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Lalantha Senevirathna; Karthika KrishnaPillai; Jim Morgan; Shara Cameron – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2023
Presented here is a novel engineering degree initiative established at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia. This program embodies emerging trends and prospects in engineering education, aspiring to nurture adept engineers well-prepared for practical application. Furthermore, this paper delves into the application of this program for training…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Curriculum, Employment Qualifications, Water
Dewi, Anita; Velasquez, Diane L. – International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning, 2023
The paper presents an evaluation of History and Korean Studies WIL internships at Monash University Library, focusing on past students' views of the program in relation to their future career, and past host-supervisors' perceptions of its benefits. Data collection for the qualitative research was conducted through semi-structured interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Asian Studies, Work Experience Programs
Hanrahan, Stephanie J.; Pedro, Rachel A. – Asia-Pacific Journal of Health, Sport and Physical Education, 2017
The purpose of this study was to determine students' perceptions of team-building activities within a university Latin dance course. Students (N = 30) completed an evaluation of the team-building activities and wrote reflective essays about their experiences in the course. The course consisted of twenty 90-minute classes. In the third class…
Descriptors: Dance Education, Teamwork, Reflection, Essays
Carroll, Annemaree; Sanders O'Connor, Emma; Houghton, Stephen J.; Hattie, John A.; Donovan, Caroline; Lynn, Sasha – Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 2017
Background: The aim of the present study was to conduct a preliminary empirical evaluation of the KooLKIDS program, a school-based intervention that utilises a combination of whole-of-class and individual sessions for young children with early onset antisocial behaviour. Method: Trained facilitators delivered the 13-session program to a completer…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Program Effectiveness, Antisocial Behavior, Prevention
Schulte, Jurgen; Tiffen, Belinda; Edwards, Jackie; Abbott, Scott; Luca, Edward – College & Research Libraries, 2018
In the context of future of academic librarianship terms such as "blended" and "embedded" librarian have been used to describe emerging greater levels of involvement within the universities enterprise. Simultaneously new pedagogical approaches are being developed towards more authentic and engaging learning experiences. This…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Librarians, Role
Wu, Chengqing; Chanda, Emmanuel; Willison, John – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2014
Honours research projects in the School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at the University of Adelaide are run with small groups of students working with an academic supervisor in a chosen area for one year. The research project is mainly self-directed study, which makes it very difficult to fairly assess the contribution of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Peer Evaluation, Research Projects
Block, Karen; Gibbs, Lisa; Staiger, Petra K.; Gold, Lisa; Johnson, Britt; Macfarlane, Susie; Long, Caroline; Townsend, Mardie – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
This article presents results from a mixed-method evaluation of a structured cooking and gardening program in Australian primary schools, focusing on program impacts on the social and learning environment of the school. In particular, we address the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden Program objective of providing a pleasurable experience that has…
Descriptors: Gardening, Cooking Instruction, Elementary Schools, Learner Engagement
Ward, Mary-Helen; West, Sandra; Peat, Mary; Atkinson, Susan – Journal of Distance Education, 2010
The University of Sydney is a large, research-intensive, campus-based Australian University. Since 2004 a strategic initiative of project-based eLearning support has been creating teams of non-academic and academic staff, who have worked together to develop online resources to meet identified needs. The University's aims in continuing to provide…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Instructional Design, Online Courses, Educational Change
Mirny, A.; Wiske, M. S.; Joo, J.; Cunningham, G.; Daniels, D.; Farid, A. B.; Gordon, F.; Madani, R.; Nissen, S. C. – Online Submission, 2010
A year-long collaborative action research project used networked technologies to connect researchers at a university-based online professional development program and a group of practitioner researchers based in a range of schools and educational agencies in several countries. They studied the process and effects of online professional development…
Descriptors: Action Research, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Professional Development
National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2004
Reforms to Australia's vocational education and training (VET) sector over the past few years have brought about significant changes to the work of VET staff and the focus of their roles. This publication summarizes recent research into the changing roles of VET leaders, managers, teaching and support staff, and the way they work. The role of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Vocational Education, Administrator Role, Educational Change
Riches, Vivienne C.; Parmenter, Trevor R. – 1991
This report describes a pilot program of the New South Wales (Australia) Department of Education to develop community transition teams as part of an effort to provide transition education to people with disabilities. The project is based on a model developed in Oregon and stresses assisting each community to work cooperatively to assess local…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Demonstration Programs
Serle, Oenone – 1996
The Australian engineering company, Jaques, and Swinburne University of Technology conducted a joint project to write more than 190 operating instructions for the company's 77 employees. First, the university's Workplace Skills Unit (WSU) interviewed 75 production workers to identify their language, literacy, and training needs. The WSU negotiated…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Certification, Cooperative Planning
Hager, Paul – 1997
Research on quality assurance (QA) in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia over the past 6 years was reviewed. Three factors responsible for growing interest in QA were identified: close connections with industry sectors that have gained from the introduction of QA measures; the more competitive training market that has been…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs
Holdsworth, Roger; Stafford, John; Stokes, Helen; Tyler, Debra – 2001
Student Action Teams (SATs) were established in 20 Victoria, Australia, secondary schools in 1999, with 11 of those schools continuing with their teams in 2000. The Student Action Teams are comprised of groups of students who identify a school or community issue, research it, make plans and proposals about it, and take action on it. Such…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Benefits
Clover, Darlene E.; Follen, Shirley; Hall, Budd – 2000
This document, which is intended to assist environmental, health, and community-based educators in Canada and elsewhere, discusses the process of drawing upon the theories and methodologies of transformative learning to plan adult environmental education workshops emphasizing the theme of socio-environmental change. The following are among the…
Descriptors: Activism, Adjustment (to Environment), Adoption (Ideas), Adult Education