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Ingram, D. E. – 1996
The principal stimulus for language policy in Australia since 1990 has been economic development, particularly for promotion of international trade. Surveys show that Australian industry tends to be hesitant to enter new markets, and to focus on markets in the English-speaking world despite low growth potential. However, business and industry are…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Educational Needs, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries
Scheeres, Hermine; And Others – 1993
This report describes the adult basic education profession in Australia across state boundaries and across a wide range of contexts. Chapter 1 discusses competencies and professions and why competency-based teacher education has been unsuccessful. Chapter 2 discusses the context of Adult Basic Education Competencies. Chapter 3 describes the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Competence, Competency Based Teacher Education
Preston, Barbara – 1998
This report is the fifth in a series of projections of teacher supply and demand. The previous report provides greater detail about methodology, implications, and issues and is a companion to this report. Thirty-one tables comprise the bulk of the report. Projections of supply and demand for primary and secondary teachers for each state and…
Descriptors: Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Trends, Foreign Countries
Conrad, Linda – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1992
A national survey of 54 equal opportunity officers in Australian higher education institutions investigated their educational background, work experience, institutional roles, and views on the training and development needs of themselves and others in their institutions. Implications for development of degree and staff development programs for…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications
Hayden, Jacqueline – Journal of Australian Research in Early Childhood Education, 1997
The role of the early childhood director has been a neglected area of research in Australia. This study set out to address the gap in understanding of directors and the administration/management function in child care and preschool settings. Through a survey of practicing directors and a series of follow-up interviews with selected respondents,…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics, Administrator Education
Rice, Ann – 2001
The experiences of 9 of 13 institute managers at 1 technical and further education (TAFE) institute in New South Wales, Australia, were examined to enhance understanding of the experiences of institute managers in open-ended interviews. The interview questions focused on the following aspects of the job of institute manager: main reasons for…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Behavior, Administrator Characteristics
Marginson, Simon – 1993
Since the 1960s there has been a major expansion in the number of people in Australia holding post school educational credentials and the proportion of the full time work force with those credentials. The penalties of not holding credentials, in terms of the incidence and duration of unemployment, are increasingly severe. At the same time, there…
Descriptors: Compensation (Remuneration), Degrees (Academic), Educational Certificates, Educational Demand
Hayton, Geoff; Loveder, Philip – 1990
This report gives an overview of the primary issues identified through case studies on exemplary training programs for integrated manufacturing. Following an introduction, Chapter 2 outlines the key elements of integrated manufacturing. Chapter 3 describes the context of integrated manufacturing with reference to Australian and worldwide trends: a…
Descriptors: Assembly (Manufacturing), Case Studies, Computer Assisted Manufacturing, Continuing Education
Peace, Brian, Ed.; Foster, Keith, Ed. – 1986
The following papers are included: "Setting the Scene" (Brian Peace); "Different Training for Different Adult Educators?" (Michael Newman); "The Training of Part-Time Teachers in Adult Education: The UK Experience" (Brian Graham); "Adult Education Tutor Support" (Aileen Kelly); "Six Category…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Educators, Case Studies, Community Programs
Ryan, Anthony S., Ed.; Tkacz, Michael, Ed. – 1980
This review is presented as a supplement to the main report of the Western Australia State Inquiry into Teacher Educaton. Since most of the information included was obtained directly from primary sources, little of it is available elsewhere. Much of this information could well be of value to the institutions for their own analysis and planning,…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, College Faculty, Course Content, Course Organization
Fitzgerald, R. T. – 1974
Three separate but related questionnaires were administered to the primary teachers, students in grade 6, and their parents in a predominantly rural Australian school district, to learn how each of the groups saw the role of the primary school. The study revealed serious differences in attitude between teachers and parents, as well as between…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Demography, Educational Objectives, Educational Research
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Vaughan, Graeme; Cahir, Pam – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 1996
In response to a Council of Australian Governors' proposed national framework for children's services, the Australian Early Childhood Association has prepared a paper that sets out its views on the objectives, outcomes, and features of such a framework. The Association strongly believes that the interests of children should be the paramount…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Child Caregivers, Childhood Needs, Day Care
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Over, Ray – Higher Education, 1993
Australian university faculty (n=81) who had advanced significantly in rank over the period 1978-88 were compared with 72 who had remained at the same rank during that time. Variables examined included demographic variables, work habits and attitudes, performance in research-related academic roles, and self-reported commitment to teaching.…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Career Development, College Faculty, Faculty Advisers
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Skamp, Keith – Research in Science Education, 1997
There is movement in Australia towards requiring an initial degree for entry into teacher education programs in hopes of improving science teaching in primary schools. Upon entry into preservice education degree programs, Australian and Canadian student teachers were interviewed to determine whether first degrees influenced perceptions about…
Descriptors: Elementary School Science, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Knowledge Base for Teaching
Miller, Riel – 1996
This book explores the problem of developing a framework for rethinking human capital information and decision making in light of the economic changes that are currently occurring in many Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries. It examines human capital information and decision making in the context of recent developments…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competence, Decision Making, Economic Change
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