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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 9 Hansard (21 August) . . Page.. 2739 ..

Dr Martin has completed the first phase of the consultancy involving:

a review of literature to provide a conceptual background to the issue;

an analysis of ACT Assessment Program data for Years 3, 5, 7 and 9; and

administration of the Student Motivation Scale, developed by Dr Martin, to 1,930 Year 7 and Year 9 students from eight Government high schools in December 2001.

Phase two of the project includes:

case studies in two ACT high schools involving interviews with students and teachers; and

interviews with several key education researchers. The ACT Parents and Citizens Council and the Australian Education Union - ACT Branch will also be interviewed.

(3) The Government is keen to have the Interim Report publicly available prior to the completion of the project and the submission of the final report. The department is currently arranging for the Interim Report to be available on the department web site.

(4) The Report is expected to provide useful material to inform the work of the department. The Report findings will inform the work of schools in developing programs and strategies to improve the educational outcomes of boys.

The outcomes of this research will also inform the ACT response to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training - Inquiry into the Education of Boys and the Department of Education, Science and Training/Curriculum Corporation Boys Literacy research project.

When the House of Representatives was dissolved prior to the 2001 Federal election its committees ceased to exist and the Education of Boys Inquiry reference lapsed. A new standing committee has since been established and appointed. The Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson MP, has asked the committee to continue and complete the inquiry into the education of boys.

The ACT has been invited to add or update information in the Territory's earlier submission. The ACT consultancy being undertaken by Dr Andrew Martin will provide additional material to add to the submission of the ACT to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training Inquiry into the Education of Boys.

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