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Whittingham, Karen – 2003
The skill needs of Australian high-technology start-up companies and the implications of those skill needs for vocational education and training (VET) were examined through a study of 14 start-ups' inherent abilities to access the VET system and on VET's relevance to their needs. The case studies documented a strong demand and role for VET in the…
Descriptors: Biotechnology, Emerging Occupations, Employer Attitudes, Employment Qualifications
Peer reviewedField, Terry – Higher Education Management, 1992
Three cooperative programs between the University of New England-Northern Rivers (Australia) and regional arms of government agencies which provide professional development are described. They involve the departments of school education, health, and family and community services. The university offers a variety of credit-bearing undergraduate and…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, College Administration, Courses, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWood, J. M.; Cooper, J. – Journal of Educational Administration, 1985
Investigates teacher perceptions of cost/benefits of permanent part-time teaching (PPTT) in Australian schools. A questionnaire gauged effects of PPTT on teachers' working conditions, the teacher employment market, school administration, and social interactions among teachers. Respondents overwhelmingly supported the introduction of PPTT in the…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Economics
Peer reviewedWarton, Pamela M.; And Others – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
A study investigated the relationship of certain teacher characteristics (gender, teaching experience) and current work situation (K-6, secondary, or administrative) on perceptions of what teaching involves, actions taken during a work-to-rule campaign, and attitudes toward work-to-rule. Results are discussed in terms of the social and…
Descriptors: Activism, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Role, Elementary Secondary Education
Download full textDuck, Greg; And Others – 1988
A 1985 mail survey of 97 rural schools and 53 coastal (urban/suburban) schools in Queensland, Australia, investigated teacher characteristics, problems, and needs. Respondents included 504 rural teachers, 215 rural parents, 405 coastal teachers, and 179 coastal parents. The results confirm many previous findings about teaching in rural Australia.…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mail Surveys
Peer reviewedGamage, D. T. – Higher Education, 1992
The results of recent restructuring of Australia's higher education system, particularly through university mergers with other institutions, are examined. Analysis of the La Trobe University-Lincoln Institute of the Health Sciences merger focuses on goals and academic rationale, the first three years, and likely future trends. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, College Role
Stonehouse, Anne – 1991
Intended for directors and coordinators in Australian day-care centers, this book presents guidelines on providing mainstream services to Anglo-Australians and children from other cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Section 1 outlines the broader goals in incorporating a multicultural perspective in children's services. Section 2 outlines 11…
Descriptors: Child Care Occupations, Cultural Interrelationships, Cultural Pluralism, Day Care Centers
Callan, Victor J. – 2001
A project developed and tested a management and leadership capability framework for the vocational educational and training (VET) sector. The framework emerged from a review of research into the characteristics and behaviors of managers and leaders and from interviews and focus group meetings with VET managers. The framework that emerged consisted…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
