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Gwendalyn Webb – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2022
This research aimed to explore the conversations between Aboriginal children and their educators in early childhood contexts. The research particularly focused on the relevance of these conversations for developing children's identity. Participants were Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children and educators, who participated in conversations in…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Indigenous Populations, Early Childhood Teachers, Children
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Vivanti, Giacomo; Dissanayake, Cheryl; Duncan, Ed; Feary, Jessica; Capes, Kristy; Upson, Shannon; Bent, Catherine A.; Rogers, Sally J.; Hudry, Kristelle – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2019
A major topic of debate is whether children with autism spectrum disorder should be educated in inclusive or specialized settings. We examined the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of delivering the Group-Early Start Denver Model to children with autism spectrum disorder in inclusive versus specialized classrooms. We randomly assigned 44…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness
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de Bruin, Leon R. – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
This qualitative study investigates the dialogic interactions between teacher and student that enhance learning and teaching within the one-to-one music improvisation lesson. This study analyses the ways teachers elicit student actions, thoughts and processes that develop student skills, critical and creative thinking processes necessary for…
Descriptors: Dialogs (Language), Interpersonal Communication, Teacher Student Relationship, Music Education
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Stolz, Steven A.; Pill, Shane – Sport, Education and Society, 2016
This paper uses a narrative approach in the form of a fictional dialogue between a physical education teacher educator (PETE) and an enquiring physical education teacher (EPET) in order to both contextualise the problem posed by Almond, that Teaching Games for Understanding-Game Sense (TGfU-GS) has been better accepted in academia than in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Education, Physical Education Teachers, Teacher Educators
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Cross, Donna; Lester, Leanne; Pearce, Natasha; Barnes, Amy; Beatty, Shelley – Journal of Educational Research, 2018
Parents can significantly affect children's peer relationships, including their involvement in bullying. The authors developed and evaluated ways to enhance parents' knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and skills related to parent-child communication about bullying. The 3-year Friendly Schools Friendly Families whole-school intervention included…
Descriptors: Bullying, Prevention, Peer Relationship, Parent Role
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Thomas, Theda Ann – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Employers want students who are able to work effectively as members of a team, and expect universities to develop this ability in their graduates. This paper proposes a framework for a collaborative writing assignment that specifically develops students' ability to work in teams. The framework has been tested using two iterations of an action…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Writing Assignments, College Students
Clayton, Berwyn; Guthrie, Hugh; Every, Pam; Harding, Regan – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2015
This paper examines how competency progression and completion is implemented in practice in three trades. In particular, it focuses on: interactions between teachers and/or assessors and workplace supervisors; the different approaches used to integrate on- and off-the job training; assessment and signoff practices; and the ways by which workplace…
Descriptors: Vocational Education Teachers, Evaluators, Supervisors, Off the Job Training
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Prior, Margot; Cummins, Robert – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
This critique of facilitated communication as an aid for individuals with autism reviews its use in Australia and discusses such issues as the high degree of physical intervention provided by the assistant and the unlikely language content exhibited. An editorial comment deplores the media hype promoting facilitated communication but admits its…
Descriptors: Autism, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Foreign Countries
Stevens, Susan A. R.; Wilkins, Linda C. – 1993
Engineering is the science, art, and business of designing and getting things done; engineers are required to make things happen through interpersonal relationships. At Monash University (Australia), a new course, Management for Engineers, was set up in 1990 to encourage a more holistic approach to the process of engineering. The course included…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, Course Organization, Engineering Education
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King, Patricia; Boardman, Margot – Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 2006
This article reports on a study that investigated the importance of children possessing personal/social skills when starting kindergarten, from teachers' and parents' perspectives. The study involved a sample of 16 kindergarten teachers and 63 parents of kindergarten children from government schools in one of the six education districts within the…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Kindergarten, Social Development, Young Children
Linfoot, Ken, Ed. – 1994
This book is a collection of essays on helping people with developmental disabilities communicate successfully. It is intended for practitioners and students in special education, speech-language pathology, and psychology. The essays are as follows: "Communicative Behaviour in the Least Restrictive Environment" (Ken Linfoot); "Play…
Descriptors: Artificial Speech, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Communication Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Tebble, Helen – 1998
The guide is designed for physicians and other medical practitioners who need to work with medical interpreters to improve communication with patients. Special attention is given to the Australian context. An introductory section discusses the need for medical interpreters and explains the guide's organization. Subsequent sections address these…
Descriptors: Certification, Communication Skills, Consultants, Contracts