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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
Johnson, L.; Adams Becker, S.; Cummins, M.; Freeman, A.; Ifenthaler, D.; Vardaxis, N. – New Media Consortium, 2013
The "Technology Outlook Australian Tertiary Education 2013-2018: An NMC Horizon Project Regional Analysis" reflects a collaborative research effort between the New Media Consortium (NMC) and Open Universities Australia to help inform Australian educational leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Consortia
Australian Education Council, Melbourne. – 1992
This report enlarges upon the tables and figures in the National Report on Schooling in Australia 1991 and provides a basis for the continuing cooperative development of educational statistics in Australia and better quality statistical information about Australian schooling. The following categories organize the series of figures and tables: (1)…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment, Foreign Countries
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Rasmussen, Radha – Australian Library Journal, 1987
Describes an investigation that assessed the effectiveness of Australian indexing and abstracting services in their bibliographic control of the literature of library and information science. Conclusions about the coverage of the literature are presented, and methods for improvement are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Developed Nations
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Williamson, Kirsty – Australian Library Journal, 1986
Describes the functions of citizens advice bureaus in Victoria and discusses the results of a study that examined types of problems users presented, other information sources users contacted, and types of assistance sought and preferred by users. The effects of socioeconomic status on these factors is also discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advocacy, Community Information Services, Developed Nations
Grosser, Kerry – 1987
A survey of a random sample of students from five tertiary institutions in Melbourne was conducted in 1986 to determine the nature and extent of their usage of their own university or college and other libraries. Questionnaires were mailed to 1,996 students, of whom 999 responded. The questionnaire sought information on: (1) students' backgrounds;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Students, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Silver, Paula F.; Moyle, Colin R. J. – 1984
Administrator development programs are multiplying, yet little is known of their effects. If instruction is meant to produce cognitive, affective, and psychomotor changes in participants, inservice programs should duplicate that process--and, by extension, improve schools. Two instruments in each of four areas (cognitive , affective, psychomotor,…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Affective Measures, Attitude Change, Attitude Measures
Freeman, Andrew R. – 1984
In this thesis, consideration is given to the interrelationships between a number of key concepts (devolution, decentralization, participation, consultation, coordination, and networking) and reports in educational and general public administration which have been produced over the last decade. Networking is the interconnecting concept. In the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Coordination, Data Processing, Decentralization
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
Coates, Sharon, Comp.; Fitzpatrick, Lynne, Comp.; McKenna, Angela, Comp.; Makin, Alison, Comp. – 1995
Australia's National Reporting System (NRS) was developed as a mechanism for reporting the outcomes of adult English language, literacy, and numeracy provision in the country's vocational educational and training system, labor market programs, and the adult and community education sector. This document is intended to explain the NRS to potential…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adult Students, Competence, Competency Based Education