Melbourne Declaration

A declaration adopted by the 11th International Conference of the World Federation of the Right-to-Die Societies held in 1996 in Melbourne, which supports the autonomy of the terminally ill and their right to receive medical help to die if they so desire

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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.

Teachers can positively influence diverse learners' engagement in literacy

The Melbourne Declaration on 'Responsible Nitrogen Management for a Sustainable Future' is available at www.ini.com/declaration.

Efficient use of reactive nitrogen for productive agroecosystems

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.

Reforming the middle years of education: reflecting on the Queensland context

The Melbourne Declaration (MCEETYA, 2008) sought to provide further opportunities within the Australian curriculum to achieve these ends.

Redressing the gender gap in science through use of the Thinking Science program

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.

Editorial

The goals identified by COAG (2009a) and the Melbourne Declaration (MECCTYA, 2008) are shared by schools, SAC and early childhood education and care settings.

Communicating for quality in school age care services

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.

Call to step up the pace of TB-HIV collaborative activities

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.

Future reading: using technology in the classroom

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.

Community collaboration through sport: bringing schools together

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.