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Direct linkGray, F. Elizabeth; Emerson, Lisa; MacKay, Bruce – Journal of Science Education and Technology, 2005
Over the last 15 years, surveys in a range of English-speaking countries, from North America and the United Kingdom, to New Zealand and Australia, have consistently shown that employers rank oral and written communication skills as highly as or more highly than any technical or quantitative skills. However, in New Zealand there has been very…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Skills, Science Education, Workplace Literacy
Mulraney, James; Turner, Peter; Wyatt, Frank; Harris, Roger; Gibson, Terri – 2002
The role of small enterprise in Australian school students' workplace learning was examined. First, the literature on structured workplace learning in Australia, Europe, and North America was reviewed. Next, four structured learning programs in South Australia and four in New South Wales were studied. Interviews were conducted with a total of 41…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Attitudes
