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Direct linkCasinader, Niranjan – Intercultural Education, 2018
In school education, one of the few visible responses to increasing globalisation of educational practice has been the implementation of short-term experiential overseas student learning programmes. This paper analyses the results of a comparative research project on three Australian schools that offer such learning experiences. It argues that…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries, Global Approach, Study Abroad
Rynne, Steven – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
This paper considers the pedagogical properties and subsequent impact of sport-for-development programs across a variety of sites in Australia. Moreover, this research adopts a socio-personal account of learning in an attempt to examine the contributions of the social and physical worlds related to surfing programs as well as the individuals' role…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Indigenous Populations, Athletics, Social Influences
O'Shea, Sarah – Studies in the Education of Adults, 2011
How individuals position themselves as "students" within the university landscape can provide insight into the personal experience of entering this environment. This article will explore how one group of female students narrated their identity work as they moved through the first year of study in an Australian university. These students…
Descriptors: Females, First Generation College Students, Adult Students, Self Concept
O'Shea, Sarah – International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education (QSE), 2014
The purpose of this article is to explore how one group of students reflect upon their transition into the higher education environment. This qualitative research project followed one group of female undergraduate students as they moved through the first year of study. All of the participants were the first in their family to consider further…
Descriptors: College Preparation, College Freshmen, Females, Identification (Psychology)
Download full textSpry, Nandila; Marchant, Teresa – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
Gender equity and the empowerment of women is a significant international issue. Successful adult education programs are vital to enhance women's situation. Lessons learned from a personal development program provided for thousands of women are analysed. The program is conducted by community service providers in Australia and internationally, with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Development, Females, Empowerment
Madsen, Wendy; O'Mullan, Cathy; Keen-Dyer, Helen – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2014
Leadership programs have been extensively promoted in rural communities in Australia. However, few have been evaluated. The results of the evaluation of a rural leadership program provided in this paper highlight the need for adult learning theories to be more overtly identified and utilised as the basis of planning and implementing leadership…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training, Rural Education
