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Bronwyn Reid O’Connor; Ben Zunica – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2024
This paper reports on part of a longitudinal project investigating the formation of preservice secondary mathematics teachers' identities at one Australian university. Given that school-based placement experiences impact teacher identity development, the Flourishing Mathematics Teacher (FMT) project focuses on this experience and aims to identify…
Descriptors: Mathematics Teachers, Job Satisfaction, Professional Identity, Secondary School Teachers
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Stanley, Trevor; Xu, Jia – Accounting Education, 2019
This exploratory study seeks to obtain the views of strategic decision-makers surrounding the implementation of Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) Accountancy programs in Australian universities. Using an online questionnaire with mainly open-ended questions, the results showed most respondents perceived WIL programs as important and should be offered…
Descriptors: Workplace Learning, Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Decision Making
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Cavanagh, Michael; King, Alexis – Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education, 2020
The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of primary pre-service teachers engaged in a peer-group mentoring program during a professional experience placement. Pre-service teachers completed weekly questionnaires and an interview about their experiences. Questionnaire and interview responses were coded and analysed according to three…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Mentors, Preservice Teachers, Standards
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van Gelderen, Ingrid; Matthew, Susan M.; Hendry, Graham D.; Taylor, Rosanne – Higher Education Research and Development, 2018
Good teaching that supports final year students' learning in clinical placements is critical for students' successful transition from an academic environment to professional practice. Final year internship programmes are designed to encourage student-centred approaches to teaching and deep approaches to learning, but the extent to which clinical…
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Veterinary Medical Education, Student Placement, Student Centered Learning
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Young, Kenneth D.; Grainger, Peter; James, Dennis – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2018
Teaching in rural/remote regions poses many challenges to teachers and is identified as a priority research area by the state government. Despite initiatives by the Queensland state government and university providers to solve the issue through various incentives designed to attract teachers, the problem remains significant. This research…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Attitude Change, Rural Areas, Foreign Countries
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Walsh, Lucas; Casinader, Niranjan – International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education, 2019
The higher degree of global mobility and connectivities within contemporary societies has led to increasing cultural diversity within school student cohorts. In turn, the human activities and interactions within the territories and boundaries of a school have become increasingly complex. During a 2017 study of how transcultural capabilities are…
Descriptors: Moral Values, Cultural Pluralism, Advanced Placement Programs, Cultural Differences
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Casinader, Niranjan; Clemans, Allie – Intercultural Education, 2018
This paper explores the findings of a pilot project that investigated the impact of the International Professional Experience (IPE) programme within a Faculty of Education at a research intensive Australian University in developing the capacity of preservice teachers (PSTs) to work and teach amidst culturally diverse environments. The pilot was a…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Pilot Projects, Preservice Teachers, International Education
Collins, Jennifer; Geste, Audrey – International Education Journal: Comparative Perspectives, 2016
This study describes the transformational effect of a short-term study abroad experience on a group of US pre-service teachers (PST). The PST participated in a cross-cultural exchange, which included a six-week placement in an Australian school where they assumed many teaching responsibilities. The PST reported experiencing collaboration as a…
Descriptors: Study Abroad, Preservice Teachers, Teaching Experience, Teacher Role
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McGrath, Dianne; Murphy, Daniel – Accounting Education, 2016
This paper reports on a project which is designed to increase the participation of high school students in accounting work experience placements. The focus of the paper is on an Australian-based project which overcomes the identified barriers to offering high school accounting work experience placements with a resultant increase in the number and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Accounting, Career Choice
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Misan, Gary; Ellis, Bronwyn; Hutchings, Olivia; Beech, Amy; Moyle, Courtney; Thiele, Nicola – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2018
Intergenerational learning activities benefit both older and younger participants. The Whyalla Men's Shed (WMS) not only meets many of the needs of its older participants but has recently become involved in several initiatives that foster intergenerational collaboration and learning. An agreement between the University of South Australia (UniSA)…
Descriptors: Males, Intergenerational Programs, Health Promotion, Cooperative Learning
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Strangeways, Al; Papatraianou, Lisa Helen – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
Classroom readiness and the attendant theory-practice disjunction remains a key concern of policy makers, stakeholders and graduate teachers themselves. Links between the theoretical knowledge that preservice teachers gain during initial teacher education (ITE) courses and the practical learning of their school placements need to be strengthened…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Theory Practice Relationship, Teaching Experience, Mixed Methods Research
Cattle, Stephen R.; Bloomfield, Dianne M.; Klineberg, Iven J. – Metropolitan Universities, 2013
The University of Sydney has a long-standing record of commitment to social inclusion in tertiary education. The Australian government agenda has brought into sharp focus the importance of universities engaging with rural and remote communities. The University of Sydney provides placement opportunities and pathways to attract more undergraduate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Urban Universities, Program Descriptions, Program Effectiveness
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Parr, Graham; Chan, Jennifer – Teaching Education, 2015
Since the 1970s, international fieldwork has provided opportunities for small numbers of pre-service teachers to teach and learn in a culture different from their own. Research into this fieldwork suggests that pre-service teachers are positive about their experiences, although questions remain about the ethics underpinning some of these programs.…
Descriptors: Practicums, International Educational Exchange, Student Exchange Programs, Field Experience Programs
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Bradford, Dianne; King, Nicole – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2011
In 2007 the Calvary Refugee Mentoring Program (CRMP) was initiated at Calvary Hospital, Canberra, to provide an affirmative and individualised learning placement in workplaces for individuals with a refugee background. This work placement was designed to enhance the participants' knowledge of workplaces and to prepare them for future career and…
Descriptors: Mentors, Hospitals, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries
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Deane, John – Babel: Journal of the Australian Federation of Modern Language Teachers Associations, 1983
During a merger, an Australian high school was designated as specializing in foreign languages and developed a program consisting of six languages (French, German, Italian, Modern Greek, Latin, and Mandarin Chinese). The program is described, focusing on admission policies, testing procedures, program design and administration, facilities, and…
Descriptors: Admission (School), Educational Facilities, Foreign Countries, French
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