The
Melbourne Declaration (2008) outlines educational goals for young people in Australia and emphasises the importance of promoting equity and diversity in the classroom, so that all students experience success and develop into confident and creative individuals.
The
Melbourne Declaration on 'Responsible Nitrogen Management for a Sustainable Future' is available at www.ini.com/declaration.
One sign is that policymakers have named this through inclusion in key strategic policy directions, such as the
Melbourne declaration on educational goals for young Australians (Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs, 2008) almost a decade ago now.
The
Melbourne Declaration (MCEETYA, 2008) sought to provide further opportunities within the Australian curriculum to achieve these ends.
Marshman et al., in raising concerns regarding the increase in statistics in the new Senior Mathematics Curriculum, remind us of how the national curricula F-12 are intended to address the highly desirable goals of the
Melbourne Declaration. With this intention, senior curricula have a focus on problem solving (both routine and non-routine) across all subjects.
The goals identified by COAG (2009a) and the
Melbourne Declaration (MECCTYA, 2008) are shared by schools, SAC and early childhood education and care settings.
Let us hope that the ideas shared at the consultation will lead to an evidence-based, rights-based and gender transformative response to HIV/AIDS, TB and effective public health programmes for all, irrespective of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religious or spiritual beliefs, sexual orientation and gender identity as envisaged in the
Melbourne Declaration.
The general capabilities for technology centre upon the goals outlined in the
Melbourne Declaration Educational Goals for Young Children (2008) that advocates the importance of using technology productively across the curriculum to develop successful learners who are confident and creative individuals (p.
The goals established at the
Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians (MCEETYA, 2008) were "about equity and social justice and improved learning outcomes for our most disadvantaged and isolated students" (Ewing, 2010, p.
For example, the preamble to The
Melbourne Declaration (Ministerial Council on Education Employment Training & Youth Affairs [MCEETYA], 2008) focuses on the need for young Australians in the 21st century to consider the global implications of their education.