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Ryan, Janette; Kang, Changyun; Mitchell, Ian; Erickson, Gaalen – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2009
The current round of basic education curriculum reform in China is considered by many to be the most radical and wide-reaching. However, very little is known about education reform at the school level. Here we document and discuss some of the challenges and opportunities that the reform programme is providing for teachers and schools. We describe…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Teacher Researchers
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Chambers, Deborah; Wieneke, Christine – Australian Universities' Review, 1991
This paper raises political and ethical issues related to the 1990 establishment and continuing operation of the Women's Research Centre in Nepean (Australia). Impinging trends in higher education, local factors, and problems and successes of the first year are reviewed. A summary of seven research projects currently being conducted at the center…
Descriptors: Ethics, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Political Influences
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Brennan, Marie – Australian Universities' Review, 1995
It is argued that professional doctorates such as the Doctor of Education degree have value as a means of reconstructing the relationship between theory and practice, by demanding a reconstruction of university research relationships with practitioners. In turn, this requires that universities change their conceptualization and teaching of…
Descriptors: Doctoral Degrees, Doctoral Programs, Education Majors, Educational Attitudes
McSwan, David Ian – 1992
This report describes the activities of the Rural Education Research and Development Centre at James Cook University (Queensland, Australia). The center is responsible for implementing research into rural education, training teachers to work in rural areas, and implementing projects related to rural education. The center is an academic unit…
Descriptors: College Curriculum, College Programs, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education
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Slatyer, Ralph O. – Higher Education, 1994
Australia's Cooperative Research Centres Program, a system of 52 research and development (R&D) units, links researchers from public and private sectors, helping industry and scientific community coordinate research efforts. The program represents 6% of the national R&D effort and spans six major R&D and industry sectors. (MSE)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Decision Making, Federal Aid, Foreign Countries
Anh-Nguyet, Nguyen thi; And Others – 1979
The need for establishing a teaching and learning services unit at the University of New England (UNE) in Australia, and information on tertiary education units in nine Australian universities are examined. Among the reasons for establishing a services unit at UNE are the following: the idea of a service center has found acceptance within the…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Comparative Education, Curriculum Development