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Gladman, Justin; Perkins, David – Health Education Journal, 2013
Context and Objective: Australian rural general practitioners (GPs) require public health knowledge. This study explored the suitability of teaching complex public health issues related to Aboriginal health by way of a hybrid problem-based learning (PBL) model within an intensive training retreat for GP registrars, when numerous trainees have no…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Foreign Countries, Physicians, Rural Areas
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Smith, Erica; Patton, Wendy – Journal of Education and Work, 2013
This paper uses data from interviews with representatives of national and state organisations that have a policy interest in student-working in Australia. The interviewees included representatives from employer bodies and trade unions as well as government organisations. The data are used to discuss these stakeholders' perceptions of the main…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Policy Formation, Unions, Foreign Countries
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Rodwell, Grant – Education Research and Perspectives, 2012
This paper details how educational policy is developed in an educational authority in a political environment of a hung parliament. The paper begins by looking briefly at the difficulties facing educational policy rollout in Tasmania during the years 2000-2011, and then details how an educational policy dealing with school closures was reshaped in…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Policy Formation
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Natoli, Riccardo; Jackling, Beverley; Seelanatha, Lalith – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2014
This paper examines the influence of two distinct group work management strategies on finance students' attitudes towards group work and their perceptions of generic skill development. Using quantitative and qualitative data, comparisons are made between students who experienced a supportive group work environment and students who experienced an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, Business Administration Education, Finance Occupations
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Molyneux, Paul; Tyler, Debra – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2014
Case studies of successful place-based education that involve international partnerships are rare. This article reports on an inclusive educational collaboration between pre-service teachers at an Australian university and primary and secondary school-aged children in a slum area of Delhi, India. Encouraged to undertake teaching that affirmed and…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Preservice Teachers, Case Studies, International Studies
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Donovan, Paul – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2011
Collective decision making is an increasing requirement in organizations where the emphasis is on team work at every level. It is, however, very complex and difficult to achieve in practice. Too frequently, important discussions are bypassed or, while the majority of the meeting participants remain mute, decisions are being made by a vocal few. In…
Descriptors: Action Research, Experiential Learning, Active Learning, Participative Decision Making
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Hughes, Catherine – International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, 2011
Relationships between career maturity and self-concept, parenting style and individualism-collectivism across Australian and Thai cultural contexts were investigated. Berry's ("1969") etic-emic model for adapting instruments for cross-cultural research was applied. "Derived etic" status was achieved for the career planning…
Descriptors: Individualism, Vocational Maturity, Career Planning, Parenting Styles
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Callow, Jon; Orlando, Joanne – Pedagogies: An International Journal, 2015
Engaging students in effective technology use and literacy learning is an ongoing challenge, particularly for students who are impacted by poverty. Exemplary teaching and teachers' pedagogical choices play a critical role in addressing this challenge. This paper illustrates the practices of teachers, identified to be exemplary in engaging students…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, Poverty, Low Income Groups
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Murray, Neil; Hicks, Margaret – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2016
As the university student body becomes ever more diverse, the place and nature of English language provision is coming under unprecedented scrutiny and is the object of greater regulation. Today, more than ever before, institutions of higher education are being called to account for the way in which they support this diverse population in respect…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency, Higher Education
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training, 2016
The Biennial Report presents a selection of UNESCO-UNEVOC's activities during 2014 and 2015. The activities contributed to UNESCO's sectoral priorities and programmatic objectives and assisted Member States to provide equitable, inclusive and quality education and promote lifelong learning for sustainable development. Importantly, the selected…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Guidelines, Administrative Principles, Network Analysis
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Meadows, Denis; Davies, Michael; Beamish, Wendi – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2014
Poor post-school outcomes for youth with disabilities have consistently been reported internationally. Interagency collaboration between school systems and post-school services is critical and key to improving post-school life for these youth. An initial Queensland study that benchmarked the teacher practice of 104 transition teachers and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Transitional Programs
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Glenn, Diana; Patel, Fay; Kutieleh, Salah; Robbins, Jane; Smigiel, Heather; Wilson, Alan – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
Effective teaching and learning in higher education is an important focal point of literature around the globe. Various models are presented as desirable and fostering optimal conditions for teaching and learning. However, each model must be examined within the context of its institutional culture, mission and strategic plan to ascertain if it…
Descriptors: Strategic Planning, Higher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Case Studies
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Scott, Mandy – Babel, 2009
Languages are education's Cinderella, but few language educators expect a fairy-godmother to appear with a quick fix. In this article, the author explains that long term and sustained efforts are required to make languages other than English an integral and natural part of the education and everyday life of all Australians, and the "Canberra…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
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McVilly, K.; Webber, L.; Sharp, G.; Paris, M. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2013
Background: The quality of support provided to people with disability who show challenging behaviour could be influenced by the quality of the behaviour support plans (BSPs) on which staff rely for direction. This study investigated the content validity of the Behaviour Support Plan Quality Evaluation tool (BSP-QEII), originally developed to guide…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Test Validity, Planning, Adults
Palmer, Stuart; Holt, Dale; Gosper, Maree; Sankey, Michael; Allan, Garry – European Journal of Open, Distance and E-Learning, 2013
Online learning environments (OLEs) are complex information technology (IT) systems that intersect with many areas of university organisation. Distributed models of leadership have been proposed as appropriate for the good governance of OLEs. Based on theoretical and empirical research, a group of Australian universities proposed a framework for…
Descriptors: Participative Decision Making, College Administration, Leadership Styles, Quality Control
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