Abstract
Although Australia has been investing more money in education, it has not been making a serious investment in what really counts - offering salary structures that enable teaching to compete with other professions for our best high school graduates, and provide irresistible incentives for all teachers to work towards achieving high professional standards. Recent research indicates a clear correlation between investment in teachers' salaries and PISA performance. High performing countries focus educational policy directly on recruiting academically successful students and treating teachers as professionals.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Principal Matters |
| Issue number | 98 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Academic achievement
- Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)
- High achievement
- Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
- Standards
- Teacher effectiveness
- Teacher recruitment
- Teacher salaries
- Teaching profession
Disciplines
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
- Education Economics
- Teacher Education and Professional Development