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Milne, Lisa; Savage, Julia; Panther, Barbara; Aughterson, Jen – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2022
Mentoring and coaching are primarily intended to develop "mentees," net of any benefits for mentors. This paper details the construction of a mentor-coaching model to develop leadership capability in Higher Education Academy Fellowship program mentors at an Australian university. We elaborate developmental benefits for mentors of an…
Descriptors: Mentors, Coaching (Performance), Fellowships, Foreign Countries
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Nerlich, Steve – Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 2021
Although common barriers to studying abroad are well documented, this paper proposes a more-overarching barrier is that prevalent evaluation strategies provide little evidence of how study abroad contributes to discipline-specific learning outcomes. Such direct evidence is likely to encourage more employers to view studying abroad as adding value…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Study Abroad, Transformative Learning, Program Evaluation
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Hendry, Graham D.; Georgiou, Helen; Lloyd, Hilary; Tzioumis, Vicky; Herkes, Sharon; Sharma, Manjula D. – International Journal for Academic Development, 2021
Rapid technological and social changes have prompted a strong focus on teaching practices in higher education. Among the assortment of programs and approaches aimed at developing teaching practices, peer review and observation of teaching remain widespread for their efficiency and potential to be transformative. Though such programs are well…
Descriptors: Peer Evaluation, Teaching Methods, Transformative Learning, Research Universities
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White, Paul J.; Larson, Ian; Styles, Kim; Yuriev, Elizabeth; Evans, Darrell R.; Rangachari, P. K.; Short, Jennifer L.; Exintaris, Betty; Malone, Daniel T.; Davie, Briana; Eise, Nicole; Mc Namara, Kevin; Naidu, Somaiya – Higher Education Research and Development, 2016
The conventional lecture has significant limitations in the higher education context, often leading to a passive learning experience for students. This paper reports a process of transforming teaching and learning with active learning strategies in a research-intensive educational context across a faculty of 45 academic staff and more than 1,000…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Active Learning, Research Universities, Learning Strategies
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Hall, Lisa; Maughan, Catherine; Wilkes, Michaela; Thorpe, Tony; Forrest, Joanne; Harrison, Angela – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2015
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore how one tertiary enabling programme designed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students uses a specifically designed pedagogy which goes beyond a focus on discrete academic skills to help students develop the resilience and knowledge about learning they need to be successful in tertiary…
Descriptors: Resilience (Psychology), Disadvantaged, Indigenous Populations, Academic Achievement
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Rawlings-Sanaei, Felicity; Sachs, Judyth – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2014
Professional and Community Engagement (PACE) at Macquarie University offers undergraduate students experiential learning opportunities with local, regional, and international partners. In PACE projects, students work toward meeting the partner's organizational goals while they develop their capabilities, learn through the process of engagement,…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Transformative Learning, Community Development, Foreign Countries
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Madsen, Wendy; O'Mullan, Cathy; Keen-Dyer, Helen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
Leadership programs have been extensively promoted in rural communities in Australia. However, few have been evaluated. The results of the evaluation of a rural leadership program provided in this paper highlight the need for adult learning theories to be more overtly identified and utilised as the basis of planning and implementing leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training, Rural Education
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Goss, Halima B.; Cuddihy, Thomas F.; Michaud-Tomson, L. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2010
The perceived benefits of Wellness Education in University environments are substantiated by a number of studies in relation to the place, impact and purpose of Wellness curricula. Many authors recommend that Wellness curriculum design must include personal experiences, reflective practice and active self-managed learning approaches in order to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Self Determination, Wellness, Transformative Learning
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Buchan, Janet F. – Research in Learning Technology, 2011
This study aimed to investigate the transformational impact of introducing significant new learning technology in an Australian university over the time period 2007-2009. The exploration of this transformation is grounded in a social-ecological systems approach to the management of technology enhanced learning environments in the face of constant…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Systems Approach, Educational Technology, Ethnography
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Aubusson, Peter; Steele, Frances; Dinham, Steve; Brady, Laurie – Teacher Development, 2007
Professional learning communities among teachers and schools have been envisioned as a mechanism for development, knowledge building and implementation. However the formation of an effective learning community is more complex than giving teachers a project and asking them to share a room. This paper reports a synergistic interaction between a…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Professional Development, Community, Learning Strategies
Clover, Darlene E.; Follen, Shirley; Hall, Budd – 2000
This document, which is intended to assist environmental, health, and community-based educators in Canada and elsewhere, discusses the process of drawing upon the theories and methodologies of transformative learning to plan adult environmental education workshops emphasizing the theme of socio-environmental change. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Activism, Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education
Reno, Hilde, Comp.; Witte, Maria, Comp. – 1996
The following are among the 56 papers included in this proceedings: "Contextual Factors Associated with Evaluation Practices of Selected Adult and Continuing Education Providers in Malaysia" (S. Ahmad); "The Professional Ethic and the Spirit of Post-Modernism" (P. Armstrong); "Transforming the Teacher-Student…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy