ATAR not the only indicator

Jo Earp

By Jo Earp
Published February 22, 2013

THE debate around ATAR requirements for teacher education courses is a distraction for tertiary institutions, according to the president of ...

This story appeared in the March 2013 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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