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Usher, Wayne; Anderton, Amy – Cogent Education, 2014
The specific focus of this study is to explore Queensland (Australia) state school generalist teachers' perceptions regarding the barriers and enablers associated with the implementation of the Smart Moves (compulsory physical activity) policy in the primary classroom setting. This study sought to primarily add to the literature on, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Barriers
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Lim, L. L.; Thiel, D. V.; Searles, Debra J. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 2012
Second year mathematics is a compulsory course for all students enrolled in engineering and mathematics programmes at the university, and it is taken by approximately 120 students each year. The pass rate of the course had been below expectations in the past years. In order to improve the predicament, quizzes which provided a mark incentive were…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Mathematics Tests, Teaching Methods, Teacher Competencies
Thackrah, Rosalie D.; Thompson, Sandra C. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2013
Since 2011, all first year students in a health sciences faculty at a university in Western Australia complete a compulsory (half) Unit titled Indigenous Cultures and Health. The Unit introduces students to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, diversity, cultural protocols, social structures, patterns of communication, contemporary…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Obstetrics, Health Sciences, Indigenous Populations
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Habel, Chad; Stubbs, Matthew – Research in Learning Technology, 2014
This article reports on an action-research project designed to investigate the effect of a technological intervention on the complex interactions between student engagement, participation, attendance and preparation in a large lecture delivered as part of a compulsory first-year law course, a discipline which has not been the focus of any previous…
Descriptors: Telecommunications, Voting, Law Students, Law Schools
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Bahn, Susanne; Barratt-Pugh, Llandis – International Journal of Training Research, 2014
This paper presents the findings of an evaluation of the mandatory Construction Induction Training initiative (CIT). The paper details a pilot study conducted in 2010 with the commercial construction sector and a subsequent study in 2011 of the housing and civil sectors conducting business in the metropolitan area of Perth and in regional Western…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Construction Industry, Training, Required Courses
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O'Neill, Sue C.; Stephensen, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2011
Classroom behaviour management is an essential skill required by all teacher graduates to facilitate instruction in curriculum content. This article describes the classroom behaviour management (CBM) content on offer in Australian undergraduate primary education programs. To date, no nationwide studies exist that report the CBM instruction on…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Required Courses, Teacher Education Programs, Elementary School Teachers
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Rundle-Thiele, Sharyn R.; Wymer, Walter – Journal of Marketing Education, 2010
This article analyzes the extent to which Australian and New Zealand marketing educators use dedicated or stand-alone courses to equip students with alternative views of business. A census of marketing programs in degree-granting universities was conducted. Program brochures were obtained via the Internet and were content analyzed. This study…
Descriptors: Marketing, Foreign Countries, Social Responsibility, Ethics
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Barratt-Pugh, Llandis; Bahn, Susanne; Scholz, Alex – Industry and Higher Education, 2011
This paper is based on two studies of mandatory online learning which although unrelated and conducted eight years apart nevertheless provide an illuminating comparison of mandatory training delivered online. The first study was carried out in 2002 in a state government department and the second in 2010 with the commercial construction industry,…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Construction Industry, Online Courses, Foreign Countries
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Arzi, Hanna J.; White, Richard T. – Science Education, 2008
This longitudinal study explored change in teachers' knowledge of subjects they teach from preservice training through 17 years of professional experience. It followed secondary school science teachers in Australia, through sequences of individual interviews in which change in content knowledge (mainly energy-related) was probed primarily via…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Teacher Characteristics, Foreign Countries, Science Teachers
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Tripp, David H.; Watt, A. John – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 1984
In the 1970s there emerged a strong call for a core curriculum in Britain, Canada, and Australia. The implications of any attempt to define the content of a universal core for the schools of any state are examined through an examination of the Australian experience. (RM)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Core Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices
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Maple, Gwynneth – Australian Journal of Adult Education, 1987
The author states that a central debate in the issue of continuing education for health science professionals is voluntary versus mandatory participation. She questions the assumption that participation in continuing education equals continuing competence and proposes a throrough examination of the rationale, opportunities, and obstacles related…
Descriptors: Accountability, Allied Health Occupations, Foreign Countries, Mandatory Continuing Education
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Nelson, John W. – Studies in Continuing Education, 1988
Discusses mandatory continuing professional education (MCPE) in Australia for the legal and accountancy professions. Considers whether the main concern is continuing education or the certification by professional bodies of their members as competent to practice. Concludes that program designers should recognize that there are educational as well…
Descriptors: Accounting, Adult Education, Certification, Foreign Countries
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Kleinsasser, Robert C. – AILA Review, 2004
This paper reviews some emerging trends in applied linguistics in both Australia and New Zealand. It sketches the current scene of (selected) postgraduate applied linguistics programs in higher education and considers how various university programs define applied linguistics through the classes (titles) they have postgraduate students complete to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Applied Linguistics, Trend Analysis, Higher Education
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Gordon, Sue – Higher Education Research and Development, 1995
A study explored orientations to the study of statistics of 52 second-year psychology students (for whom statistics was required) and 59 arts students (for whom it was elective) at the University of Sydney (Australia). Students reported their reasons for studying statistics, course expectations, and usual approaches to studying mathematics.…
Descriptors: College Instruction, College Mathematics, College Students, Course Content
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Walstad, William B.; Watts, Michael – International Journal of Social Education, 1994
Asserts that the primary goal of economics education is to help students understand the economic world around them and make more informed personal and social decisions. Reviews comparative studies of economic education and student achievement in the United States, Japan, Germany, Austria, Australia, and the United Kingdom. (CFR)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Course Selection (Students), Cross Cultural Studies
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