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Identities of Mathematics Teacher Educators in a "Hybrid" Mathematics and Mathematics Education Department
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Marshman, Margaret; Bennison, Anne; Goos, Merrilyn – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2022
Prospective secondary mathematics teachers in Australia are typically taught by mathematics educators and mathematicians who work in different faculties and seldom collaborate--a situation that can lead to conflicting views about how to teach mathematics. This paper reports on findings from semi-structured interviews with three mathematics teacher…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Educators
Research in the School of Languages and Linguistics at Griffith University
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Fenton-Smith, Ben; Walkinshaw, Ian – Language Teaching, 2014
Griffith University is set across five campuses in south-east Queensland, Australia, and has a student population of 43,000. The School of Languages and Linguistics (LAL) offers programs in linguistics, international English, Chinese, Italian, Japanese and Spanish, as well as English language enhancement courses. Research strands reflect the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Linguistics, Departments
Reflective Teaching Practice in a Darug Classroom: How Teachers Can Build Relationships with an Aboriginal Community outside the School
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Harrison, Neil; Murray, Belinda – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2012
This project has been developed on Darug country, Sydney to examine how pre-service and beginning teachers can work with Aboriginal people in their local urban community. These teachers often want to know how to approach an Aboriginal "community", how they can ask Aboriginal people for information in order to include it in their…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Teaching Methods, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Collaboration
The Development of Years 11 and 12 Alternative Courses in Western Australian Government Schools: An Overview and Case Study.
Hill, Peter – 1977
Because more Western Australian students are now completing years 11 and 12 and because many of these students are not interested in the traditional college entrance program, a growing number of schools are offering alternative programs. These programs are extremely diverse across the state and may be either prevocational or general, may contain…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Nontraditional Education, Prevocational Education
Professional Development: An Integrated Strategy at the University of New South Wales.
Sohler, Cathy; And Others – Journal of Tertiary Educational Administration, 1992
The staff development program at the University of New South Wales (Australia) differs from traditional university programs in that it integrates professional development activities for both general and academic staff. The Professional Development Centre operates as an academic unit and performs both teaching and research functions. (MSE)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, College Administration, College Faculty, Departments
Integrating Student Assessment Practices: The Significance of Collaborative Partnerships for Curriculum and Professional Development in a University Department.
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Smith, Bob; And Others – Higher Education Research and Development, 1997
A project in a health sciences department of one Australian university, designed to encourage faculty collaboration on student assessment issues, became a program of personal and collective review giving insight into the processes and dynamics of curriculum and professional development. The project, its processes and products, and implications…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Change Strategies, Cooperation, Curriculum Development