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Lancaster, Julie; Bain, Alan – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2010
This study compared two versions of a 13-week mandatory undergraduate inclusive education course to determine their effects on the self-efficacy of pre-service elementary education teachers. For the purposes of the research, the self-efficacy construct was applied specifically to working with students who have inclusive educational needs. The…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Education Courses, Self Efficacy, Comparative Analysis
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O'Keefe, M.; Laven, G.; Burgess, T. – Higher Education Research and Development, 2011
Institution wide comparisons of students who leave university before completing their degree and students who complete their studies, have identified "wrong course selection" and a lack of vocational focus as common reasons for non-completion. It is not fully understood, though, whether these trends are constant across different…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Course Selection (Students), Sciences, Undergraduate Study
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Mitsis, Ann; Foley, Patrick W. – Journal of Marketing Education, 2009
University education is part of a globally competitive service industry and contributes more to Australia's export earnings than agriculture. This article argues that a deeper understanding of diverse cultural student groups is important for Australian and other universities that wish to differentiate their education service offerings by…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Service Occupations, Cognitive Style, Foreign Countries
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Beer, Christopher; Watson, Natasha; Caputo, Lisa; Hird, Kathryn; Flicker, Leon – Gerontology & Geriatrics Education, 2011
Medical graduates require positive attitudes toward older people with cognitive impairment, in addition to knowledge and skills in the diagnosis and management of dementia. The Student Training Project in Dementia (STriDE) project was conducted to ensure that these needs are met through curricula in Western Australian medical schools. Two medical…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Dementia, Focus Groups, Foreign Countries
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Foster, Gigi – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 2010
Tertiary education is now accessible even to those who appear unlikely "ex ante" to succeed in jobs requiring post-high school education. Institutions that have broadened access to their programs must rely on two things to protect the quality of the degrees they award: selection mechanisms operating during students' tenure, and effective…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Teacher Effectiveness, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries
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Huntly, Helen; Donovan, Jenny – International Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 2009
The first year of university study has a major impact on later participation and performance. Transitioning to university from school or other contexts requires first year students to become self-directed learners, entering an environment with minimal constraints and expectations of self-motivation and individual effort. In 1991, Costa named the…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Persistence
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Green, Rod; Brown, Elizabeth; Ward, Alex – Anatomical Sciences Education, 2009
In 2009 the Faculty of Health Sciences at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia is introducing a common first year for 11 different undergraduate courses in the faculty. Current prerequisite science entry requirements vary with course and range from none to at least two science or mathematics subjects and from [approximately]50 to 99 in…
Descriptors: Physiology, Biomechanics, Anatomy, Foreign Countries
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Lindsay, E.; Good, M. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2009
Remote and virtual laboratory classes are an increasingly prevalent alternative to traditional hands-on laboratory experiences. One of the key issues with these modes of access is the provision of adequate audiovisual (AV) feedback to the user, which can be a complicated and resource-intensive challenge. This paper reports on a comparison of two…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Laboratories, Comparative Analysis
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Matthews, Kelly E.; Adams, Peter; Goos, Merrilyn – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
Mathematics and science are tightly interwoven, yet they are often treated as distinct disciplines in the educational context. This study details the development, implementation and outcomes of a teaching intervention that highlights the links between mathematics and science, in the form of a first-year interdisciplinary course. A mixed method…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Focus Groups, Mathematics Skills, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Lebler, Don – Music Education Research, 2008
The inclusion of popular music as a content area in music education is not uncommon. The musicological study of popular music is well established in higher education, and even the practice of popular music is becoming more common in both secondary education and the post-compulsory sector. However, when this occurs, it is likely to be taught in…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Music Education, Prior Learning, Program Effectiveness
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Burdett, Jane; Hastie, Brianne – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2009
Universities are increasingly using group based assessment tasks; however, as with work-place teams, such tasks often elicit mixed feelings from participants. This study investigated factors that may predict student satisfaction with group work at university. Final-year business students completed a questionnaire addressing experiences of group…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Satisfaction, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study
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Williams, Brett; Boyle, Malcolm; Molloy, Andrew; Brightwell, Richard; Munro, Graham; Service, Melinda; Brown, Ted – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
Computers and computer-assisted instruction are being used with increasing frequency in the area of undergraduate paramedic education. Paramedic students' attitudes towards the use of e-learning technology and computer-assisted instruction have received limited attention in the empirical literature to date. The objective of this study was to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Electronic Learning, Allied Health Personnel, Online Courses
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Sharma, Manjula; Pollard, Judith; Mendez, Alberto; Mills, David; O'Byrne, John; Scott, Dale; Hagon, Sue; Gribble, Joan; Kirkup, Les; Livett, Michelle; Low, David; Merchant, Alex; Rayner, Anton; Swan, Geoff; Zadnik, Marjan; Zealey, Willam – European Journal of Physics, 2008
In a study to assess how effectively undergraduate physics studies have prepared students for the workplace, we attempted to locate and interview traditional 3-year or 4-year physics students who had graduated in the past five years (2000 to 2004), and the employers of these graduates. The study was limited to recent graduates who have majored in…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Graduates, Physics, Foreign Countries
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Ellis, Bronwyn; Sawyer, Janet – Education in Rural Australia, 2009
While many universities now include summer school and other intensive courses as part of their annual programme offerings, undergraduate summer school courses were initiated in one South Australian university by its regional campus. Originally designed to give students who had failed a course the opportunity to catch up, they also enabled students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Summer Schools, Undergraduate Study, Courses
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Thomas, Jan; Muchatuta, Michelle; Wood, Leigh – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2009
This article investigates enrolment trends in mathematical sciences in Australian universities. Data has been difficult to extract and the coding for mathematical disciplines has made investigation challenging. We show that the number of mathematics major undergraduates in Australia is steadily declining though the number studying…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Foreign Countries, College Science, Enrollment Trends
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