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Vecchio, Sandra – Teaching Science, 2021
As the number of jobs in the science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) workforce grows exponentially, there has never been a more important time to provide students with real-world learning opportunities that have 21st century implications. Measuring things that matter is a fundamental skill that formulates the backbone of many concepts…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Science Instruction, Food, Wastes
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Mikhailovich, Katja; Fitzgerald, Robert – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2014
Purpose: This paper aimed to examine the impact of the removal of bottled water on the campus community. This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted at the first Australian university to remove single-use bottled water from sale on a small regional university campus. The removal of bottled water from sale at the university formed part…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Water, Foreign Countries, Retailing
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Fuller, Don; Hastings, Trevor – Australian Bulletin of Labour, 1993
Presents data on the training effort within the Australian Plastics Industry; assesses how training activity is related to actual and perceived labor market conditions in the industry; and discusses the main theoretical arguments regarding industry involvement in skills formation. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Labor Market, Plastics
Brinkworth, B. J.; Eckersall, K. E. – 1985
A project was conducted to design and pilot a scheme for monitoring trade/industry/commerce technological changes and reporting them to Technical and Further Education (TAFE) teachers and authorities. A matrix of information categories was used to facilitate the collection and storage of information relative to technological advancements in the…
Descriptors: Building Trades, Bulletins, Data Collection, Foreign Countries
Fowler, Clifford F.; Peters, Joanne – 1983
Begun in 1978 to bring manual arts experience to children in Queensland's "disadvantaged country areas," the Mobile Manual Arts Unit by the end of the 1980 school year had visited 16 separate locations, involving 25 different schools. A total of 727 students had participated (out of a target population of 992 pupils) and a total of 259…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Distance, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education