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was a particular target of PLATO. Following her demotion in 2006, Western
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Vojkovic in response to the increased efforts of the state government to implement an Outcomes Based Education system in schools. In May 2006 retired Professor Steve Kessell stated that the teachers who opposed OBE where not a
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was an education philosophy that influenced national and state educational policies from the early 1990s. Western
Australia’s experience commenced with the development of the 1999 Curriculum Framework which became mandatory for all schools in the state.
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handful of troublemakers, but the overwhelming majority. On 14 June 2006 they were involved in an anti-OBE rally at
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was over. That same year PLATO supported the approach of the proposed
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273:"WA dumps Outcomes Based Education (OBE)"
17:People Lobbying Against Teaching Outcomes
291:"OBE is dead, long live content: PLATO"
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187:Alderson, Anna; Martin, Marie (2007).
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233:Kessell, Steve (21 May 2006).
216:Issues in Educational Research
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235:"Let's call a spade a spade"
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271:AAP (20 October 2009).
256:Kennedy, Peter (2014).
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92:platowa.com (defunct)
58:Community lobby group
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258:Tales from Boomtown
140:Education Minister
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277:News.com.au
326:Categories
152:References
110:Background
80:Key people
313:PLATO QLD
47:Dissolved
39:Formation
295:ABC News
99:PLATO WA
63:Location
89:Website
34:PLATO
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