Governance links and resources

Websites Books Games AusAID resources

Australian Electoral Commission URL:  http://www.aec.gov.au/ The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is responsible for providing the Australian people with an independent electoral service which meets their needs and encourages them to understand and participate in the electoral process. The Electoral Education section of the AEC provides educational services. These include, school excursions to the Electoral Education Centres located in Canberra, Melbourne and Adelaide. School and community visits are conducted by AEC divisional staff. Teacher professional development courses explore strategies for teaching electoral education. Electoral education resources are available free of charge. Civics and Citizenship Education URL:  http://www.civicsandcitizenship.edu.au/cce/ This website provides teaching and learning resources intended to equip learners with knowledge, skills, values and dispositions of active and informed citizenship. The resources are divided into age specific activities.

Books Buckley J. 2002 The Art of Governance: Putting the Pieces Together, A Curriculum Resource for Secondary Teachers Global Education Centre (SA) Inc Description: What is governance? How do we get good governance? Why is it important? This text provides innovative and interactive ways of introducing the concept of governance to both students and teachers. It analyses the different roles played by civil society, the government, and the private sector, and examines how they can work together to produce a fair, equitable and sustainable society. Age group: Secondary Where to get it: The Global Education Centre http://www.global-education.asn.au Games Simulation game Title: Tropicana, A game to explore corruption Author: Global Education Centre, South Australia Description: Tropicana is a simulation game designed to introduce the problem of endemic petty corruption. Designed for a class of about 25 students, six students role-play civil servants of various ranks, while the remainder are citizens of an unnamed country applying for a first passport to go overseas. Debriefing after the game involves examining the personal and societal factors behind the culture of bribery and the effects of bribery at the personal, business and governmental levels. The game takes approximately 1 ½ hours to play. Age group: Lower secondary Where to get it: Global Education Centre, 220 Victoria Square, Adelaide, SA 5000. Phone: 8221 6744, fax: 8221 6755, email: gecsa@global-education.asn.au. Cost: $35 + postage and packing. AusAID resources Focus articles Focus, a quarterly magazine published by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), provides a variety of items about how the Australian Government's overseas aid program addresses specific global issues. You can subscribe to Focus online or order printed copies at: http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pubs.cfm?Type=PubFocus

Economic Governance and the Asian Crisis URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/qas30.pdf 2003 evaluation of the Australian aid program's response to the Asian financial crisis. Good Governance: Guiding Principles for Implementation URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/publications/pdf/good_governance.pdf Publication outlining priority areas in which Australian development assistance can promote good governance in partner countries. Governance (AusAID) URL:  http://www.ausaid.gov.au/keyaid/gover.cfm AusAID sectoral information on Governance and its importance in the Australian government's overseas aid program. Effective governance means competent management of a country's resources in a way that is fair, open, accountable and responsive to people's needs. Good governance is the basic building block for development and is the largest of the aid program's sectors. It is the most effective investment that Australia can make in promoting sustained growth, improving living standards and reducing poverty.