'IN 1816. DAVID Brewster. a Scottish mathematician and physicist, invented a new kind of optical device. A narrow tube. fragments of coloured glass gathered loosely at oen end were rearranged as the tube turned, refracting a series of recombining mandalas for the viewer (at the other end) thanks to mirrors set inside. A slight turn and a whole new vista appeared - impossible to predict, to enumerate. to return to. Brewster called it a kaleidoscope, a 'philosophical Instrument* that changes what was possible to 'see' and how.' (Ashley Hey : Introduction)
Only literary material within AustLit's scope individually indexed. Other material in this issue includes:
Remaking Universities : Notes from the sidelines of Catastrophe by Raewyn Connell
Simulated Learning : Big Tech and the Teaching Takeover by Kasumi Borczyk
Schooled : How Australia Lost the Plot on Education by Andrew Leigh
The Reading Revolution : How Change begins with the Under-Fives by Catherine Keenan
Holding the Baby : Australia's Early Childhood Divide by Bri Lee
By Design : New Foundations for Teaching and Learning by Pasi Sahlberg
Compulsory Wellbeing : The Choice between Burnout and Demoralisation by G. J. Stroud
Follow the Leader : Reclaiming Australia's Innovation Tradition by Gwilym Croucher
Climbing the Opportunity Ladder : The Burden of Hope and Ambition by Helen Proctor
Tech Future, Human Rights : The Need for Digital STEM Literacy by Catherine Ball
Performance Enhancement : The Enduring Value of Acting Schools by Melanie Myers