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Walker, Ruth; Mangelsdorf, Ruby; Leahy, Deana; Boyle, Jaqueline – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Young people aged >15 years (Years 11 and 12 students) in Australia are unlikely to receive school-based sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education. The aims of this study were to gather the perspectives of young people regarding their experiences of school-based SRH education and explore what they considered should be the core components…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Grade 11, Grade 12, Secondary School Students
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Walker, Ruth; Guitera, Jade; Leahy, Deana; Boyle, Jaqueline – Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 2023
Young people tend to have low levels of sexual health literacy. The aims of this work were to explore health professionals' perspectives of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education in Australia and what they considered should be the core components of SRH curriculum, particularly for Year 11 and 12 students. In September and October, 2021,…
Descriptors: Sex Education, Curriculum, Grade 11, Grade 12
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Wilcox, Holly C.; Pas, Elise; Murray, Sarah; Kahn, Geoffrey; DeVinney, Aubrey; Bhakta, Sanjana; Rosenbaum, Lacey; Hart, Laura M. – Journal of School Health, 2023
Background: teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) is an Australian school-based universal program for grade 10 to 12 students. tMHFA teaches teens how to recognize and respond to a peer in crisis or experiencing mental health concerns. Methods: Schools implementing tMHFA in 2019 and 2020 were propensity score matched, yielding a sample of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Grade 10, Grade 11
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Crook, Simon J.; Sharma, Manjula D.; Wilson, Rachel – International Journal of Science Education, 2015
Our study capitalized on a unique natural experiment rather than a researcher-designed, randomized experiment whereby, thanks to the Australian Government's Digital Education Revolution, half of grade 9 students in 2008 received laptops and half did not. Consequently in late 2011, when these students sat for their grade 12 external examinations…
Descriptors: High School Seniors, Secondary School Science, Laptop Computers, Access to Computers
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Forgasz, Helen J.; Griffith, Shirly – Australian Senior Mathematics Journal, 2006
In this paper we present findings from two studies focusing on computer algebra system (CAS) calculators. In Victoria, Australia, it is currently mandatory for students to use graphics calculators in some grade 12 mathematics examinations. Since 2001, a pilot study has been conducted involving Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Calculators, Gender Differences, Grade 12
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Tickell, Geoffrey A.; Smyrnios, Kosmas X. – International Journal of Training Research, 2004
In line with other Western nations, the 1980s and 1990s saw a significant increase in the number of TAFE graduates wanting to transfer to university. As a consequence, recent times have evidenced increased co-operation between universities and TAFE institutes and the emergence of alternative university-entry programs (e.g. degree-articulation…
Descriptors: Technical Institutes, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Articulation (Education)