Resources
REFERENCES:
Adams, Scott 1996, The Dilbert Principle, Harper Business, New York.
Australian Council of State School Organisations 1998, The KC Files, Commonwealth of Australia.
Australian National Training Authority 2000, Take Off - career education kit.
Career Education Association of Western Australia 2000, Making Choices, Department of Education Training and Youth Affairs.
The Western Australian Association of Career Educators has recently authored a learning program called "Making Choices". The document was funded by the Department of Education and Youth Affairs. It was designed for lower secondary students and aims to support their access to further education, training, and work.
It’s a comprehensive source of background material and activities. Students are encouraged to identify their own strengths, understand the nature of work, career plan, and make small preparations for the transition to work.
Dahl, Roald 1964, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Puffin Books, England.
Department of Education and Children’s Services 1997, The
Key Competencies and Cross Curriculum Planning, EG Publishing, South Australia.
Dickens, Charles 1843, A Christmas Carol, New
York, Stewart Tabori & Chang
Senge, Peter 1990, The Fifth Discipline, Random
House, Australia.
THOMAS EDISON - TEXT MATERIALS
BOOKS:
Cousins, Margaret. The Story of Thomas Alva Edison. New York: Random House, 1981.
Greene, Carol . Thomas Alva Edison, Bringer of Light. Chicago: Children's Press, 1985.
Hutchings, David W. Edison at Work. New York: Hastings House, 1969.
Quackenbush, Robert. What Has Wild Tom Done Now? Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall,
1981.
Ross, Josephine. Thomas Edison. London: Hamish Hamilton 1982
Gene Adair's Thomas Edison is a biography of the life and career of this prolific
inventor. Contains photographs that complement the text, and includes a close-up look at
some of Edison's key inventions and how they work.
WEBSITE:
Online biographical
notes about the life and times of Thomas Edison
VIDEOS:
A Christmas Carol.1956 BBC Television.
Directed by Brian Desmond Hurst
Leonard Malitn's review states: "superb film is too good to be shonw only at Christmastime",
and Business.com's review states: "If you haven't seen this film, you have deprived yourself of one of the great performances of all time."
Willie Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. 1971 Wolper Pictures
