Victorian Enquiry into Teacher Education

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Establishment

In 1978, a national enquiry into teacher education was established by the Commonwealth Education Minister, Senator Carrick. In Victoria, this committee was set up by the Deputy Premier and Minister of Education (Mr Lindsay Thompson) to complement the national enquiry. The Enquiry was chaired by Mr Justice Asche of the Family Court of Australia assisted by a Committee of 19 other members drawn from teacher training institutions, principals of schools and representatives of the teacher unions.

Functions

The primary term of reference of the Committee was to:

report on present methods and procedures in teacher education and to make recommendations on any changes which might assist in improved teaching and learning

Attention was to be paid to the differences in practice amongst Australian states and territories and consider the objectives of education for 25 years in the future. In particular, the Committee were directed to consider the selection of potential teachers, pre-service programs, in-service eduction and the development of teachers and teacher education and institutions.