ABSTRACT

In this article we explore Australian policymaker perspectives on the quality assurance of career development (CD) programmes in schools. We found that Australian policymakers are concerned about the quality of CD provision in schools and have a wide range of approaches that they deploy to ensure and assure quality at the school level. Quality assurance within the country is focused on the qualifications and professionalism of the people delivering career development programmes rather than on systemic or organisational quality. We also found that the range of quality assurance tools that are deployed by such policymakers varies across the different Australian jurisdictions and is influenced by geography, the size of the jurisdiction and the level of priority given to career guidance.

摘要

在本文中，我们探讨了澳大利亚政策制定者对学校职业发展 (CD) 项目质量保证的看法。我们发现澳大利亚的政策制定者关心学校提供 CD 的质量，他们采用了广泛的方法来确保和保证学校层面的质量。国内的质量保证侧重于提供职业发展计划的人员的资格和专业精神，而不是系统或组织质量。我们还发现，此类政策制定者部署的质量保证工具范围因澳大利亚不同司法管辖区而异，并受地理、司法管辖区规模和职业指导优先级的影响。