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Milne, Rosemary; Clarke, Priscilla – 1993
An Australian study developed recommendations, policies, models, and strategies for the establishment, maintenance, and evaluation of bilingual education programs in preschool and child care centers, as either full bilingual programs or bilingual components of other programs. Results are presented here. The methodology used was to describe and…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Bilingual Education Programs, Day Care Centers, Early Childhood Education
Collins, Randall; And Others – 1984
These papers from an International Committee on Family Research (CFR) seminar explore seven themes, four of which are presented in Part 1. The first set of papers approach the question of whether the family is worth supporting and the related issue of pressures, conflicts, and expectations of family life (Theme 1). Randall Collins discusses…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Competence, Conflict
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Green, David; Lindemann, Iris; Marshall, Kelly; Wilkinson, Grette – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2005
It is accepted that using electronic detection methods has benefits within an overall strategy to promote academic integrity in an institution. Little attention has been paid to obtaining student perceptions to evaluate the cost/benefit of using such methods. This study reports on the evaluation of a trial of Turnitin software. 728 students…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Computer Software, Cost Effectiveness, Plagiarism
Maguire, Carmel; Lovelace, Eugenia – 1975
An initial survey of medical information resources in New South Wales, Queensland, and Victoria, Australia, reveals a lack of adequate collections, insufficiently trained staff, few formal lines of communication between service providers, and paucity of mechanisms to ensure user awareness of available services. Detailed proposals are provided for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services
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Sampson, Shirly N. – Australian Journal of Education, 1987
A study investigated attitudes toward promotion among male and female teachers in Australia's public schools. A survey gathered information on teacher qualifications and experience, promotion-related behavior and attitudes, involvement in union activity, family commitments, and perceptions of support or discrimination in the promotion of women.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Comparative Analysis, Compensation (Remuneration), Elementary Secondary Education
Long, Michael – 2002
The extent of employer-supported education and training in Australia was examined by analyzing data from the Training Expenditure Surveys (TES), which gathered information from firms, and the Surveys of Education and Training Experience (SETE), which gathered information from workers. The TES showed an approximately 10% decline in the hours of…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Data Analysis, Definitions, Education Work Relationship
Lowrie, Tom – 1999
A 12-month research project evaluated the effects that competency-based approaches have had on the role of instructors in the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia. Specifically, the project investigated the levels of understanding of competency based-training (CBT) by instructors in the VET sector in a variety of settings…
Descriptors: Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies, Competency Based Education
Ridoutt, Lee; Dutneall, Ralph; Hummel, Kevin; Smith, Chris Selby – 2002
The quantitative relationship between factors previously identified as affecting the extent and intensity of training within organizations was explored through a survey of companies in Australia's entertainment and process manufacturing sectors. A self-completion questionnaire was mailed first to a sample of 446 companies across Australia (112 of…
Descriptors: Competition, Economic Change, Economic Climate, Employment Practices
Ball, K.; Freeland, B. – 2001
A study examined key determinants of apprentice and trainee employment in small and medium-sized enterprises that play an increasing role in providing employment-based training in Australia. It used unit record data from four waves of the Australian Bureau of Statistics business growth and performance surveys 1994-95 to 1997-98, which sent…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Developed Nations, Employer Attitudes
Dumbrell, Tom; de Montfort, Rowena; Finnegan, Wendy – 2001
A study examined outcomes for graduates and module completers who studied in associate diploma, diploma, and advanced diploma courses, using data from the 1999 Student Outcomes Survey, together with focus groups in Sydney, Melbourne, and Adelaide. One aim was to determine whether module completers had different training needs than graduates;…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Adult Dropouts, Associate Degrees, Developed Nations
Mitchell, John; Wood, Sarah; Young, Susan – 2001
Research was conducted in 2000-01 on the long-term impacts of the 200 projects funded by Australia's Framing the Future in 1999 and of the 250 conducted in 2000. Two main research methodologies (case study investigations and a survey) were used for the study. Case study investigations were conducted with the Deaf Education Network in Sydney; South…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Developed Nations, Educational Change, Electronic Mail
Pendergast, Donna; Flanagan, Ron; Land, Ray; Bahr, Mark; Mitchell, Jane; Weir, Katie; Noblett, Geoff; Cain, Michael; Misich, Tony; Carrington, Victoria; Smith, Jennifer – Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2005
This report presents the findings of a Project undertaken to address the broad question of how to ensure the engagement with learning of all middle years students and how to encourage in them a higher order of learning objectives and outcomes both now and throughout life. It builds on current nationwide and international efforts at school reform,…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Middle School Students, Learner Engagement, Educational Change
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Trinidad, Sue; Aldridge, Jill; Fraser, Barry – Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 2005
This article reports the development, validation and use of a survey for assessing students' perceptions of their e-learning environments. The Online Learning Environment Survey (OLES) was administered to 325 students, 131 in Australia and 194 in Hong Kong. The data were analysed to examine 1) the reliability and validity of the survey, 2)…
Descriptors: Web Based Instruction, Online Courses, Virtual Classrooms, Electronic Learning
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Tennent, Beth; Windeknecht, Karen; Kehoe, Jo – Campus-Wide Information Systems, 2004
Central Queensland University (CQU) has used paper based distance education materials, such as course profiles, study guides and resource materials since 1971. The purpose of this exploratory study was to review three different approaches to online delivery and assessment currently being used in the Faculty of Business and Law, CQU, and to analyse…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Program Effectiveness, Educational Technology, Computer Assisted Instruction
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Matas, Cristina Poyatos; Allan, Cameron – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2004
In recent years, educators have begun to use learning portfolios as a means of evaluating student learning in higher education. Research indicates that learning portfolios can help students understand better the learning process as well as enhancing learning outcomes. They promote reflection on the learning experience and encourage students to…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Adult Students, Learning Experience, Skill Development
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