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Bittman, Michael; Rutherford, Leonie; Brown, Jude; Unsworth, Lens – Australian Journal of Education, 2011
The current generation of young children has been described as "digital natives", having been born into a ubiquitous digital media environment. They are envisaged as educationally independent of the guided interaction provided by "digital immigrants": parents and teachers. This article uses data from the Longitudinal Study of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Computer Attitudes, Computer Literacy
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Hughes, Hilary – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2010
International students constitute a significant proportion of the Australian university population, and thus of the university library-using population. Drawing on qualitative research findings, this paper discusses the library-related experiences and perceptions of international students at two Australian universities. While the students'…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Research Libraries, Academic Libraries, Student Experience
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Griffin, Patrick; Woods, Kerry; Dulhunty, Mark – Australian Journal of Education, 2004
This paper examines Australian students' knowledge of Asia, and reports on a national survey of Year 5 and 8 students. Knowledge was measured by using a combined set of subtests tailored to each state and territory curriculum and reported in terms of a standards referenced framework. The survey collected data from more than 7000 students in over…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Policy, National Surveys, Knowledge Level