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Simon, Jane – Australian Library Journal, 1994
Explores the inferior position of women librarians in the Australian workforce and presents a case study of Jean Arnot. Topics include women's financial status as related to marital status; barriers in the recruitment and promotion processes; issues of health; and salary differences. (67 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Economic Status, Females, Femininity
Desruisseaux, Paul – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
While U.S. colleges and universities are still the top choice of foreign students, the American share of the international education market has shrunk from 40% in the 1980s to 32% today. Educators and government officials are working to develop a strategy for increasing U.S. competitiveness. Australia, Britain, and Canada, the three top…
Descriptors: Competition, Declining Enrollment, Educational Trends, Enrollment Trends
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Gelade, Susan – History of Education, 1999
Focuses on the "E Course," a teacher recruitment and training program from Australia's colonial education delivery in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Discusses the context of post-war education in PNG. Explores the E Course program addressing issues such as the experience of E course teachers and the syllabus. (CMK)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational History, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
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Leece, Rhonda – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2005
In Australia, careers fairs have traditionally been one of the avenues used by major companies to recruit their graduate staff. Most Australian universities have a one- or two-day event of this type to promote their graduates to employers and to expose their students to employment opportunities. Attendance at careers fairs is expensive for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Employment Opportunities, Career Information Systems, Recruitment
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Fraser, Jennifer; Brock, Barbara L. – Catholic Education: A Journal of Inquiry and Practice, 2006
This article presents a study on principal retention in New South Wales, Australia. Factors in job retention included economic security, role enjoyment, and the opportunity to contribute. Disincentives to the principalship included lack of support from the employing authority, inadequate pay, isolation, growing responsibilities, difficult parents,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Job Satisfaction, Catholic Schools
Randell, Shirley – 1994
This paper explains the social and legal contexts that affect the status and employment of women in education in Australia. It examines data on women in educational management at all levels, with a focus on the tertiary sector. Methodology involved document analysis of the affirmative action plans submitted by 6 government school systems, 6…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Opportunities
Australian Ministry of Science and Education, Canberra. – 1973
This document reviews academic salaries in Australia. Chapters cover academic work value, recruitment and retention of staff, and the benefits of academic employment, salary movements in relevant occupations, comparative wage justice, recommended salary levels, sublecturer grades, several salary levels for professors, clinical loadings, and…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Faculty Recruitment, Foreign Countries, Fringe Benefits
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Newman, W. – Higher Education, 1986
The foreign composition of faculties in schools and departments of education in 10 Australian colleges and universities is examined in terms of the proportions, qualifications, nationalities, and influences of these faculty members on the institutions. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Colleges, Departments, Faculty Recruitment
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Sillitoe, J. F.; Toomey, R. F. – Australian Universities' Review, 1989
An attempt at the Footscray Institute of Technology to involve students from local schools in its tertiary courses is described. The ways in which the Institute recruited potential students of mathematics and science from pools of students who experience significant difficulty obtaining entry to higher education are described. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Case Studies, College Admission
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Hemmings, Brian; Boylan, Colin – Education in Rural Australia, 1992
Twenty-three second-year education students at Charles Sturt University (New South Wales) participated in a three-week practicum program at remote rural schools. Participants offered generally positive comments about the value of the teaching and living experience and willingness to teach in such schools in the future. (SV)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Field Experience Programs, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Over, Ray; Sherwood, Cathie – Higher Education, 1994
A survey of 230 men and women full-time lecturers in an Australian university investigated academic recruitment practices and sources of information about academic job openings. Results, which suggest similar recruitment bases, are discussed with reference to why men have traditionally outnumbered, and continue to outnumber, women in academic…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Faculty Recruitment, Females
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Westwood, Ruth – Babel, 2005
This research project aimed to establish the attributes that are sought by schools in New South Wales when they are selecting new language teachers. The research provided some insight into the decision makers' "wish lists" of desirable attributes. The findings of the project include useful data for employers, teachers, teacher educators,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Content Analysis, Teaching Experience, Language Teachers
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Harman, Grant – Higher Education Policy, 2004
The export of higher education services has become a major and controversial aspect of the internationalization of higher education, especially with the current GATS negotiations. Over the past decade, Australia has become the third largest exporter of higher education, mainly to a limited number of South and East Asian countries. Australian…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education, Student Recruitment
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Santoro, Ninetta; Reid, Jo-Anne – European Journal of Teacher Education, 2006
This paper reports on the findings of a four-year study that seeks to understand the experiences and career pathways of Indigenous teachers in Australia. We present data obtained from in-depth interviews with current and former teachers in order to provide a qualitative account of what lies behind demographic trends in Indigenous teacher…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Case Studies, Teaching Experience
Stephens, John – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1983
The concept of international cooperation for educational development is exemplified in the Asian Institute of Technology, unique in its international funding base, faculty recruitment, and student enrollment. It is in Australia's best interest to participate more in higher education in Asia and the Pacific through faculty exchange and increased…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Alumni, College Faculty, Continuing Education
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