| Abstract: | This article is a critique of the document The Education Industry and The National Competency Agenda, which was produced by members of the Schools and Curriculum Division of the federal Department of Employment, Education and Training (DEET) in April 1992. The authors examine the policy context in which the document was produced. They then go on to analyse the case for reform argued in this document, drawing attention to the mechanisms by which the document seeks to inform and persuade its educational audience. A detailed analysis and critique is made of its central assumptions in relation to teacher education, with a more appropriate agenda for reform of teacher education subsequently outlined. |
