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Peer reviewedSmith, Chris Selby – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2002
Reviews research on the current status of skill requirements in Australian industries, industry demand for vocational education and training, ways in which enterprises perceive training (cost or investment), and vocational education in secondary schools. Derives implications for career development, including increased demand for flexibility and…
Descriptors: Career Development, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Economics, Foreign Countries
Smith, Chris Selby; Hawke, Geof; McDonald, Rod; Smith, Joy Selby – 1998
A project was conducted to examine the impact of vocational education and training (VET) research on decision making in VET in Australia. Data were collected from the following: a literature review; a symposium attended by state-, territory-, and national-level VET policymakers and planners and VET providers; semistructured telephone interviews…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conferences, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Download full textSmith, Chris Selby – 1999
An evaluation of the extent to which research influences decision making in vocational education and training (VET) at the policy level necessitates consideration of these three areas: (1) decision making; (2) research; and (3) linkages. First, the impact of research on decision making incorporates these two elements: (1) use; and (2) influence.…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Decision Making, Developed Nations, Educational Development
Smith, Chris Selby; Ferrier, Fran – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This volume is a companion to "The Funding of Vocational Education and Training for Students with Disabilities: Volume 1" [ED495186], which examines how the vocational education and training system currently allocates funds to support students with a disability, and suggests other funding models to promote their participation. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Programs, Special Needs Students, Resource Allocation
Ferrier, Fran; Smith, Chris Selby – 2001
Data from an Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry survey of approximately 350 employers were reanalyzed to determine the effects of organization size and geographic location on the implementation of User Choice, which provides public funds to training providers chosen by apprentices and trainees. Among the respondents, 41.1% were small and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Contract Training, Educational Finance
Misfit and Match: The Frontline Management Initiative in the Community Services and Health Industry.
Roos, Ian; Smith, Chris Selby; Wright, Liz – 2001
The application of frontline management training in the community and health services (CS&H) industry in Victoria, Australia, was examined through interviews with managers of 11 user and 11 provider organizations in the public and private sectors. The study focused on the following topics: (1) the appropriateness of the Frontline Management…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Services
