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Ramgoolam-Atchiamith, Anusha; Khan, Aila; Rodrigues, Cristina; Wardle, Karina Michelle – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2022
Purpose: Work-integrated learning (WIL) is an integral part of hospitality curriculums in Australia. Experiencing stress during WIL is expected, as students try to balance work and other responsibilities. Previous studies have usually examined the negative impact of stress on individuals. By referring to relevant theories, this paper argues the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Hospitality Occupations, Postsecondary Education, College Students
AMR Interactive (Australia). – 2001
In 2000, a quantitative telephone survey of 2,098 businesses in Australia determined employer awareness of and participation in structured workplace learning (SWL) programs. It explored "drivers" of participation and employers' decision-making process. Comparisons with a 1998 survey identified changes in employer awareness, attitudes,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Job Placement
Misko, Josie – 1997
A study examined processes of state training authorities, group training companies (GTCs), training colleges, and employers to ensure that apprentices/trainees (A/Ts) who are suspended or terminated due to lack of work have access to on-the-job training. Data on apprenticeship and traineeship commencements and cancellations were collected from…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Apprenticeships, Disabilities, Dislocated Workers
Dumbrell, Tom – 1998
Australia's property and business services industry is its third largest industry and has been the fastest growing industry over the last 10 years. The industry is composed of a diverse range of activities, including real estate sales, legal and accountancy practices, employment placement services, labor and equipment hire, scientific and market…
Descriptors: Architecture, Computers, Consultants, Education Work Relationship
Harrison, Craig; Barnett, Kate – 2001
One strategy to increase participation in vocational education and training (VET) by Australians with a disability involves intervention at the secondary school level to reduce early school leaving by providing structured VET learning and work placement opportunities. The Enterprise Career Education Foundation's Lighthouse initiative, which was…
Descriptors: Action Research, Agency Cooperation, Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning
Karcz, Stan A., Ed.; Wilderson, Frank B., Jr., Ed. – 1999
This document contains five monographs on correctional education in the United States and internationally. "Towards a Renaissance of Prison Education: International Preconference Symposium" (Carolyn Eggleston, Alice Tracy) reports on a joint symposium of the Correctional Education Association and the European Prison Education Association…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blacks, Career Education
Smith, Erica; Harris, Roger – 2000
The literature on work placements in education and training courses and current Australian practice related to work placements was reviewed. The review focused on the school, university, and vocational education and training (VET) sectors. The following major issues were considered: lack of a common name and common body of literature; purposes of…
Descriptors: Cooperative Education, Definitions, Education Work Relationship, Educational Benefits
2000
This document contains nine papers from the social and ethical issues section of an international conference on vocational education and training (VET) for lifelong learning in the information era. The following papers are included: "Attitudes of University Faculty Members toward Students with Disabilities" (Marie F. Kraska);…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Access to Education, Adult Learning, Delivery Systems
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 2001
This document contains 95 papers and summaries of 5 poster sessions from an Australian conference on putting vocational education and training (VET) research to work. The following are among the areas covered in the papers: factors affecting VET graduates' employability over time; technical and further education (TAFE) institutes as models of…
Descriptors: Action Research, Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education, Case Studies