Acknowledgements
Values-centred Schools – A Guide was funded by the Australian Government Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations under the Values Education Program.
Project Director: David Brown
Project Manager: Stacey Hattensen
Authors: David Brown and Dr Jenny Wajsenberg and the many teachers and principals whose voices can be heard throughout the Guide.
Editors: Barbara Vaughan and Zoe Naughten
Web designers: Stuart Vaughan and Marina Salambasis
This publication has been developed in iterative processes (2006-09) which has involved many advisers, contributors and consultants. The publishers wish to thank the following people and organisations for their time, contributions and valued advice during the development of this resource:
- Members of the Values Education Resources Project Advisory Committee (VERPAC) which includes nominees of the State and Territory education systems, Catholic and Independent schools sectors, primary and secondary principals associations, parent organizations and Deans of Education.
- State and Territory Values Education Contact Officers
- The Values Education Expert Reference Group
- Academic advisers: Professor Judith Chapman and Professor Terence Lovat
- Teachers, principals, university advisers of the Values Education Good Practice Schools Projects – Stage 1 and 2 (VEGPSP) and the Values Education Study (2003).
- Teachers and principals of the additional schools interviewed for this project.