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Brandenburg, Robyn; Smith, Jeremy; Higgins, Angela; Courvisanos, Jerry – Australian Educational Researcher, 2022
This article examines the genesis, development and implementation of an interdisciplinary university cross-school research group (three individual schools) at Federation University in Australia. This CSRG is a consequence of both local and national calls for interdisciplinarity in university research and a direct response to the revised Strategic…
Descriptors: Program Development, Program Implementation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research
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Farrer, Louise M.; Gulliver, Amelia; Katruss, Natasha; Bennett, Kylie; Bennett, Anthony; Ali, Kathina; Griffiths, Kathleen M. – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2020
There is growing recognition of the importance of addressing the mental health needs of young people attending university. Anonymous, scalable, and evidence-based online interventions can help to reduce burden on university services and increase access to care for marginalised or disconnected students. This paper reports the participatory design…
Descriptors: Program Development, Health Services, Mental Health, College Students
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Barnes, Roslyn – International Journal of Christianity & Education, 2021
The study reported here sought to gain insight into the experience of transition into teaching in an international Christian school that could inform the development of a pre-field orientation (PFO) programme for Australian Christian teachers. The experiences of five American teachers who had participated in a pre-field orientation programme was…
Descriptors: Christianity, Foreign Countries, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Orientation
Kroll, Judith A.; Bakerman, Philip – Council for Advancement and Support of Education, 2015
The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) launched the volunteer-led Asia-Pacific Alumni Relations Survey in 2014 to provide a resource for alumni relations professionals to benchmark performance internally and against fellow institutions of higher education. That was the first survey CASE has done on alumni relations programmes…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alumni, Higher Education, Benchmarking
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Majid, Shaista; Razzak, Adeela – Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, 2015
This study was conducted to designing a model of vocational training programs for disables. For this purpose desk review was carried out and the vocational training models/programs of Israel, U.K., Vietnam, Japan and Thailand were analyzed to form a conceptual framework of the model. Keeping in view the local conditions/requirements a model of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Design, Models, Vocational Education
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Moni, Karen B.; Jobling, Anne; van Kraayenoord, Christina E. – International Journal of Lifelong Education, 2007
Being literate empowers individuals to be effective consumers, to be informed about lifestyle options, to read aesthetically for relaxation and enjoyment and to further their knowledge of people and places that can enable them to participate more fully in communities. However, there are limited literacy opportunities and programs specifically…
Descriptors: Tutors, Adult Reading Programs, Adult Literacy, Action Research
Lennon, Marylou; Kirsch, Irwin; Von Davier, Matthias; Wagner, Michael; Yamamoto, Kentaro – Educational Testing Service, 2003
This report presents the findings of a study conducted to explore the feasibility of developing and delivering an assessment of information and communication technology (ICT) literacy for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). The study was conducted at the request of an expert panel convened by Network A and was funded in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feasibility Studies, Program Development, Delivery Systems
Belme, Jillian – 1980
The child-centered Contemporary Australian Preschool Program (CAPP), one of five programs for disadvantaged children in the Mt. Druitt Early Childhood Project, is described and evaluated in this report. Within the CAPP, the child's role was that of initiator and the teacher's role was that of facilitator. Specific objectives of the CAPP were to…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives, Foreign Countries
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Bowser, Don; Race, Ken – Distance Education, 1991
Discusses academic support programs for distance education students and describes the results of an evaluation of the orientation program at the University College of Central Queensland (UCCQ). A questionnaire was used to determine the costs of the program, whether student needs were being met, orientation attendance, and needed changes or…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries, Program Costs
Queensland Board of Teacher Registration, Toowong (Australia). – 1991
This report presents recommendations of the Queensland Board of Registration's Induction Working Party, whose mission was to study the role of induction in the professional development of beginning teachers. The terms of reference of the Working Party were: to advise the board on possible approaches to the systematic development and implementation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Elementary Secondary Education, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries
Wyn, Johanna; Stokes, Helen; Tyler, Debra – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
The adult and community (ACE) sector and technical and futher education (TAFE) institutes provide programs for young people which re-connect them to education. This report suggests these programs and settings are considered effective pathways for some young people who have left school early. The researchers found students are attracted to the…
Descriptors: Program Development, Personal Autonomy, Dropouts, Young Adults
Neilson Associates Pty. Ltd., Melbourne (Australia). – 1988
This databook for the final report of the 10-year plan to redevelop services for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Victoria, Australia, presents results of three studies. The major study provides a functional profile of people with intellectual disabilities living in State-run institutions (Residential Training Centres) or attending…
Descriptors: Day Programs, Delivery Systems, Employment Programs, Foreign Countries
Preston, Barbara; And Others – 1994
This paper outlines the need for a more substantial and publicly available base of information and analysis of initial teacher education in Australia, so that the school teaching profession, school authorities, and the Commonwealth can join with teacher educators in developing optimal programs, policies, and strategy. The paper then describes a…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Hall, William C. – 1987
A study examined ways in which experienced, full-time Technical and Further Education (TAFE) lecturers can regularly update their technical knowledge and skills, especially in reference to the rapid technological changes occurring in industry and commerce. The research was conducted at four levels; three surveys were conducted. In the first,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business, Educational Needs, Foreign Countries
Schwencke, Helen – 1999
This report compiles information from a study tour to identify the current status, development, and issues of nonprofit organizations with voluntary boards of management that provide adult and community-based education (ACE) in Australia. An overview of the community-based ACE sector covers organizations in South Australia, Western Australia,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Education, Curriculum