NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 7 results Save | Export
Zein, Subhan, Ed.; Garton, Sue, Ed. – Multilingual Matters, 2019
Language teacher education is widely identified as one of the most important areas that needs addressing in order to improve early language instruction, yet research into teacher education for early language teachers remains relatively sparse. This volume responds to this gap by compiling studies with diverse methodological tenets from a wide…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Second Language Learning, Teacher Education, Educational Research
Gitlin, Andrew; Smyth, John – 1989
A systematic exploration of the nature of teacher evaluation is presented. After a critique of the widespread impositional (or "dominant") mode of teacher evaluation, two alternative forms of teacher evaluation, referred to as "educative," are proposed. These educative teacher evaluation approaches, "horizontal"…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Mealyea, Robert J. – Australian Journal of Education, 1992
A study of 16 middle-aged adults undergoing a career change into teaching investigated their relationships with their practicum supervisors, focusing on sources of tension arising from prior occupational identity and self-concept. A strong effect of prior occupational identity on social dynamics of the classroom supervision process was found.…
Descriptors: Career Change, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Middle Aged Adults
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Holdaway, Edward A. – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 1996
Drawing on literature; conferences; interviews in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom; and two surveys in Canada, the organization and administration of graduate study is examined. Focus is on program design and administration, supervision of graduate students, student progress and completion, and quality. Recommendations are made for…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Administration, Comparative Education, Educational Attitudes
Hathaway, Sandy – 1993
This package contains a selection of exercises designed to facilitate learning of problem-solving/communication skills within the area of office supervision. It does not provide the learning material or lesson plans. Section 1 is an overview that explains the scope of the material, learning methods, use of the teaching package, teaching resources,…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Employment Interviews, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion
Duhs, Ted; Duhs, Alan – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1995
Implications of 1992 Australian freedom of information legislation for higher education in Queensland are discussed, based in part on the outcomes of specific requests. Issues addressed include student and staff records, supervisor comments and recommendations, research theses, and the impact on universities in other states. Statistical data on…
Descriptors: Access to Information, College Administration, College Students, Confidential Records
Hannaford, Brian D. – 1986
This book by a former principal of Marion High School in Adelaide, South Australia who held that post from 1972 to 1983, examines the influence of theory and practice of secondary education in many countries upon the management of the school during those years. The first 17 chapters discuss the management of the school as a whole, addressing the…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Strategies