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Diane de Saint Léger; Jayne Lysk; Richard Johnson Sallis; Kelly McConville; Danielle Clayman – Journal of International Students, 2024
It is well established that international students attending higher education institutions in Australia and other parts of the world face challenges that can affect their state of well-being and connectedness. Higher education institutions have attempted to counter these issues by providing specifically designed programs with varying success. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comedy, Positive Attitudes, Student Welfare
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Allen, Suzanne – Journal of International Students, 2018
The growth in international student enrollments in Australian pathways to higher education over the last decade is helping to broaden awareness of the presence of culturally diverse ontological perspectives. Nevertheless, tutors and students are still confronted with numerous difficulties that point to an inherent Western denial of cultural…
Descriptors: Intercultural Communication, Higher Education, Foreign Countries, Foreign Students
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Hobbs, Renee; Friesem, Yonty – E-Learning and Digital Media, 2019
A growth in the popularity of remix culture has led to the phenomenon of people creating videos that explicitly imitate or copy an original work. In order to explore the potential educational value of the remake video phenomenon, we conducted a content analysis of 93 videos that were inspired by "Love Language," a sentimental narrative…
Descriptors: Creativity, Imitation, Learning Processes, Video Technology
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Kyunghwa, Lee; Hyejin, Yang – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2016
The purpose of this study was to understand cultural differences and similarities in children's creative characteristics in Korea and Australia. In this cross-cultural research, the Integrative Creativity Test (K-ICT, [13]) with identified validity and reliability for measuring elementary school students' creative ability and creative personality,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creativity, Elementary School Students, Cultural Differences
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Cain, Melissa; Lindblom, Shari; Walden, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Music Education, 2013
Cross-cultural music education can motivate children to look at music in fresh ways and awaken their imagination to new possibilities and ways of thinking. This paper presents the voices of three practitioners experienced in, and passionate about the field of culturally diverse music education. Over the past 25 years the presenters have ignited an…
Descriptors: Music Education, Multicultural Education, Cultural Pluralism, Educational Innovation
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Harris, Anne; Lemon, Andrea – Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 2012
Taking Butler's notion of embodied performativity in relation to education and global flow, this article uses one example of Samoan cultural dance within a community arts education programme to argue the need for localised, context- and culture-specific arts pedagogies which incorporate diversity in all its expressions, suggest an emerging…
Descriptors: Art Education, Dance, Foreign Countries, Community Programs
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Parry, Zen; Baird, Craig – Journal of Learning Design, 2012
Introducing creative elements into the syllabus and pedagogy of an Entrepreneurship class in a business school can be a risky endeavour for an educator and students alike. Populating the class with students from traditionally risk-averse cultures provides opportunities for everyone involved. Identifying the core behavioural issues for students in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Course Descriptions, Instruction, Entrepreneurship
Carroll, John; Howieson, Noel – Gifted Education International, 1990
This article reviews several studies which suggest that the Australian community does not actively encourage creative potential. Noted are a 1969 cross-cultural study showing Australian children were one of the least creative groups tested and a follow-up study of these students showing Australians as comparatively low creative achievers in adult…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Creativity, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
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Courtney, Richard – Youth Theatre Journal, 1988
Examines key issues of creative drama among English-speaking children, Alberta Indians, and Australian aboriginal societies (second article in a series examining children's creativity in different cultures; see CS736752). (MM)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Childhood Attitudes, Children
TORRANCE, E. PAUL – 1967
STUDIES OF CREATIVITY AND OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES IN CHILDREN HAVE SUGGESTED THE PRESENCE OF SLUMPS (OR INVERSIONS) WHICH MAY BE CORRELATED WITH DEVELOPMENTAL TRANSITIONS. THE MOST NOTABLE OF THESE OCCURS AT ABOUT THE FOURTH GRADE AND IS THE OBJECT OF THIS STUDY. THREE SETS OF INVESTIGATIONS WERE UNDERTAKEN--(1) A STUDY OF CREATIVE…
Descriptors: Behavior Development, Comparative Education, Conformity, Creative Development