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Lee, Linda J.; Sampson, John F. – Evaluation and Program Planning, 1990
The Research and Evaluation Support Services Unit of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education conducts program evaluations to provide information to senior management for decision making. The 10-step system used is described, which provides for planning, evaluation, and staff development. (TJH)
Descriptors: Administrators, Decision Making, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education
Mellor, Warren L. – 1977
An essential part of the school review process is self evaluation, which is fundamental to individual and organizational health and growth. Self evaluation is "coming clean" with ourselves--looking critically at what we are trying to do, how we are doing it, and to what extent it is being done. Self evaluation is important both as an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education
Ferrier, Fran; Wells, Rob – 1999
This document reports the findings of seven case studies undertaken as part of a larger research project on the measuring and reporting of intellectual capital, being conducted by an Australian research team. The case studies aimed to investigate in more detail the approach of seven Australian organizations and enterprises to the recording and…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Developed Nations, Educational Economics
Fordham, Adrian; Ainley, John – 1980
This report deals with the development of a methodology with which Australian TAFE (Technical and Further Education) authorities, institutions, and staff could evaluate staff development programs and activities. It focuses on two programs that reflect the diversity in program organization and major emphases adopted--South Australian Department of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Faculty, Colleges, Data Analysis
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Murray, Janet – Education for Information, 2000
Discusses staff development opportunities for school librarians and teachers to improve skills in meeting the needs of disabled students. Discusses results of a four-year study which evaluated school library services to disabled students in Australia and emphasizes the need for staff development programs that include policy formation, collection…
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Field, Laurie, Ed. – 2000
This publication is a resource for people who are involved in Australia's Framing the Future work-based learning project teams. It is a compendium that outlines project processes and provides useful hints and lessons learned by others through their experience. Six parts address the six steps in a project. Part 1, on the proposal, covers possible…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Developed Nations, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Hager, Paul – 1997
Research on quality assurance (QA) in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia over the past 6 years was reviewed. Three factors responsible for growing interest in QA were identified: close connections with industry sectors that have gained from the introduction of QA measures; the more competitive training market that has been…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Mountney, Peter, Ed.; Mageean, Pauline, Ed. – 1985
TAFE (Technical and Further Education) is a multifaceted educational organization in Australia and few people in it, and even fewer outside, know about all its aspects outside their own areas of interest and expertise. This book provides information about some current aspects of TAFE, intended to give a broad perspective on 12 different issues.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Blue Collar Occupations
Kilpatrick, Sue; Bell, Rowena – 1998
Non-metropolitan Australia is diverse in terms of population density, educational experiences of the population, and the occupations and industries it supports. Rural adults are less likely to have post-school qualifications and work in manufacturing, property and business services, or finance and insurance. They are more likely to be older, have…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Delivery Systems, Education Work Relationship
Haines, Christine; Brand, Jennie Bickmore – 2000
The implementation and effectiveness of the inclusion of literacy and numeracy in industry training packages was examined in case studies of three programs in Western Australia. Two were certificate programs in cooking and food and beverage as specified in the hospitality training package, and the third was an aged care program based on the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Access to Education, Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy
Standing Conference on Univ. Teaching and Research in the Education of Adults. – 1997
This CD-ROM contains 693 papers on university teaching and research in the education of adults that were presented during the 27-year period from 1970 through 1997. The CD-ROM is designed to be used with the Macintosh, Windows 95, and Windows 3.1 operating systems and Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (version 3), which is included along with…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Action Research, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education
Australian Vocational Education and Training Research Association, Alexandria. – 1999
These proceedings consist of 43 presentations clustered into these key areas: position, strategy, contribution, and future issues; diversity of participation and contexts; issues in the workplace and learning settings; question of practitioners work; and questions of knowledge and methodology--all related to the themes of quality and diversity.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Caregivers, Competency Based Education