This group covers specialist studies in education.
It includes:
- educational issues related to specific ethnic groups;
- education assessment and evaluation;
- educational technology;
- learning sciences;
- special education; and
- teacher education and professional development of educators.
This group has fourteen fields:
130301 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
130302 Comparative and Cross-Cultural Education
130303 Education Assessment and Evaluation
130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership
130305 Educational Counselling
130306 Educational Technology and Computing
130307 Ethnic Education (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Maori and Pacific Peoples)
130308 Gender, Sexuality and Education
130309 Learning Sciences
130310 Maori Education (excl. Early Childhood and Primary Education)
130311 Pacific Peoples Education
130312 Special Education and Disability
130313 Teacher Education and Professional Development of Educators
130399 Specialist Studies in Education not elsewhere classified
Exclusions:
a) Education systems, including Maori primary and early childhood education, are included in Group 1301 Education Systems.
b) Curriculum and pedagogy relating to specific subject areas is included in Group 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy.
c) Economics of education are included in Group 1402 Applied Economics.
d) Education policy is included in Group 1605 Policy and Administration.
e) Sociology of education is included in Group 1608 Sociology.
f) Educational psychology is included in Group 1701 Psychology.
g) Educational linguistics is included in Group 2004 Linguistics.
h) History and philosophy of education is included in Group 2202 History and Philosophy of Specific Fields.