Study Guides for Schools

Listed below are Study Guides related to the Collaboration’s Fact and Issue Sheets.The aim of the Study Guides is to provide teaching aids for senior students and their teachers and to make the Fact and Issues Sheets more accessible to younger students. They can be adjusted and modified by teachers for their particular needs.

The Study guides are being developed in association with schools. They will progressively be posted onto this site as they are completed. They will be listed under the same headings and subheadings as the Fact and Issue Sheets.

Overarching Issues
Sustainabiity (ESD)
The long term
Australian societal values

Characteristics of Australian Society
Population
Immigration and Refugees
A multicultural Australia
Religion in Australia

Culture
The Role of the Arts
Design
The natural and cultural heritage of Australia

Economics
Living standards
Behavioural economics

Climate Change and Energy
Climate change: basic science and background
Common misconceptions about climate change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Fourth Assessment reports
Beyond the IPCC reports: emerging findings
Energy issues in Australia
Clean energy alternatives
Peak oil

Biodiversity, land degradation and water
Biodiversity
Rural water
Urban water supply and use

Government and business
The role of government
The rule of law
Regulation
Accountability

Human wellbeing and fairness
Causes of poverty
A Fair Australia
Wellbeing and happiness

Indigenous Australia
Indigenous Australians
Common misconceptions about Indigenous people

International priorities
Global poverty
International trade justice
Peace, armed conflict and violence