The current study was conducted by researchers from Deakin University, led by Professor Christine Halse from the Centre for Research in Education Futures and Innovation (CREFI). The study was commissioned by the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL), funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workforce Relations, and managed by the Asia Education Foundation (AEF).
The purpose of the study was to inform future decision making for policy and practice by providing empirical, research-based evidence about the understandings, characteristics, enablers and needs of teachers and principals to deliver the Asia priority in the Australian Curriculum, relative to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers and the Australian Professional Standard for Principals.
The findings and recommendations are derived from a large-scale national survey, extensive narrative data collected from teachers and principals, case studies of Asia literate teachers at different points on the career continuum, in different schools and Australian states, as well as general discussions at the AEF Forum in Melbourne on 5 June 2012.