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Hill, Douglas M.; Redden, Michael G. – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 1984
Describes science and mathematics projects in Thailand and Australia that emphasize material, teacher, and curriculum development. Three separate models are diagramatically explained. Suggested approaches for instructional improvement are discussed. Rating and analysis in terms of teacher and specialist inputs and cost factors are also presented.…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Wills, Sandra – 2000
A study reflected on managing technological change in teaching and learning, with particular emphasis on staff development. It drew on two national reports in Australia. One report team interviewed senior management in 50 percent of Australian universities. The other reviewed 104 nationally funded information technology (IT) based teaching…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Distance Education
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Pateman, Neil – Arithmetic Teacher, 1989
Summarizes two examples of cooperative activities developed in Australia between teachers and teachers and other professionals. Discusses what has been learned from the examples. (YP)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Foreign Countries, Inservice Teacher Education, Mathematics Education
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Peterson, K. M. – Physics Education, 1991
The situation regarding each Australian State's secondary physics syllabi are summarized. The planning directions necessary to keep such syllabi relevant to the changing needs of Australian secondary students are discussed. Factors influencing the implementation of these physics courses are described. (KR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Inservice Teacher Education
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Meiners, Jeff; Schiller, Wendy; Orchard, Julie – Journal of In-service Education, 2004
This article describes a developing joint venture for Arts education in Adelaide, South Australia, from 2001 to 2003. The authors (two tertiary educators at the University of South Australia and a South Australian government education department Arts educator, seconded to a performing arts company) explain who the key stakeholders are and outline…
Descriptors: Art Education, Foreign Countries, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
Gifford, Jean – 1992
As Australia recognized the need for a better educated and highly trained workforce, national attention focused on secondary and post-secondary education and vocational training, with an emphasis on the acquisition of basic, entry level work skills. Because the foundations for success at this level are laid at an early age, however, the Schools…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers
Arthur, Julie; Dorman, Jeff – 1995
This study compared teacher beliefs before and after participation in a pilot project designed to promote parental involvement in Catholic schools. The project, K-12 Professional Development Program: Parent Teacher Partnerships through Personal Development Education, involved K-12 teachers from six primary and secondary Catholic schools in a…
Descriptors: Action Research, Catholic Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development
Queensland Board of Teacher Registration, Toowong (Australia). – 1991
This report presents recommendations from a working party appointed to consult and deliberate on the possible establishment of a Queensland Professional Development Consortium of teacher groups including professional associations, unions, employers, and higher education institutions. The consortium would be charged with promoting professional…
Descriptors: Consortia, Coordinators, Database Producers, Educational Opportunities
Queensland Board of Teacher Registration, Toowong (Australia). – 1991
This report presents recommendations of the Queensland Board of Registration's Induction Working Party, whose mission was to study the role of induction in the professional development of beginning teachers. The terms of reference of the Working Party were: to advise the board on possible approaches to the systematic development and implementation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Rennie, Leonie J.; Parker, Lesley H. – 1986
The observational data from a project which was designed to implement and monitor the effects of an inservice program in facilitating a non-sexist approach to the teaching of science in Australian primary schools are reported in this paper. Descriptions and analyses are provided both of the children's participation in activity-centered lessons on…
Descriptors: Electricity, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Females
Reynolds, Pat; Clark, Milton L. – 1982
This report contains reviews of relevant Australian literature and of inservice teacher education programs in Australia and in other countries. The first part of this report describes the origin and objectives of the Western Australian In-Service Teacher Education Project. In the report's second section, trends in the definition of inservice…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Batten, Margaret – 1979
In 1976 the Schools Commission (Australia) commenced a program of evaluation of its specific-purpose programs in order to obtain objective assessments of the impact of these programs and to determine ways in which they might be improved. One of the programs chosen for evaluation was the Development Program. This report discusses the design and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Comprehensive Programs, Developmental Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Sutherland, J. A. – 1969
This document is an English-language abstract (approximately 1,500 words) of a paper presenting the results of a survey conducted in 1967 by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations at the request of the South Pacific Commission. The survey included existing facilities for agricultural education in the several territories…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Agricultural Colleges, Agricultural Education, Curriculum Development
Craven, Rhonda G.; Mooney, Janet – 2000
This review presents a rationale for teaching Australian teachers to understand and teach Aboriginal Studies, describing the structure and development of the Teaching the Teachers: Indigenous Australian Studies Project of National Significance. The project was designed in response to a government recommendation that all teacher training programs…
Descriptors: Consciousness Raising, Cultural Awareness, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Burr, Constance – Humanities, 1994
Describes the teacher-scholar program sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Contends that the year-long program is an opportunity for professional self-renewal, providing teachers the opportunity to study topics and texts related to the subjects they teach. Includes a list of 24 teacher-scholars for 1994-95. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Humanities
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