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Crowther, Philip; Briant, Sarah – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2021
This article presents a longitudinal study, over eleven years, of the academic progress of a cohort of design students (n = 475) at a major Australian university. The students were from four different spatial design disciplines: architecture, industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture. The article identifies cognitive variables…
Descriptors: Grade Prediction, Academic Achievement, College Students, Design
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Willis, Julie – Oxford Review of Education, 2021
The government school has held an integral part in the Australian idea of progressive society, a locus of community definition and pride that is the backbone of social infrastructure. Yet, it took decades from the establishment of the Australian British colonies from 1788 to establish a system of general education. The Australian school had modest…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities Design, Public Schools, Educational History, Foreign Countries
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Chamila Subasinghe – Journal for Multicultural Education, 2024
Purpose: Beyond symptomatic communication barriers between designers and communities, glocal resiliency building (GRB) by intercultural groups often challenges traditional service-learning trajectories. Without ambitious performance hurdles, two higher education institutions from Australia and Thailand built rapport via their shared love for…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intercultural Communication, Handicrafts, Woodworking
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Blackmore, Jill; O'Mara, Joanne – Studies in Continuing Education, 2022
Considerable investment has been made to redesign built spaces in schools, with an assumption not based on research evidence embedded in both the architectural and educational literature that this will improve teaching and learning practices. In this study of 12 Victorian case studies in Australia schools were selected based on OECD criteria, not…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Environment, Space Utilization, Educational Innovation
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Deppeler, Joanne; Corrigan, Deborah; Macaulay, Luke; Aikens, Kathleen – European Educational Research Journal, 2022
Across many international contexts, the design and construction of architecturally different school buildings has become a key strategy in providing innovative learning environments designed to prepare students for work and life in the 21st century. Despite the global popularity of this strategy, research has highlighted persistent challenges…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Partnerships in Education, Foreign Countries, Architecture
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Hill, Glen Andrew – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2017
This paper describes a pedagogical experiment in which a suite of novel blended learning strategies was used to replace the traditional role of design tutors in a first year architectural design studio. The pedagogical objectives, blended learning strategies and outcomes of the course are detailed. While the quality of the student design work…
Descriptors: Blended Learning, Learning Strategies, Architecture, Design Crafts
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Motamed, Bahareh; Tucker, Richard – International Journal of Technology and Design Education, 2018
This paper sets out to consider the relationship between design education, architects' colour knowledge, colour orientations and colour use in design practice. Specifically, a survey of 274 architects, architectural academics and postgraduates in Australia and Iran addressed the questions--is design education informing colour knowledge, and does…
Descriptors: Color, Design, Correlation, Architecture
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Burke, Catherine – History of Education, 2018
This article takes as a starting point the career of Sir Alec Clegg, Chief Education Officer for the West Riding of Yorkshire (1945-1974), and traces his professional connections with educationists in Australia and New Zealand. In exploring the nature of global exchanges between educators, artists, architects and designers in the decades…
Descriptors: Educational History, Humanism, Handicrafts, International Cooperation
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Caldwell, Glenda Amayo; Osborne, Lindy; Mewburn, Inger; Nottingham, Anitra – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2016
In this article we offer a single case study using an action research method for gathering and analysing data offering insights valuable to both design and research supervision practice. We do not attempt to generalise from this single case, but offer it as an instance that can improve our understanding of research supervision practice. We…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Action Research, Supervision, Teaching Methods
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English, Lyn D.; King, Donna T. – Teaching Children Mathematics, 2016
How do cross-bracing, geometry, and base isolation help buildings withstand earthquakes? These important structural design features involve fundamental geometry that elementary school students can readily model and understand. The problem activity, Designing an Earthquake-Resistant Building, was undertaken by several classes of sixth- grade…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, Architecture, Geometry, Elementary School Students
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Moss, Julianne; O'Mara, Joanne; McCandless, Trevor – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
Internationally, Intercultural Understanding (ICU) is increasingly prevalent in the field of education. The recent evidence base includes a growing academic literature and examples of specified education policy and curricula. In regards to leveraging ICU, research suggests a multi-level and longitudinal approach is needed to ensure effective and…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Cultural Awareness, School Administration, Educational Change
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MacKenzie, Andrew; Muminovic, Milica; Oerlemans, Karin – Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2017
At the University of Canberra, Australia, the design and architecture faculty are trialling a range of approaches to incorporating learning technologies in the first year foundation studio to improve student learning outcomes. For this study researchers collected information on students' access to their assignment information and feedback from the…
Descriptors: Database Management Systems, Courseware, Intention, Educational Improvement
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Spier, Joshua – Youth Studies Australia, 2013
A park design "walkshop" was facilitated by a lecturer as part of an undergraduate unit in youth participation at an Australian tertiary college. Inspired by the work of landscape architect Lawrence Halprin (1916-2009), the "scored" walkshop simulated a consultation walk designed to engage students in the hypothetical…
Descriptors: Parks, Foreign Countries, Creativity, Design
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Wilson, Stephanie; Zamberlan, Lisa – Contemporary Issues in Education Research, 2012
In the competitive market of higher education, government funding agencies consider universities accountable for ensuring a better alignment between educational processes, graduate capabilities and real world employability. Workforce leaders have developed new expectations about the capabilities of graduating students, expecting to employ…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Experience, Higher Education, Undergraduate Study
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Sharma, Archana – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2009
Industrial ecology education is being developed and delivered predominantly within the domains of engineering and management. Such an approach could prove somewhat limiting to the broader goal of developing industrial ecology as an integrated knowledge base inclusive of diverse disciplines, contributing to sustainable development. This paper…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, Ecology, Sustainable Development, Industry
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