In 2015 the NSW Department of Education initiated an evaluation of the implementation of Big Picture Education Australia (BPEA) philosophy and design at Cooks Hill Campus of Newcastle High School.
Research projects
Professor Barry Down presented at the 2016 Big Picture National Conference in Fremantle. The presentation addresses four key questions:
• Why are students disengaging from mainstream schooling?
• What are students learning in Big Picture Advisory?
In June 2016 Big Picture Education Australia (BPEA) completed a survey of Big Picture schools, in part drawing on questions we have asked in past years, especially during the 2011-14 evaluation. Nine schools completed the survey.
In 2011 the Origin Foundation funded a three-year evaluation to discover three things about the design:
In what significant ways is Big Picture Education different from the default model of schooling?
How close to the design are Big Picture schools operating?
Between 2013 and 2016 BPEA has been involved in a project with Murdoch University. The BPA Project involved five schools in a southern corridor region of Perth.
Between 2013 and 2016 BPEA has been involved in a project with Murdoch University. The BPA Project involved five schools in a southern corridor region of Perth.