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Gibbons, Pauline – Language and Education, 1998
Describes role of student-teacher interactions in development of English, focusing on more formal academic registers of school, among 9- and 10-year-old English-as-a-Second-Language students in an inner-city mainstream primary classroom in Sydney, Australia. Interactions between teachers and learners appeared to play a significant part in…
Descriptors: Children, Classroom Communication, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries

Keogh, Jayne – Language and Education, 1996
Analyzes examples of parent-teacher talk and printed materials sent to parents of students attending various secondary schools in and around a large city. The article focuses on extracts in which responsibility for student surveillance is negotiated. Findings indicate that parents, teachers, and students regulate themselves and each other through…
Descriptors: Behavior Standards, Discourse Analysis, Foreign Countries, Parent Role
Australian National Training Authority, Melbourne. – 2003
In 2001, around 1,200 of 6,700 providers in the Australian public vocational education and training (VET) system delivered adult and community education (ACE) programs, which attracted 497,500 people. ACE programs accounted for 20.7 million hours of training and 972,500 subject enrolments. Vocational ACE programs accounted for 238,700 students,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Age Differences, Community Education, Course Selection (Students)
Edith Cowan Univ., Perth (Australia). – 1994
This document consists of an overview and five papers examining the findings of a comparative analysis of literacy practices in urban and rural Australian communities. The study included case studies of 23 families in 6 communities and documentation of the literacy practices within the 9 schools attended by the children of those families.…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Practices
Elsey, Barry; Mills, Patricia – 1993
The need for continuing education about human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) was assessed for health care workers in metropolitan South Australia. Seventeen focus group discussions were held to solicit the views and experiences of various persons regarding HIV/AIDS tertiary education. Included in the…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Adult Education, Allied Health Occupations Education, Community Attitudes
Adult, Community, and Further Education Board, Melbourne (Australia). – 1997
Pilot projects designed to increase the access of young unemployed Australians to adult and community education (ACE) were undertaken in one rural and one metropolitan adult, community and further education region with significant rates of unemployment among individuals aged 15-24 years. Two consortia were selected to conduct the pilot programs,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Community Education, Education Work Relationship
Falk, Ian; Smith, Tony – 2001
The question of the extent to which effective leadership in vocational education and training (VET) depends on the specific context in which it occurs was examined. Data were collected from the following sources: an intensive literature analysis; studies of purposive sample of 12 diverse VET sites across Australia; and individual interviews with…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Case Studies, Context Effect, Definitions
McIntyre, John – 2000
A study examined the profiles of vocational education and training (VET) clients in disadvantaged areas of Sydney and Melbourne, Australia, building on earlier analysis of VET participation in those cities. The study examined the characteristics of VET clients coming from postal codes identified as disadvantaged to determine, if possible, to what…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Fletcher, Richard, Ed.; Hartman, Deborah, Ed.; Browne, Rollo, Ed. – 1999
Concern about boys' education in Australia and New Zealand led to the Leadership in Boys' Education Conference in May 1999. This book contains edited conference presentations focusing on boys' educational needs. The book also presents case studies related to academic achievement, school structure, discipline and bullying, broadening boys' options,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Change Strategies, Conference Papers
Cumming, J. Joy, Ed.; van Kraayenoord, Christina E., Ed. – 1996
This document contains eight papers from an action research program to foster good practice in adult literacy provision and policy. "Introduction" (J. Joy Cumming, Christina E. van Kraayenoord) presents an overview of the action research project and individual reports. "Assessment: Making a Difference in Adult Literacy and Numeracy…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs
Johnston, Betty; Baynham, Mike; Kelly, Sheilagh; Barlow, Kerry; Marks, Genee – 1997
The question of whether unemployed youths would benefit from different pedagogical techniques when learning numeracy skills was examined in a multifaceted qualitative study. Data were collected from the following activities: case studies in which a kit of everyday materials was used to stimulate discussion about numeracy practices with 30 selected…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Case Studies, Classroom Techniques
McIntyre, John; Brown, Tony; Ferrier, Fran – 1996
The financial operations of providers of adult and community education (ACE) in New South Wales, Australia, were examined in a conceptual and empirical study. Enrollment data were analyzed and case studies of three community colleges and two community adult education centers in metropolitan, coastal, and rural communities were conducted. Four…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Case Studies
Buchanan, Matthew; Egg, Mez – 1996
The factors leading to positive outcomes in vocational education and training (VET) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were examined through person-to-person and telephone interviews with indigenous Australian students and VET providers. The interviews focused on the following: the range of VET provision and the extent of its…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism
Castleton, Geraldine; McDonald, Marya – 2002
The different perceptions of literacy that inform the work of various groups working with disadvantaged groups within society were explored in a case study in which individuals providing services to low-skilled, disadvantaged clients in an outer urban area of Brisbane, Australia, were interviewed regarding their perceptions of their clients'…
Descriptors: Administrators, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
McIntyre, John; Ardler, William; Morley-Warner, Terri; Solomon, Nicky; Spindler, Laraine – 1996
The factors affecting the outcomes of indigenous Australians' participation in vocational education and training (VET) were examined in a study in which 7 Aboriginal researchers in 5 Australian states and territories interviewed 70 indigenous Australians enrolled in VET and 48 coordinators and teachers in technical and further education (TAFE)…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Cultural Differences, Cultural Pluralism