differed about the extent to which Indigenous people currently exercise educational autonomy in various situations, there was wide agreement that there ought to be Indigenous control or 'ownership' of all knowledge relating to Indigenous life and culture, past and prese…
JAS review of books
D A Low (ed), Keith Hancock: The Legacies of an Historian, Melbourne University Press, 2001, pp 303, $32.95. Helen Jefferson Lenskyj, Inside the Olympic Industry: Power, Politics, and Activism, State University of New York Press, 2000, pp 216, pb US$44.00. Douglas R G Sellick, Antarctica: First Impressions 1773‐1930, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, 2001, pp 256, pb $29.95. Pamela Jeanne Fulton (ed), The Minerva Journal of John Washington Price, Melb…
The Australian Aborigines and the Human Past
Indifference to events which may actually have taken place between the Dreamtime and European contact is commonly held to be a salient feature of traditional Aboriginal thought. This contention contains a significant element of truth but it may have been exaggerated by some anthropologists. Structural-functionalist emphases on myth as charter led not only to the rejection of historical interpretations of Aboriginal myths which were ill-considered…
Sociology (13 works) · Political science (12 works) · Law (8 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Epistemology (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Politics (4 works)