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Serhat Basar; Irem Çomoglu – PROFILE: Issues in Teachers' Professional Development, 2024
This systematic review aimed to provide a comprehensive view of critical pedagogy-informed collaborative professional development practices in English language teaching. Using four databases and relevant keywords, we found 67 studies conducted in Asia, South/Central/North America, Europe, Australia, and the Gulf countries and systematically…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Tran, Nguyen Hai Ngan; Amado, Carla Alexandra da Encarnação Filipe; Santos, Sérgio Pereira dos – Studies in Higher Education, 2023
This paper provides an analysis of the literature on transnational education to identify the key challenges and success factors for the sustainable operation of transnational higher education (TNE) programmes as perceived by key stakeholders. Probing the stakeholders' perspectives and applying a systematic approach, this study analyses 227…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Global Approach, International Education, Educational Quality
Shay, Marnee; Sarra, Grace – Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education, 2021
The identities of Indigenous young people in Australia have increasingly been recognized in the health and education research literature as being significant. Over half of the Indigenous population in Australia is under the age of 25 years, emphasizing the importance of centering the voices of this cohort. In this paper, two Indigenous scholars…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Self Concept, Well Being, Public Policy
Lovell, Belinda; Brown, Angela; Esterman, Adrian; Steen, Mary – Journal of Prison Education and Reentry, 2020
This scoping review addresses the question, what are the outcomes of existing prison parenting education programs for women experiencing incarceration and what can we learn? The framework used was based on the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR). Significant positive changes…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Correctional Education, Parent Education, Parent Child Relationship
Foreman, Emma; Perry, Carolyn; Wheeler, Amanda – Open Review of Educational Research, 2015
The community-managed mental health sector is facing a crisis. Funding is less certain, demand for services is increasing, and retaining a skilled and competent workforce is proving a challenge. In order to respond to this workforce crisis a literature review was conducted on the effectiveness of higher education scholarship programmes, as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Scholarships, Labor Turnover
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2014
Governments, schools, and communities throughout Australia are working to improve school attendance among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students using numerous strategies. Currently, however, little is known about the effectiveness of these strategies and the key factors which underpin programs and strategies which are successful. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Attendance Patterns, Indigenous Populations, Pacific Islanders
Nehmy, Thomas J. – Clinical Psychologist, 2010
Depression and anxiety constitute an enormous public health burden in Australia, and as such primary prevention is an important focus for school-based prevention efforts. The focus of the current literature review is school-based prevention programmes for depression and anxiety in Australia. Most prevention studies to date would be better…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Prevention, Public Health, Foreign Countries
McKenna, Rosa; Fitzpatrick, Lynne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
This document summarizes an extensive study of policies and practices in adult literacy and adult basic education in a number of countries undertaken by Rosa McKenna and Lynne Fitzpatrick. The original study contains considerably greater detail and analyses issues on a country-by-country basis. The countries studied--Canada, the Republic of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Development, Quality Control, Adult Literacy
McKenna, Rosa; Fitzpatrick, Lynne – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
The aim of this report was to analyze, through a desktop audit, international trends in adult literacy policy and programs. The audit includes an examination of the significant research undertaken, and policy statements made by international institutions such as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adult Literacy, Vocational Education, Educational Policy

McDonald, Rod; Boud, David – Higher Education Management, 1989
Australia's training programs for academic department heads are examined in relation to the tradition of academic staff development, the changing nature of department heads' responsibilities, and increased concerns about the effectiveness of institutional management. It is suggested that training programs be one element in a comprehensive…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, Department Heads, Foreign Countries

O'Dea, Jennifer A.; Abraham, Suzanne – Adolescence, 1999
Examines the effects and interactions of gender, pubertal status, and body weight on the self-concept of young adolescent Australian students. The mean self-concept score was significantly related to students' standard body weight, and there was an interaction between gender and puberty, with postpubertal males having the highest and…
Descriptors: Body Weight, Early Adolescents, Intermediate Grades, Physical Development
Kinnear, D. H.; And Others – 1980
Following the lead of the Department of Further Education in South Australia, the Australian Conference of Technical and Further Education (TAFE) Directors began a TAFE Clearinghouse, having as its major goal the promotion of initiatives in research, investigation, and innovation in technical and further education. The Clearinghouse's functions…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Clearinghouses, Information Services, Information Systems
Shears, L. W.; Dale, E. C. – 1983
This book surveys current commitment to computers in education in many countries, with emphasis on use in Australia. For discussion of computer-related programs, countries other than Australia are categorized as (1) under-developed and uncertain--China, Thailand, and Yugoslavia; (2) developed but reluctant--Japan, Germany, and Sweden; and (3)…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Policy Formation
McKay, Penny – 1992
The paper surveys a number of projects and documents that are attempting or have claimed to describe a "long-term view" of English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) learning in schools. A long-term approach involves mapping needs and common pathways and measuring (assessing and reporting on) progress across learners, classes, and year levels.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Long Range Planning
Sisk, Dorothy – Gifted Education International, 1982
A review of international developments in gifted education describes programs and trends in the U.S., Canada, Eastern and Western Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. Included are descriptions of extracurricula centers in South Africa and increased use of independent study and mentors in the U.S. (CL)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries