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Lee, Alison, Ed.; Danby, Susan, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The number of doctorates being awarded around the world has almost doubled over the last ten years, propelling it from a small elite enterprise into a large and ever growing international market. Within the context of increasing numbers of doctoral students this book examines the new doctorate environment and the challenges it is starting to face.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, International Education, Educational Change, Educational Trends
Heinrich, Eva; Milne, John; Moore, Maurice – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
This article reports on a comprehensive study, investigating the use of e-tools for formative assignment assessment. The study conducted a large-scale literature review and interviews with 90 academics at five New Zealand tertiary institutions. The focus of the study was on formative assessment provided in assignments, an area in which educational…
Descriptors: Assignments, Educational Theories, Formative Evaluation, Foreign Countries
Irving, Barrie A. – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2009
Career education occupies a pivotal position, relating school to the wider social, political and economic world. Yet it remains an under-researched curriculum area, with little attention given to issues of social justice. In this article I discuss the findings from a small-scale qualitative study, which consisted of an hour-long semi-structured…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Career Education, Theory Practice Relationship, Measures (Individuals)
Hartnett, Maggie; St. George, Alison; Dron, Jon – Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning, 2011
This paper reports on one aspect of a larger case study that explores the nature of motivation to learn in an online distance environment. The study adopts self-determination theory (SDT) as a theoretical framework and focuses particularly on the underlying concepts of autonomy and competence. These are used to investigate ways in which certain…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Distance Education, Electronic Learning, Case Studies
Simpson, Ormond – Open Learning, 2008
This paper calls for a new theory of learner support in distance learning based on recent findings in the fields of learning and motivational psychology. It surveys some current learning motivation theories and proposes that models drawn from the relatively new field of Positive Psychology, such as the "Strengths Approach", together with…
Descriptors: Open Education, Open Universities, Distance Education, Learning Motivation
Wilkinson, Jane – Journal of Educational Administration and History, 2008
An emergent strand within mainstream educational leadership scholarship is an engagement with notions of diversity. This is part of a belated recognition that in an increasingly globalising world the largely masculinist, white norms from which most accounts of leadership derive, lack sufficient explanatory power for educational systems. Utilising…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Scholarship, Educational Administration, Cultural Differences
Hattie, John A. C.; Brown, Gavin T. L. – Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 2008
National assessment systems can be enhanced with effective school-based assessment (SBA) that allows teachers to focus on improvement decisions. Modern computer-assisted technology systems are often used to deploy SBA systems. Since 2000, New Zealand has researched, developed, and deployed a national, computer-assisted SBA system. Eight major…
Descriptors: Computers, Information Technology, Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education

Paxton, Patsy; Ferguson, Pip Bruce; Bright, Stephen; Newby-Fraser, Jenny – Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 2000
Examples from case studies and practices are used to clarify the theoretical framework and to illustrate the success of Invitational Theory as one of the theories taught in Waikato Polytechnic's Diploma of Adult Learning and Teaching. Concludes by pointing out many challenges Invitational Theory poses for adult educators in general and this…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Case Studies, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries
Heinrich, Eva; Milne, John; Ramsay, Annabel; Morrison, David – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2009
This article reports on selected aspects of a larger study on the use of electronic tools in the context of the management and marking of assignments. The study comprised a literature review, interviews and a review of e-tools. The article briefly summarises the findings from the literature on what comprises quality in assignment marking. The…
Descriptors: Assignments, Higher Education, Educational Theories, Foreign Countries
Werry, Margaret – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2008
The author cites the popular distinction between "traveler" and "tourist", noting that the latter has come to signify someone less enlightened, less conscientious and less distinguished than the former. Discussing critical pedagogy in terms of this paradox, she draws upon her experience in designing and teaching an…
Descriptors: Critical Theory, Travel, Tourism, Foreign Countries
Parr, Judy M.; Timperley, Helen S. – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2008
Despite assessment being viewed as integral to practice, there are questions about schools' preparedness to engage in this process. Data from three studies conducted in New Zealand primary schools explore whether use of student achievement data is part of the professional canon or skill set. (1) When implementing new literacy materials, evidence…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teaching Methods
Villegas, Malia Maya – ProQuest LLC, 2010
With this thesis, I present a case study of the effort to graduate 500 "Maori" doctorates in five years in New Zealand in order to advance our understanding of a successful Indigenous higher education initiative. By paying careful attention to contextual factors, I describe the theoretical and practical significance of this effort and…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Higher Education, Participant Observation, Alaska Natives
Salili, Farideh, Ed.; Hoosain, Rumjahn, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
Democratic political systems and the democratic way of life is aspired by most people around the world. Democracy is considered to be morally superior to other forms of political systems as it aspires to secure civil liberties, human rights, social justice and equality before the law for everyone regardless of their gender, culture, religion and…
Descriptors: Democracy, Multicultural Education, Cultural Differences, Citizenship Education
Haynes, Felicity – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2009
In this article, the author shares her experiences on how she came to know about Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia (PESA). The author opines that PESA could develop more positive interaction with both the Federation of Australasian Philosophy for Children Associations (FAPCA) and the Australian Philosophy Association (APA). She…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Thinking Skills, International Education, Interprofessional Relationship
Sutton-Smith, Brian – American Journal of Play, 2008
A preeminent play-theory scholar reviews a lifetime devoted to the study of play in a lively, even playful, recounting of his illustrious career and some of its autobiographical roots. The author covers the development of his three major theories of play--as a viability variable, as culturally relative play forms, and as a co-evolutionary…
Descriptors: Play, Theories, Cultural Influences, Games