Australian naturalism and its critics

This paper details the ongoing debate in educational administration between Australian naturalists and some of their principal critics since the publication in 1991 of Evers and Lakomski's seminal book, Knowing Educational Administration. It examines critically the views of critics in five categories. Each of these criticisms is responded to from the point of view of Australian naturalism, largely to the advantage of the naturalists. In the last part of the paper the author identifies and explores further potential weaknesses in Australian naturalism.