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Hadley, Fay; Andrews, Rebecca – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2015
Students who enrol in a Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Education) at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, with a Diploma in Children's Services attained from a Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institution or a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) often experience challenges in their first professional experience…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Shortage, Bachelors Degrees
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Miller, Paul – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2019
The recruitment of overseas trained teachers (OTTs) in England is a matter that has received as much attention inside the United Kingdom as outside. Education systems in small island and developing states, especially, were believed to have been placed 'at risk' following the departure of experienced and qualified teachers. Correspondingly, the…
Descriptors: Foreign Workers, Teacher Recruitment, Foreign Countries, Overseas Employment
Ackehurst, Maree; Polvere, Rose-Anne; Erzinger, Tania – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2019
This supporting document sets out the content analysis technique and detailed findings that underly part of the research conducted for the report titled "VET for secondary school students: acquiring an array of technical and non-technical skills." That report is the first in a set of studies that aims to understand the value of…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Job Skills
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Buoro, Ivano – International Journal of Training Research, 2015
The journey from VET practitioner to academic researcher is not an easy one, especially for VET teachers whose educational research training in action and ethnographic research have been inculcated through years of practice. This paper discusses the highlights of the journey from practitioner to practitioner researcher including a discussion of…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Teacher Researchers, Personal Narratives, Career Development
Moodie, Gavin; Wheelahan, Leesa; Fredman, Nick; Bexley, Emmaline – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
The authors look at the roles that vocations, vocational streams and productive capabilities can play in improving links between mid-level qualifications and occupational outcomes. Support for vocational streams and productive capabilities varied by industry but there is the potential to progress these concepts in each of the industries…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Labor Market, Employment Qualifications, Stakeholders
Hofer, Andrea-Rosalinde; Brüning, Nora – OECD Publishing, 2022
This country note presents the results of an analysis of undertake Portugal undertaken within the Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes of Higher Education Partnership Initiative project. The project was implemented by the OECD with the support of the European Commission with the aim of helping policy makers and higher education institutions…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017
This publication provides a summary of data relating to students, programs, subjects and training providers in Australia's government-funded vocational education and training (VET) system (defined as all Commonwealth and state/territory government-funded training delivered by technical and further education [TAFE] institutes, other government…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
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Davidovitch, Nitza; Sinuany-Stern, Zilla – Journal of International Education Research, 2014
Teachers in academia are usually not required to have teacher training but must often be evaluated by their students who expect them to have much better teaching qualifications than their high school teachers. However, teachers in elementary and high schools are required to go through several years of teacher training, resulting in a teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, College Faculty, Teacher Salaries
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Watson, Amanda; Forrest, David – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2014
Musicians are appointed to positions in professional symphony orchestras--both rank and file and section principals--following a blind audition process. They perform set repertoire works and orchestral excerpts behind a screen. In many higher education programs, musicians focus on learning the orchestral excerpts and instrumental repertoire that…
Descriptors: Musicians, Musical Instruments, Performance, Competence
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Edirisinghe, Ruwini; Fraser, Kym – Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2014
This study sought to distil recommendations and curriculum design principles that could underpin the re-imagination of the RMIT University coursework Masters of Sustainable Practice (MSP). The aim of the study was to redesign the program to better meet the expectations of contemporary working professionals. Four data sources were used to develop…
Descriptors: Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Masters Programs, Environmental Education
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Meyers, Rebecca – International Journal of Training Research, 2016
In Australia and other OECD countries, increasing the labour force participation rate of older adults (45-64 years) is seen as a primary strategy to address the current demographic challenges brought about by an ageing population and the retirement of skilled workers. Not all older adults have current workplace skills, yet barriers which include…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Labor Force, Aging (Individuals)
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Wheelahan, Leesa – Journal of Education and Work, 2015
This article argues that the current social settlement underpinning vocational education and training (VET) in Australia is fractured. The current settlement is low trust and consists of qualifications based on competency-based training models of curriculum and competitive markets. The result is narrow qualifications that do not prepare people for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Qualifications, Competency Based Education
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Maher, Marguerite; Bellen, Linda – Early Childhood Education Journal, 2015
There is a growing awareness that some children transition into formal schooling more readily than others. Compelling evidence indicates that children familiar with the skills and knowledge associated with the dominant practices of literacy teaching in schools have an advantage. While families play a pivotal role in children's early literacy…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs, Indigenous Populations, Rural Areas
Chawner, Brenda – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2015
Professional library education in New Zealand and Australia has developed independently, with different structures for entry-level qualifications. Both countries face challenges in continuing to offer high-quality programmes, in part due to the distribution of students relative to the providers. This paper outlines the LIS qualifications and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Science Education, Background, Performance Factors
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Volkov, Arabella; Volkov, Michael – Education & Training, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of the development of students' skills in the context of team-based learning. Academics have heeded the call to incorporate team learning activities into the curricula, yet little is known of student perception of teamwork and whether they view it as beneficial to them and…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, College Students, Student Attitudes
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