Abstract:
The years 1984-94 saw many changes in Victorian education for children with disabilities. This paper provides an account of the decade.
Utilising state government reports and policy documents, DSE curricula and memoranda, union publications and newspaper articles, it begins with the release of the 1984 Ministerial Review, outlines the success of the integration program under the Labor Government, documents the difficulties which were encountered and the educational reforms initiated by theLiberal-National Party Government elected in October, 1992. It concludes at the end of 1993; a turbulent year of educational budget cuts, teacher strikes, regional restructuring, self-managed schools, school closures and amalgamations, quality provision taskforces, and teacher redundancies.
This historical account, which provides a background to the current position of children with disabilities in Victorian education addresses the AARE 95 theme of Directions - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. The initiatives and reforms characterised by this period will shape the lives and futures of these children.
Utilising state government reports and policy documents, DSE curricula and memoranda, union publications and newspaper articles, it begins with the release of the 1984 Ministerial Review, outlines the success of the integration program under the Labor Government, documents the difficulties which were encountered and the educational reforms initiated by theLiberal-National Party Government elected in October, 1992. It concludes at the end of 1993; a turbulent year of educational budget cuts, teacher strikes, regional restructuring, self-managed schools, school closures and amalgamations, quality provision taskforces, and teacher redundancies.
This historical account, which provides a background to the current position of children with disabilities in Victorian education addresses the AARE 95 theme of Directions - Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. The initiatives and reforms characterised by this period will shape the lives and futures of these children.