Reports the analysis of entries in journals kept by Vietnamese teachers enrolled in teacher education programs for teaching English to speakers of other languages in Australia. Notes ways in which overseas students can be given support by those responsible for teaching English as a foreign language. (Six references) (Adjunct ERIC Clearinghouse for…

This series of 13 articles discusses library education in Australasia. Topics covered include masters programs in Australia; library education in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea; education for technicians, teacher librarians, and rural librarians; cataloging courses; special collections librarianship; information management; the information…

Restructuring consequences in Australian education have largely been confined to administrative levels. However, change must occur at the classroom level, beginning with outcomes and processes. Five levels are critical to supporting classroom practice: student outcomes; learning; teaching; organizational structures; and leadership, resourcing, and…

Seven intensive interviews with female college students at Roseworthy College, a rural agricultural college in South Australia, revealed that the college's historic rural masculine tradition and misogynist social environment restrict women to narrow sexual-subject positions: acting like a male; tutor/cleaner/mother/cook; "slut" versus…

A study investigated the effects of 1988 changes in Australian economic policy on the reward structures and employment trends, particularly for women, at two Australian universities: Murdoch and Edith Cowan. Results suggest that the new policy has been beneficial for some women, particularly at lower employment levels, but that climbing this more…

Community-based environmental education is an important part of the sustainability project. Along with regulation and market-based instruments, adult learning and education in non-formal settings consistently features in the sustainability strategies advocated and implemented by government, community and industry entities. Community-situated…

Considerable resources have been committed to providing information and communication technology in Australian schools. However, little is known about their effects on professional practice and student learning. This paper reports two main aspects of the data emerging from a current, ongoing three-year study (2002-04) Years 3, 5 and 7 of…

When establishing inclusive or whole schooling practices, the attitudes of students towards their peers with differing abilities to themselves is potentially a critical determinant in the success of schools to manage diverse student populations. This research investigates any potential changes in peer attitudes following the inclusion of…

This paper reports on the use of an online, resource-based learning (RBL) approach in first year psychology at Deakin University. Differences between on- and off-campus students that emerged are examined in the context of the learning goals and study approaches of the two student groups and their attitudes to using computers. Unlike the on-campus…

The study of learning environments provides a useful research framework for investigating the effects of educational innovations such as those which are associated with the use of the Internet in classroom settings. This study reports an investigation into the use of Internet technologies in high-school classrooms in Australia and Canada.…

This article reports the experiences of three retrained teachers as they made the transition to science teaching. The stories of their survival in a new school context were constructed from data obtained in an evaluation of the retraining program and interpreted using a reflexive methodology. These mature professionals had developed an approach to…

This study investigated whole class interactions in 200 science lessons involving 15 teachers and students from grades 8 to 12 in two urban Australian high schools. A relatively small number of 3-7 "target students" monopolized whole class interactions. In most instances target students were male. Compared to others in the class, target…

This book contains 16 papers on learner support in distance education in an international context. The following papers are included: "Constructivism or Confucianism? We Have the Technology, Now What Shall We Do With It?" (Louise Aylward); "Exploring Informal Study Groups in a South African Teacher Education Programme" (Carol…

Exploring the relationship between generic skills (sometimes called employability skills) and career and technical education (CTE) requires asking these three questions: Are such skills taught in CTE? Can they be taught? Do employers value them over technical skills. A literature review of 14 books, reports, and journal articles concludes that…

This study explored how elementary school teachers' mental images of their schools, as revealed by metaphor, were related in systematic ways to the perceptions their students had of the classroom psychosocial environment. The data were gathered during 1992 from 1,923 students and their teachers in 162 classes in grades 5-8 in Tasmania, Australia.…