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Clermont, Roslyn – Journal of Institutional Research, 2012
The introduction of demand-driven funding following the Bradley Review has seen the progressive removal of constraints on the number of undergraduate places that universities can offer, therefore allowing universities to set their own growth levels. In South Australia, there is little unmet demand for university places. Traditionally, universities…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Profiles, Educational Finance
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Hill, Angela; Lynch, Andrea; Dalley-Trim, Leanne – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
Engaging positively with the mobility of Indigenous students has been the centre of a 5-year action research project in Queensland, Australia. Drawing on responses developed for other marginalised mobile populations, and with consideration for the extent of mobility amongst many Indigenous people in Australia, this paper focuses on the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Mobility, Indigenous Populations, Action Research
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Donovan, Jerome Denis; Maritz, Alex; McLellan, Andrew – Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 2013
Innovation has emerged as a core driver for the future profitability and success of the manufacturing sector, and increasingly both governments and the private sector are examining ways to support the development of innovation capabilities within organisations. In this research, we have evaluated a government-funded innovation training course…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Manufacturing Industry, Instructional Innovation, Job Training
Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011
The principal priorities for the Group of Eight (Go8) with regard to higher education policy are coherence and sustainability. Good public policy is based on principle and backed by evidence. This paper offers an interlinked set of principles for the development of higher education policy in Australia.
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Public Policy
Ikin, Kerrie, Ed. – Australian College of Educators, 2016
The theme of the 2016 National Conference of the Australian College of Educators (ACE), "Challenges and changes: The power of education to build the world to which we aspire," provided a unique opportunity for education professionals to carefully consider and propose papers, workshops, and poster sessions to stimulate discussion and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Conferences (Gatherings), Conference Papers, College Faculty
Muller, Normann; Behringer, Friederike – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
This paper provides an overview of the available information concerning selected policy instruments intended to promote employer-provided training, including the stated rationale and objectives, the target groups and operational design as well as a at a summary of the evaluative evidence regarding their operation. The analysis focuses on policy…
Descriptors: Incentives, Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Grants
Gallagher, Michael – Group of Eight (NJ1), 2011
This paper presents an analysis of trends in actual full-time equivalent (FTE) university staff over 2000-2010 for Go8 and non-Go8 universities. Staff are classified by function as "Academic" or "Other". Academic staff are classified as Research Only (RO) or Teaching and Research (T&R) or Teaching Only (TO). The evidence…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Foreign Countries, Full Time Equivalency, College Faculty
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Perry, Laura B.; McConney, Andrew – Australian Journal of Education, 2013
Previous research has established that student outcomes are strongly associated with the socioeconomic composition of a school, also known as school socioeconomic status. Less is known, however, about the ways in which the relationship varies for different students, schools and national education systems. Here, we conduct a secondary analysis of…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Cross Cultural Studies, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement
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Minarechová, Michaela – Journal of Pedagogy, 2012
High-stakes testing is not a new phenomenon in education. It has become part of the education system in many countries. These tests affect the school systems, teachers, students, politicians and parents, whether that is in a positive or negative sense. High-stakes testing is associated with concepts such as a school's accountability, funding and…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Accountability, Foreign Countries, Educational History
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Swift, Lynette – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2012
This paper reviews and examines approaches to determining the financial viability of academic programmes as a critical component of assessing a programme's overall sustainability. Key to assessing the financial viability of a programme is understanding the teaching activities required to deliver the programme and the cost of those activities. A…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Learning Activities
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Ling, Lorraine – Educational Research, 2012
Background: The extent to which the global financial crisis (GFC) has impacted upon teacher education in universities in Australia is potentially, like most other aspects of teacher education, a contested area. Purpose, aims/questions: The aim of this article is to examine the impact the GFC along with other funding constraints, has had on teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Economic Climate, Economic Impact, Teacher Education
Watt, Michael – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare key elements of the actions that states in the USA and Australia took to implement the Common Core State Standards or Phase One of the Australian Curriculum, and what processes and products they used to facilitate implementation of these innovations. A rubric adapted from a diagnostic tool,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, State Standards, Academic Standards
Wagner, Alan; Sun, Ruirui; Zuber, Katie; Strach, Patricia – Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, 2015
This report focuses on one of the State University of New York's (SUNY's) applied learning initiatives that includes work-based activities, e.g., co-ops, internships, work study, and clinical placement (SUNY Works). With funds from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, SUNY asked the Rockefeller Institute of Government to examine applied…
Descriptors: Internship Programs, Work Experience Programs, Private Financial Support, Educational Finance
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Lingard, Bob; Sellar, Sam – Journal of Education Policy, 2013
This paper examines the perverse effects of the new accountability regime central to the Labor government's national reform agenda in schooling. The focus is on National Assessment Program -- Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) results that now act as "catalyst data" and are pivotal to school and system accountability. We offer a case study,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Credibility, Accountability, Audits (Verification)
Australian Government Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, 2015
This report informs Senator the Hon. Simon Birmingham, Minister for Education and Training, the Parliament of Australia, the Australian higher education community and the general public about the performance of the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA or the Agency) during the financial year ending 30 June 2015. Prepared…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Annual Reports, Accreditation (Institutions), Quality Assurance
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