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Queensland Dept. of Education, Brisbane (Australia). – 1992
The purpose of the workshop conference reported in this publication was to provide: recommendations on developments in preservice teacher education and professional development for teachers of languages other than English (LOTE), advice to the Board of Teacher Registration and universities on issues related to the preparation and registration of…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Geering, Adrian D. – 1980
Decentralized school systems make the principal's role more complex in the U.S. than in Australia's highly centralized system. Principals are pivotal to school success in both countries. A principal sets a school's climate, affecting decision-making, communications, educational innovations, and teacher morale, while performing formal tasks…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
International Inst. for Adult Literacy Methods, Teheran (Iran). – 1971
In 1969, 790 questionnaires in four languages (Arabic, English, French, and Spanish) was sent to all governmental and non-governmental organizations to obtain details of methods and techniques used in adult literacy projects. The replies of 74 organizations in 52 countries, with a total of 100 projects and 133 courses, are included in this report.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Continuing Education Centers, Curriculum
Shah, Chandra; Burke, Gerald – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2003
In the higher education sector most students enrol in a course with the intention of obtaining a qualification. In the vocational education and training (VET) sector many students tend to complete only some units of competencies or modules of a course. This study analysed the progress until 2000 of students who commenced a TAFE course in 1997, and…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Vocational Education
Bjornavold, Jens – 1997
During the last 5-10 years, a number of countries have introduced methods and systems for identifying, validating, and recognizing prior and nonformal learning that can be viewed as tools for improving the transparency and transfer of skills. In most cases, they have been operational for a comparatively short time, which makes it difficult to…
Descriptors: Certification, Credits, Educational Experience, Employment Experience
Curtain, Richard – 1996
Primary and secondary data sources confirm that Australia is trapped in a low-skills/low-quality cycle. Among the factors that have contributed to this cycle are the following: the relatively small average size and low technology base of Australian firms and the relatively short-term planning horizon and underperformance of many Australian…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Competence, Economic Climate, Education Work Relationship
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Walsh, Laurence J.; Seymour, Gregory J.; Forrest, Alex S.; Aldred, Susan E.; Aldred, Michael J. – Journal of Dental Education, 1998
Examines the role of the tutor in the problem-based learning (PBL) curriculum at the University of Queensland (Australia) dental school, discussing changes in this role across the four years in which PBL is used. Explores different varieties of PBL, as well as group learning, tutor-free groups, the reflective role of tutors, and desirable tutor…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Cooperative Learning, Dental Schools, Educational Strategies
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Moodie, Gavin – International Journal of Training Research, 2003
The blurring of the boundary between Australian vocational education and training and higher education is leading to a reconsideration of the current structure of Australian tertiary education. This paper starts with the main overlap of the Australian tertiary education sectors, diplomas and advanced diplomas. The ambiguous treatment of these…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Postsecondary Education, Comparative Education
Ingram, D. E. – 1996
The Australian Second Language Proficiency Ratings (ASLPR) is a scale that describes how second language proficiency develops on a scale from zero to native-like proficiency, providing performance descriptions in terms of practical tasks. Initially developed for English second language teaching, it has been adapted for English dialects in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Foreign Countries, Interrater Reliability, Language Proficiency
Connors, Lyndsay – 1989
An analysis of Australia's two conflicting trends in school governance and their effectiveness in meeting two major educational challenges is the purpose of this paper. Nationalization, which refers to greater centralization and increased national regulation; and privatization, which refers to decentralization, deregulation, and increased local…
Descriptors: Centralization, Decentralization, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
Parkinson, Kevin – 1985
Universities and colleges of advanced education in Austrialia were surveyed to determine their policies and practices in admitting and granting status to holders of TAFE (Technical and Further Education) middle-level certificates who wish to transfer to relevant higher education courses. Of the 90 higher education institutions that were…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Admission Criteria, Adult Education
Moy, Janelle – 1999
The impact of generic competencies on workplace performance was examined through a review of literature and evaluation research which focused on conceptualization and piloting of the following key competencies in Australia in 1993-1998: collecting, analyzing, and organizing information; communicating ideas and information; planning and organizing…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Competence, Competency Based Education, Education Work Relationship
Advisory Council for Special Educational Needs, Annerley (Australia). – 1990
This report presents the results of a recent survey of teacher preparation courses in Queensland, Australia, an analysis of the literature on course content, and recommendations. Recommendations address course content, the nature of practical training experiences, the need for institutions of higher education to reconceptualize teacher preparation…
Descriptors: Course Content, Curriculum Development, Disabilities, Educational Needs
Ferrier, Fran – Centre for the Economics of Education and Training, Monash University, 2005
This paper reports on a Centre for the Economics of Education and Training (CEET) project that explored policies, programs and other initiatives by Australia's states and territories to support innovation, and to build vocational education and training (VET) capability to respond to its effects on skill needs. The project was undertaken in late…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Industry, Economics, Foreign Countries
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Oliver, Rhonda; Haig, Yvonne – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2005
This study reports on teachers' attitudes towards their students' speech varieties of English. A sample of 172 primary, district high and secondary teachers in Western Australian was surveyed on their attitudes towards language variation and towards their students' use of specific English variants. The teachers were found to have generally…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Background, Teaching Experience
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