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Further Education Unit, London (England). – 1989
A three-year project is being conducted at Richmond Adult and Community College in England to develop and implement a modular learning plan. The aims of the project are to monitor the development of a modular learning program; to identify the advantages and disadvantages of a modular program for adult learners; to develop a revised modular…
Descriptors: Adult Education, College Programs, Continuing Education, Curriculum Development
Cashion, Joan; Palmieri, Phoebe – 2002
Learner perceptions of online learning were examined in a study of the views of learners enrolled in online vocational education and training (VET) courses across Australia. Data were collected from the following sources: an online questionnaire completed by 356 students and 63 educators; case studies of 6 VET organizations; and interviews and…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Access to Education, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis
Malloch, Margaret; Martino, John; Waterhouse, Peter; Townsend, Ray – 2003
Australian employers' appraisal and use of vocational education and training (VET) qualifications were examined through case studies of 15 small, medium, and large organizations in 8 of Australia's "old" and "new" economy industries. Data were collected through interviews with management/employer representatives, middle…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Competence, Competency Based Education
Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2006
In 1999 Ministers responsible for school education agreed to the new set of "National Goals for Schooling in the Twenty-First Century," with the aim of providing high quality schooling in Australia which would secure for students the necessary knowledge, understanding, skills and values for a productive and rewarding life. As a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Program Descriptions, Program Development
Bittner, W. S. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1920
Of the liberal movements dominating the thought of the world today, the greatest of all is the sweep of education. No phrase or dissertation can compass the entire scope or catch all the essential elements of the newer education that is shaping itself. But everywhere one direction is apparent: The trend of education is toward the people in mass…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational History, Extension Education, Agricultural Colleges