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Peer reviewedAston, Mike – Computers and Education, 1988
Describes and evaluates the various strategies employed by the Microelectronics Education Programme to provide training in computer-based learning to teachers in the United Kingdom. Suggestions for future strategies that focus on the child, the teacher, and the class are presented. (14 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Developed Nations, Evaluation Criteria, Foreign Countries
Rust, Val D., Ed.; Dalin, Per, Ed. – 1990
This book is an outgrowth of an international seminar held in Bali, Indonesia in 1986 entitled "Improving the Quality of Teaching in the Developing World: Alternative Models." The book contains essays written by 20 authors and coauthors from 12 different countries and is divided into five sections, plus a preface. The focus of section 1,…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Educational Change
Frey, Christine – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1987
Descriptions of microcomputer software packages currently available in Australia emphasize those used by special and school libraries. Software for library management functions, text retrieval, and database management systems are included, and geographical distribution is examined. The need for professional development courses in software…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Database Management Systems, Developed Nations, Foreign Countries
Download full textBroadbent, Marianne; Grosser, Kerry – 1986
This report summarizes a 1985 study during which 85 special library/information center managers from Melbourne, Australia, were interviewed to ascertain their continuing professional development activities, needs, and aspirations. Major areas of investigation included the extent and nature of organizational support for continuing professional…
Descriptors: Developed Nations, Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Inservice Education
Oomkes, Frank R. – 1984
Problems inherent in international rural development cooperative efforts are those caused by the international mix of participants, difficulties in intercultural communication, and cultural biases of western teaching contents and methods. A 6-month program established in 1982 at the International Agricultural Center at Wageningen, Netherlands,…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Developed Nations, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries
Tait, Alan, Ed. – 1987
The 16 conference papers in this collection describe various ways in which counselling is used in distance education in Australia, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Thailand, the United Kingdom, West Germany, and Zambia. Following an introduction by Alan Tait, the following papers are presented: (1) "Counselling in the Open University of the…
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Counseling Services, Databases, Developed Nations
Peer reviewedReade, J. G. – Canadian Library Journal, 1987
Looks at the historical development of school librarian training in Canada and Great Britain; examines types of institutions with training programs and program content; compares the librarian's role in the two countries and isolates factors that determined those roles; and highlights recent difficulties, developments, and movement toward consensus…
Descriptors: Certification, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Developed Nations
Language Australia, Melbourne (Victoria). Adult Education Resource and Information Service. – 2001
The adult literacy community is undergoing a period of rapid change due to the expanding role of information and communication technologies (ICT). Developments in instructional and educational design and enhanced technical capabilities have impacted on the range of online learning being offered. The online learning environment has evolved into a…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Adult Basic Education, Adult Educators, Adult Literacy
Fitzsimons, Gail E. – 2002
This book, aimed at mathematics and vocational educators and researchers, analyzes the historical, sociological, and practical elements of mathematics within vocational education against the emerging impact of technology. Focus is on the current situation of mathematics within Australian vocational and technical education and how that might be…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Cultural Images, Developed Nations
