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Pitcher, Rod – Qualitative Report, 2011
In this paper I report a study of the conceptions of research held by a sample of doctoral students at an Australian research-intensive university. I take a unique approach by using metaphor analysis to study the students' conceptions. The students in this study were recruited for an on-line survey in which they answered questions relating to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students, Research
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Edwards, Debra; Potts, Anthony – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2008
Australia is a federation of six states and two territories. Each state and territory has its own legislature, which may not be of the same political persuasion as the Commonwealth (Federal) Government. Under the Australian Constitution primary control of school education is with the State and Territory Governments, with the Australian…
Descriptors: Policy Formation, Figurative Language, Educational Change, Foreign Countries