Tables of contents

A review of inventories for diagnosing school culture 

R Maslowski

6 

The principalship: how significant is mentoring? 

Brian Hansford, Lisa C Ehrich

36 

Teaching self-efficacy, stress and coping in a major curriculum reform: applying theory to context 

John McCormick, Paul L Ayres, Bernice Beechey

53 

Conservations toward effective implementation of information communication technologies in Australian schools 

Margaret Robertson, Neville Grady, Andrew Fluck, Ivan Webb

71 

Knaves or knights, pawns or queens? An evaluation of Australian higher education reform policy

Brian Dollery, David Murray, Lin Crase

86 

On the remarkable stability of student achievement standards over time 

Warwick Elley

3 

A window into mathematics classrooms: traditional to reform 

Glenda Anthony, Roberta Hunter

25 

Mana Wahine: Maori women and leadership of Maori schools in Aotearoa/New Zealand 

Kuni Jenkins, Kay Morris Matthews

45 

What makes for success? Current literacy practices and the impact of family and community on Pasifika children's literacy learning 

Faye Parkhill, Jo Fletcher, Amosa Fa'afoi

61 

Intercultural contact and competencies of tertiary students

Justine C Brown, Amanda J Daly

85 

Teachers' cultural self-efficacy: teaching and learning in multicultural settings 

Colin Gibbs

101 

Performance-based research funding: a mechanism to allocate funds or a tool for academic promotion? 

Craig Ashcroft

113 

Disciplining the subject: the impact of PBRF on education academics 

Sue Middleton

131 

The effect of paid employment on university students' academic performance: a pilot study 

Alison Gilmore, Robert J Manthei

157 

Now you've got them, can you expect to keep them? Factors that influence student departure and persistence

Nick Zepke, Linda Leach, Tom Prebble

181 

Research note: student-teachers' perceptions of spoken and written feedback and its usefulness on their first teaching practice 

Stephanie White

201 

Commentary: teaching and mothering: reflections on the dual role 

Vivienne Anderson, Karen Nairn

211 

Commentary: a critical reflection on the research-led teacher education reforms in New Zealand 

Rob Strathdee

221 

From the editor: preparing educators to teach diverse learners 

Beverly Falk

i 

Aliens in the education matrix: recovering freedom 

Asa G Hilliard III-Baffour Amankwatia

187 

Hybridisation, resistance, and compliance: negotiating policies to support literacy achievement 

Jodene Kersten

103 

Early academic achievement of Hispanics in the Unites States: implications for teacher preparation

Eugene E Garcia, Bryant Jensen, Delis Cuella

123 

Teach to reach: addressing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth issues in the classroom

Horace H Hall

167 

Setting the standard for teaching as a profession: a conversation with Arthur Wise 

Beverly Smith

149 

Listening to other people's stories, learning from teachers of colour: a review of See You When You Get There: Teaching for Change in Urban Schools by Gregory Michie. New York: Teachers College Press, 2005 

Charles Malone

159 

Special issue: teacher education and the new sciences

Towards a better understanding of science teaching 

John Loughran

109 

Teacher education and the new biology 

Michael J Reiss

121 

Learning to teach through coteaching and cogenerative dialogue 

Kenneth Tobin

133 

Developing pedagogical content knowledge for the new sciences: the example of biotechnology 

Judy Moerland, Alister Jones, Bronwen Cowie

143 

Using history to promote understanding of the nature of science in science teachers

Din-yan Yip

157 

How technology integration in mathematics and science teaching can occur: the role of the maverick teacher 

Barbara Hug, George Reese

167 

Sustaining innovations through lead teacher learning: a learning sciences perspective on supporting professional development 

Jay Fogleman, Barry Fishman, Joe Krajcik

181