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Corbitt, Brian – Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, 1998
Describes two action research projects undertaken at an Australian university to improve quality of services to foreign students and improve the institution's image through word of mouth, or informal marketing. Each project, although small, facilitated changes or improvements to a targeted service. The role of management in empowering employees…
Descriptors: Action Research, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students, Higher Education
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Reid, Carol – Australian Journal of Education, 2005
A key feature of contemporary changes in globalisation is the increasing transnational flows of people. Evidence of the way in which these changes are impacting on education in Australia today is found in the presence of its immigrant teachers. Teacher shortages in Australia have led to increasing numbers of immigrant teachers from non-European or…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Cultural Differences, Teacher Shortage, Foreign Countries
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Tremblay, Karine – Journal of Studies in International Education, 2005
In the late 1990s, sustained economic growth in most Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and the development of the information economy led to a considerable increase in migration of highly skilled individuals, especially in science and technology. Some OECD countries relaxed their immigration policies to attract…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Economic Progress, Foreign Countries, Immigration
Lundberg, David; Cleary, Mitch – 1995
The Victorian Negotiated Targets Strategy (NTS) was evaluated against the background of comparable practices in other Australian states and territories to evaluate its effectiveness as a means of increasing participation of targeted groups in accredited Technical and Further Education (TAFE) vocational education and training programs in Victoria…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Cost Effectiveness
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Chambers, Dianne P. – Online Journal of Distance Learning Administration, 2004
Many universities and colleges are moving from traditional on-campus teaching to also teaching online courses to distant students. Institutions face many challenges in supporting their distant students and need a holistic view of the support that distant students require. This paper proposes ways that institutions could meet these needs of online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Student Needs, Distance Education, College Students
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Martin, C. D. – College and University, 1996
A University of South Australia study investigated the relationship between perceptions of the university's research program and prospective students' decision to enroll. Freshmen (n=774) in 1994 at all six campuses were surveyed. Results indicate that among 13 college choice factors, quality of research program was ranked fifth, after career…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Administration, College Choice, College Freshmen
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Powles, Margaret; Patrick, Kate – Higher Education Research and Development, 1991
A study investigated Australian students' reasons for choosing an extra year's study (honors) in economics when good employment opportunities were available without the added training. Factors considered include student background, current circumstances, achievement, course structure, perceived demand for honors graduates, opportunity costs, and…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, College Students, Costs, Curriculum Design
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Symes, Colin – Australian Journal of Education, 1998
A study investigated the nature and extent of "impression management" strategies used in Queensland (Australia) school publications and advertising, particularly for private schools, through semiotic analysis, which highlights the degree to which symbolic processes are influenced by context and changing market forces. (MSE)
Descriptors: Advertising, Comparative Analysis, Context Effect, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mazzarol, Tim – International Journal of Educational Management, 1998
Reports a survey of 315 higher education and private secondary institutions in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States that investigated factors critical to success in international marketing of educational programs. Results suggest that two factor groups (reputation and resources, and possession of international…
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Demand, Educational Finance, Enrollment Influences
Jones, Warren – 1981
A study was conducted in Victoria (Australia) to determine college students', graduates', and employers' expectations and experiences concerning employment after graduation. The study sought answers to the following four questions: (1) What proportion of graduates and diplomates in various fields of study, and at different levels, obtain…
Descriptors: College Graduates, College Students, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
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Cheney, Helen; Willetts, Juliet; Wilson, Erin – Rural Society, 2004
Historically, rural General Practitioners (GPs) in Australia tended to be male, Anglo, middle-class and in nuclear family structures, whereas the contemporary workforce demographic is increasingly female and of diverse ethnicity. Demographic trends and changing social values of university-educated professionals directly affect services in rural…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Physicians, Females
Gill, Zoe – Australian Educational Researcher, 2005
Over recent years there has been widespread concern for masculinity and the education of boys in Australia. In the policy arena, this has involved a federal parliamentary inquiry into the education of boys ("Boys: Getting it Right: Report on the inquiry into the education of boys", October 2002) and a federal government response to this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Sex Fairness, Masculinity, Federal Government
Boylan, Colin; Bandy, Helen – 1994
This paper examines seven variables or issues regarded as central to improving the recruitment, training, and retention of rural teachers, doctors, and other professionals, as well as efforts to overcome related problems in rural Australia and Canada. First, selection practices should identify professionals from rural backgrounds and those with…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Preston, Barbara – 2000
This report presents projections on teacher supply and demand in Australia. Section 1 introduces the report. Section 2 examines the nature and scope of the projections. Section 3 discusses uses and interpretations of such projections and their findings, offering constructive responses. Section 4 outlines the historical context of school…
Descriptors: Educational Demand, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Foreign Countries
Conference of Education System Chief Executive Officers (Australia). – 1998
This paper examines trends in the supply and demand for elementary and secondary teachers in Australia, concluding that, overall, a sufficient supply of qualified teachers should be available to meet the expected slight increase in demand for teachers from 1998-2001. Data come from a mandated monitoring of and annual report on the supply and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Patterns, Enrollment Trends
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