Towards a national geography curriculum for Australia Position Paper
Events moved swiftly during June 2009 and the Steering Committee had to finalise its Position Paper without sending it out to the geographical organisations for formal consultation. It therefore carries the rider that it is the view of the Steering Committee. We hope that you will find it a stimulating document that makes a significant contribution to the development of the national geography curriculum.
>> Download the Steering Committee's Towards a National Geography Curriculum for Australia Position Paper (620 KB PDF)
Background report
The Background report draws on
- feedback provided through consultation forums held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide during November 2008
- feedback provided through consultation forums held in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Launceston and Darwin during March to June 2009
- online and paper-based submissions
- previously published journal papers, books, reports and research findings as well as documents prepared by curriculum and assessment bodies in Australia and selected countries.
People who attended the consultation forums held in every Australian State and Terrotory as well as those who submitted online and paper-based submissions are thanked for the valuable feedback they provided to the writers.
The final version of the Background report was published during June 2009.
>> Download the Background report (1.6 MB PDF)
