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Radford, Neil A. – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2006
In 1956-57 John Metcalfe was seconded from the Public Library of New South Wales to the University of Sydney to report on the needs of the University Library. This is a forgotten chapter in that Library's history, and a hitherto unexamined aspect of Metcalfe's career. Metcalfe was apparently manoeuvering to leave the Public Library, and expected…
Descriptors: Research Libraries, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Materials
Makin, Laurie; Whiteman, Peter – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2006
Gathering data about children's development and learning has long been the domain of adults. However, there is increasing interest in including children's voices in their education and, a more challenging task, in research that impacts on educational practice and policy making. Techniques such as Instant Video Revisiting (IVR) offer a way for…
Descriptors: Investigations, Young Children, Educational Practices, Child Development
Simons, Robert Marchand – 1969
This study evaluated the reported airline pilot shortage in relation to certified air carriers; recruitment needs for qualified applicants; training requirements as recommended by air carriers, airline captains, and flight officers; and airline pilot supply and demand during 1968-79. A literature review on foreign and domestic pilot shortages was…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aircraft Pilots, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Background

Humphreys, Catherine – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1996
This paper compares the results of different models of police intervention in child sexual abuse cases in New South Wales, Australia. Data suggest that specialist police units in which police manage the full investigation provide a more comprehensive service than those where the police response is fragmented among units within the police force.…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Child Abuse, Delivery Systems, Foreign Countries
The Education of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Students: Repair or Radical Change

Reynolds, Richard J. – Childhood Education, 2005
Australia's indigenous population is made up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, who each have distinctly different cultures. The former can be found in cities and towns and cross the vast reaches of rural and remote Australia; the latter inhabit the coastal islands off the northeast coast and adjacent mainland areas. According to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Investigations, Indigenous Populations, Cultural Differences

Arena, Paul – Australian Science Teachers Journal, 1996
Examines the processes of science focusing on the higher-order skills and the role that relevance may play in their acquisition. Argues that an open inquiry style of instruction appears best suited to stimulating the learning of process skills because it allows students to pursue problems of genuine relevance. Contains 26 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Inquiry
Jones, Sandra C.; Donovan, Robert J. – Health Education Research, 2004
In recent years, there have been numerous papers discussing the importance of improving the link between health promotion researchers and practitioners. Several reviews have been undertaken to determine the extent to which health promotion research is disseminated to, and utilized by, practitioners in the development and implementation of health…
Descriptors: Health Promotion, Textbooks, Information Sources, Foreign Countries
Trocme, Nico M.; Tourigny, Marc; MacLaurin, Bruce; Fallon, Barbara – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: To present key findings from the Canadian Incidence Study of Reported Child Maltreatment (CIS) in sufficient detail to provide a basis for international comparisons in terms of forms and severity of maltreatment and the age and sex of victims. Method: A survey conducted in a random sample of 51 child welfare service areas across Canada…
Descriptors: Investigations, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence
Taylor, Ruth; Shanka, Tekle; Pope, Jeff – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 2004
Higher education, particularly in the area of international education has exhibited significant growth since the mid-1980s. Whilst it is beginning to attract research from both educational and tourism industry perspectives, the current body of knowledge regarding this market is still quite limited. This is particularly the case in the area of…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Expenditures, Travel, International Education
Lowrie, Tom – Journal of Distance Education, 2006
This investigation examines school-family partnership relationships in rural and remote settings. The study highlights the teaching-learning relationships of classroom teachers, parents as instructors/supervisors, and students as they make sense of numeracy and literacy outcomes in distance education contexts. The case study data provide insights…
Descriptors: Investigations, Distance Education, Teaching Methods, Rural Areas
Fleer, Marilyn; Raban, Bridie – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2006
The work of Vygotsky (1987) on everyday and scientific concept formation has provided a useful theoretical framework for considering the nature and connectedness of learning between the home and the early childhood centre. This paper will present the findings of an investigation which sought to examine the potential connections made between home…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Early Childhood Education, Investigations
Donovan, Jenny; Hutton, Penny; Lennon, Melissa; O'Connor, Gayl; Morrissey, Noni – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In July 2001, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) agreed to the development of assessment instruments and key performance measures for reporting on student skills, knowledge and understandings in primary science. It directed the newly established Performance Measurement and Reporting Taskforce…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Media Literacy, Scientific Concepts
Skinner, Roy – 1995
The focus on practical investigations in the National Curriculum is seen to be important if students are to attain a connoisseurship in science experimentation. The chain of processes involved in doing real science involves: non-linear thinking; creative flair; and critical evaluation within an authentic setting. The research presented in this…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Case Studies, Constructivism (Learning), Evaluation

Martin, Brian – Thought and Action, 1989
A series of highly publicized cases of alleged fraud in the Australian academic community are described. Each case reveals an apparent failure of peer review. The right to pursue investigations and make comments that may offend powerful figures within the scholarly community is precarious. (MLW)
Descriptors: Cheating, College Faculty, Ethics, Fraud
Donovan, Jenny; Lennon, Melissa; O'Connor, Gayl; Morrissey, Noni – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2008
In 2003 the first nationally-comparable science assessment was designed, developed and carried out under the auspices of the national council of education ministers, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). In 2006 a second science assessment was conducted and, for the first time nationally, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Achievement, Comparative Analysis