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Direct linkChoy, Eddy Chong Siong, Ed.; Yick, Lilian Kek Siew, Ed.; Kooi, Andy Liew Teik, Ed.; Wang, Libing, Ed.; Teter, Wesley, Ed. – UNESCO Bangkok, 2020
Building on four years of stocktaking and the 2018 Guidelines on Developing Qualifications Frameworks these Guidelines capture an important way forward to accelerate implementation of qualifications frameworks and quality assurance at subject level. The new Guidelines aim to provide a reference document for Member States to operationalize their…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Quality Assurance, Educational Quality, Cultural Background
Chappell, Phil; Moore, Stephen – TESOL Quarterly: A Journal for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages and of Standard English as a Second Dialect, 2012
This forum article describes a postgraduate certificate teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) program with a strong linguistics orientation and argues that such a program provides novice language teachers with knowledge and skills superior to those of programs which focus more on methodology and practicum experience and less on…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Beginning Teachers, Learning Theories
Biswas, Wahidul K. – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to show how industrial ecology can facilitate the achievement of sustainable development through its incorporation into an engineering curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: A model has been developed for assessing sustainability learning outcomes due to the incorporation of the concept of industrial ecology…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Maturity (Individuals), Environmental Education, Ecology
Treagust, David F. – Cultural Studies of Science Education, 2011
This article is presented in four parts. In the first part, I describe the foundation of the Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC) at Curtin University. In the second part, I explain the development of SMEC's teaching and research capacity under its three directors. In the third section, I describe how federal government support of SMEC…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Science Teachers, Mathematics Teachers, Science Education
Peer reviewedBalnaves, John – Australian Library Journal, 1978
Discusses trends in library education and suggests a program directed toward the theoretical foundation of all the arts, crafts, occupations, or professions concerned with recorded communication, which would form an essential basis for post-graduate study for professional qualification and provide for the needs of the information society. (Author/…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Graduate Study, Growth Patterns, Library Education
Download full textJohnston, Sue – Australian Universities' Review, 1995
Evolution of an Australian program to provide professional development for university faculty involved in graduate student supervision is described. The externally-funded program began with an action research project to study the collaborative relationship between supervisors and students. When a group process was found impractical, individual…
Descriptors: Academic Advising, Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Miklos, E. – 1979
A comparative analysis of preparatory programs for educational administrators in Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand is presented in this paper. The purposes of the paper are to describe similarities and differences in educational administration programs, to compare selected characteristics of programs in these countries with programs in…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedWillcoxson, Lesley – Higher Education Research and Development, 1994
A University of Sydney (Australia) program to enhance training of academic staff supervising graduate students is described. Program structure, training methods, and participant evaluations of workshops and seminars are detailed, and factors contributing to or inhibiting program success are discussed. (MSE)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Counselor Role, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Fraser, Barry J.; And Others – 1991
This report describes the comprehensive activities and accomplishments of the Key Centre for Teaching and Research in School Science and Mathematics (Especially for Women) in Perth, Western Australia, in the 3-year period since it commenced in mid-1988. The following chapters are included: (1) "Structural and Organizational…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Evaluation, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study
Peer reviewedBush, Tony; Jackson, David – Educational Management & Administration, 2002
Reports on study visits to 15 international leadership centers in 7 countries to identify examples of transferable high-quality practice validated by schools and school leaders. Recommends the establishment of an international network of leadership centers. (Contains 31 references.) (MLF)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Foreign Countries, Graduate Study, Higher Education
Peer reviewedMellor, Robert – Higher Education Research and Development, 1998
The University of Technology, Sydney (Australia) graduate certificate program in local government management grew from a desire for program flexibility and relevance and resulted in a partnership with local government. The one-year program has a variety of delivery modes, with both delivery and content negotiated by participants, employers, and…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Case Studies, Experiential Learning, Field Experience Programs
O'Loughlin, Michael J.; And Others – 1982
The Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC) at the Western Australian Institute of Technology offers two graduate courses: Graduate Diploma in Science Education and the Master of Applied Science (Science Education). Three distinct groups of students engaged in these SMEC programs can be identified based on their interests/expertise in…
Descriptors: Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Dekkers, John; And Others – 1983
The Science and Mathematics Education Centre (SMEC) was established in 1979 in the Division of Engineering and Science at Western Australian Institute of Technology. The establishment of an autonomous SMEC, physically located in a science/mathematics environment, is helping to bridge the gap between secondary science/mathematics teachers and…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Education Service Centers, Educational Research
