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Reflections on Developing an Offshore, Action Research/Learning-Based Ph.D. Program
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Sankaran, Shankar; Hase, Stewart; Dick, Bob; Davies, Alan – Action Learning: Research and Practice, 2006
In this paper, the authors describe their experience of establishing an action research/learning-based doctoral program in Singapore by an Australian university, which was designed to help managers get academic accreditation while solving workplace problems. The program was designed by four managers working in Singapore and their supervisors.…
Descriptors: Action Research, Experiential Learning, Doctoral Programs, Foreign Countries
Training Heads of Academic Departments in Australia: Some Recent Developments.
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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
The Preparation of Institutional Planning Officers: Some Administrator Attitudes.
O'Brien, Peter W. – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1984
Results of a survey of 201 Australian college and university administrators concerning the need for an interdisciplinary professional training program for college planners and the importance of various planning functions and areas of knowledge for these officers are presented and discussed. Aspects of the survey itself are examined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Role
Designing and Managing a Strategic Academic Alliance: An Australian University Experience
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Ryan, Lindsay; Morriss, Ross – Journal of Workplace Learning, 2005
Purpose--This article outlines the experience and approach of an Australian university in developing and managing education program partnerships within industry. Design/methodology/approach--Describes how the university has established a specialist Strategic Partnerships unit for managing the customisation and delivery of postgraduate award…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Industry, Corporate Education, Partnerships in Education
Events Management Education through CD-ROM Simulation at Victoria University of Technology.
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Perry, Marcia; And Others – 1996
There has been a rapid growth in the events industry in Victoria and Australia over the past five years with an increase in large scale events--resulting in substantive economic impact. The growth in events in Australia is projected to continue to beyond 2001. The Department of Management at Victoria University of Technology (VU) received a…
Descriptors: Activities, Administrator Education, Athletics, Business Administration Education
Paradise nearly Gained. Volume 1: Developing the Frontline Management Initiative.
Barratt-Pugh, Llandis; Soutar, Geoffrey N. – 2002
The Frontline Management Initiative (FMI) provides a framework for competency-based development of frontline managers in Australian enterprises. The FMI's impact on businesses was examined in a national study that included the following activities: focus groups; a national survey of management development and targeted national survey of FMI users;…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Adoption (Ideas), Case Studies, Competence