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Kronemann, Michaela – 2001
Nearly 1,000 technical and further education (TAFE) teachers in Australia responded to a national survey to determine the impact of funding cuts, constant changes, and restructuring on their work and family life. More than 2,000 questionnaires were sent to a random sample of education union members, approximately 1,700 women and 300 men. In…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Practices
Elksnin, Nick; Elksnin, Linda K. – 1998
Part of a series that provides practical resources to transition personnel on topics essential to the process of preparing individuals with disabilities for adulthood, this guide focuses on teaching occupational social skills. Chapter 1, "Why Teach Occupational Social Skills?," explains the importance of these skills for successful…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Rating Scales, Communication Skills, Curriculum Based Assessment
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Kulis, Stephen – Sociology of Education, 1997
Discusses the gender composition and degree of job segregation among current and recently hired employees in four-year colleges and universities. Results suggest that the gender composition of an institution is more balanced where there is a relatively high proportion of women administrators, women students, and less emphasis on research. (MJP)
Descriptors: College Environment, College Faculty, Comparable Worth, Employed Women
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McKay, Sandra Lee – Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 1997
Examines demographic changes in the United States since 1980s influencing the recent effort to assert English over other languages. Key issues include: efforts to ensure English dominance in English-Only initiatives; court rulings on English-Only regulations in the workplace; and bilingual education legislation. Reviews current research on…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bilingual Education, Competition, Court Litigation
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Winter, Rosamund – Australian Educational Computing, 2002
The move to providing flexible delivery of university subjects and courses urged by government policy raises a number of issues for support staff. Whatever "flexible learning" might mean, there are hardware, software, training and attitudinal issues which are central to the work of support staff. This paper will address some of the…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Information Literacy, Work Environment, Faculty Development
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Brace-Govan, Jan; Gabbott, Mark – Educational Technology & Society, 2004
Continuing professional education seems to be particularly suited to the online environment with opportunities to communicate anywhere anytime. This appears to be convenient and time efficient for the busy working professional. The views of practising professionals were sought and form the basis of this paper. Primary care physicians at two…
Descriptors: Physicians, Professional Continuing Education, Information Technology, Medical Education
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology
Caranikas-Walker, Fanny; Shapley, Kelly S.; Cordeau, Molly – Texas Center for Educational Research, 2006
This study supports efforts by the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to foster greater state accountability and establish data-driven planning and self-assessment processes that help states and schools to address provisions of the recently enacted Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Charter Schools, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
Littler, Craig R. – 1991
This publication is part of the study materials for the distance education course, Adults Learning: The Changing Workplace B, in the Open Campus Program at Deakin University. The first part of the document analyzes the relationship between technology, skill, and work within the context of the debates concerning deskilling and managerial control…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Automation, Consumer Economics
Saginaw Public Schools, MI. – 1996
This guide is designed to provide assistance to business and industry when they engage in work-based learning programs, especially those targeted toward high school students. It is intended as a source of information regarding the basic provisions of child labor, safety and health, and liability. The guide identifies potential problems and…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Child Labor, Child Welfare, Compliance (Legal)
Dew, John R. – 1997
This book, which is written from the perspectives of an adult education practitioner engaged in helping create empowering work systems in manufacturing, service organizations, city governments, and educational systems, explains how the principles of emancipatory education and the concept of praxis may be used to reshape organizations into…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Business Education, Change Strategies, Continuing Education
Chliwniak, Luba – 1997
This study analyzes the gender gap at colleges and universities from an institutional context. It asks what the issues are; in what ways women and men leaders are different and alike; whether the gender gap matters. It discusses the glass ceiling in higher education and how it affects curriculum and administration of the institution. Five chapters…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Colleges, Consciousness Raising
Krueger, Mark A. – 1996
Job satisfaction, which can be defined as a feeling of fulfillment or pleasure associated with one's work, comes from many personal sources but can be nourished by supportive agency practices, daily interactions, and long-term goals. Job satisfaction is important for child and youth care workers because (1) job satisfaction and competence are…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Career Development, Career Planning, Child Caregivers
Prinsloo, Mastin, Ed.; Breier, Mignonne, Ed. – 1996
Essays on literacy patterns and practices in South Africa include: "Literacy, Voter Education and Constructions of Citizenship in the Western Cape During the First Democratic National Elections in South Africa" (Mastin Prinsloo, Steven Robins); "Literacy, Knowledge, Gender, and Power in the Workplace on Three Farms in the Western…
Descriptors: Business Communication, Case Studies, Citizenship Education, Cultural Context
Wergin, Jon F. – 1994
This monograph examines issues in faculty and departmental collaboration in colleges and universities, focusing on structures and environments that support collaboration and reward productivity and progress toward institutional and disciplinary goals. An introductory chapter outlines four key issues: how colleges and universities can develop a…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Business Administration Education, Case Studies, College Environment
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