Talks From Western Australia

These are speeches given in Western Australia between 1988 ~ 1994

Did it Fall, or Was it Pushed (100KB PDF)
Did it Fall, or Was it Pushed: Major Trends in Australian Education

The role of executive teams in the state of education (74KB PDF)
Keynote address to the Principals’ Assoication. 26th October, 1989

Better Schools - A blueprint for educational change (18KB PDF)
An evening with Max Angus. March, 1987

Vaccines and Viruses (40KB PDF)
Invited after-dinner talk to The Australian College of Education. 11 November 1988

Educational trends likely to affect children's schooling by the year 2001 (24KB PDF)
Monday, June 15, 1992. Swanbourne District Education Office. Opening of the Schools for the Future project.

Shaping Tomorrow's Schools: A reaction (54KB PDF)
Tuesday, August 3rd 1992. West Australian Primary Deputy Principals' Conference

The major attributes of schooling (16KB PDF)
Como High School Graduation. November 4, 1992

The Ideal School (55KB PDF)
Notes for a Talk to Geraldton High School. 27th November, 1989

Post-compulsory Schools (24KB PDF)
Talk to Cyril Jackson High School. May, 1990

Pathways: Whose path and which way? (59KB PDF)
Talk to Mt Lawley Professional Development Day. November, 1992

Competencies and Tertiary Selection (28KB PDF)
Issues in selection for university: Present practice and future trends. West Australian Office of Higher Education Symposium. 5 November, 1992

The Graduate of Today (29KB PDF)
Rotary Conference. Burswood Conference Hall. 1st April, 1989

Educational Leadership in Schools (73KB PDF)
Keynote address to Western Australian Primary Principals' Association. 10-12 June, 1992

Country Schools and Leadership (18KB PDF)
Country Principals Conference, Perth, 1992

The Principal and Assessment of Students in the Primary School (66KB PDF)
Paper presented to the Primary Principal's Association Conference, Perth. June 30th, 1989

Performance Indicators in Schools (87KB PDF)
Paper presented at the Catholic Primary Principals Conference Point Warren, Perth. 1st September, 1989

Two Approaches to Educational Research (75KB PDF)
Keynote address to UWA Department of Education. Inaugural Staff-student Conference. October 23, 1992

Self-concept and Priority Schools (45KB PDF)
Priority Schools Conference. Keynote address. October, 1992

Building a Commitment to a New Service (78KB PDF)
School psychology services in transition: An international perspective.

Social Sciences Education: Does it have a place in the future? (25KB PDF)
West Australian Social Studies Teachers Conference. Mandurah, WA, June 9th 1990.