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Diane de Saint Léger; Jayne Lysk; Richard Johnson Sallis; Kelly McConville; Danielle Clayman – Journal of International Students, 2024
It is well established that international students attending higher education institutions in Australia and other parts of the world face challenges that can affect their state of well-being and connectedness. Higher education institutions have attempted to counter these issues by providing specifically designed programs with varying success. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Comedy, Positive Attitudes, Student Welfare
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Walklate, Erin; Watt, Anthony – Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 2023
The purpose of this study was to consider the role of sport specialisms in contributing to local and community culture, and in supporting student-athletes to become 'better people'. Research questions focused on why schools are adopting sport specialism and whether community organisations value the sport specialism. The study was phenomenological…
Descriptors: Student Athletes, Foreign Countries, Specialization, Competition
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Skolnik, Michael – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
With nearly half the states having authorized community colleges to award baccalaureate degrees, the community college baccalaureate (CCB) has become an increasingly common feature of the landscape of American higher education. While there has been an expansion of research on the CCB in recent years, the research to date consists mainly of studies…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Bachelors Degrees, Comparative Education, Foreign Countries
O'Dwyer, Lisel; Mihelic, Mandy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
Defined as language, literacy and numeracy, and employability skills, foundation skills are essential for individuals to participate in further education, employment and wider society. Community education providers, such as community colleges, neighbourhood houses, faith-based organisations and adult learning associations, are key providers of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
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Christine Preston; Yaela Golumbic; Ciara Kenneally; Thant Sin Phway; Larissa Braz Sousa; John Martin; Peter Rutledge; Alice Motion – Teaching Science, 2023
This article reports on initial findings from "Learning By Doing," a citizen science research project funded by a NSW DOE Strategic Research Grant. Our study aimed to understand the process of integrating citizen science into schools, the perceived outcomes and impacts for students, and ways to evaluate citizen science projects. In this…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Scientific Research, Teacher Attitudes, Student Participation
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O'Mara, Ben; Carey, Gemma; Weier, Megan – Health Education Research, 2020
Refugee and migrant communities from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Australia experience dependency, stigma, isolation, mental health issues, family issues and other problems associated with alcohol and other drugs. Yet, refugee and migrant communities also face major linguistic, cultural and technological barriers to health…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Promotion, Drinking, Drug Abuse
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Seary, Karen; Smith, Alice; Toth, Gabriela; Flanders, Margaret – Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice, 2023
The development of a student identity as it relates to the transition of commencing students to higher education has long been identified in the literature as essential to success. As importantly, the existence of a sense of belonging has been considered key to transition and success and the formation of a student identity. Less prominent in the…
Descriptors: Self Concept, College Freshmen, Student Adjustment, Disproportionate Representation
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Gower, Graeme; Ferguson, Cath; Forrest, Simon – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2020
The benefits of school and community partnerships are well documented in government reports and the academic literature. A number of government initiatives have been introduced to actively involve parents and the community in school matters. In addition, various agencies have produced resource kits and guidelines to assist schools and communities…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, School Community Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Indigenous Populations
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Amy Large; Reearna Morgan; Stella Kalas; Katherine Appleton; Roslyn Giglia – Issues in Educational Research, 2023
Established healthy eating behaviours in childhood underpin the development of similar patterns into adulthood. School-based nutrition and cooking programs have been found to enhance nutrition and cooking knowledge and cooking self-efficacy. This scoping review examined the literature about the effectiveness of nutrition education programs…
Descriptors: Best Practices, Nutrition Instruction, Teaching Methods, Eating Habits
O'Dwyer, Lisel; Mihelic, Mandy – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2021
The ageing labour force, and concerns with productivity and social inclusion have driven foundation skills policy development in Australia and internationally (SCOTESE 2012; Newton 2016). However, little existing literature focusses on the relationships between foundation skills, community education providers and regional location. Thus, this…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Skills, Literacy, Reading Skills
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Yijie Li; Chuang Wang – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2024
The purpose of this study is to analyse the differences in the International Foundation Programmes in Australia, China and the United Kingdom and to explore different University Foundation Programmes' effect on international student satisfaction, learning motivation and their performance in higher education. Through this research, it can be seen…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Student Satisfaction, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
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Douglas, J.; Kilpatrick, S.; Katersky Barnes, R.; Alderson, R.; Flittner, N. – Studies in Continuing Education, 2020
Pathways to higher education can appear opaque and unattainable to rural adults, despite the affordances provided by modern broadband and increasing provision of university online learning options. This paper describes an innovative partnership model that connects rural adults to university and technical and further education pathways through…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Population, Postsecondary Education, Vocational Education
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Chen, Julian; Bogachenko, Tatiana – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
Establishment of online communities in distance education has been linked to improved engagement, retention, and learning outcomes. This study investigates how online community building was fostered in the text-based Discussion Board (DB) and multimodal VoiceThread (VT) in one of the postgraduate units offered by Open Universities Australia.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice, Distance Education, Computer Mediated Communication
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Saira, Saira; Mansoor, Sadia; Ishaque, Sadia; Ehtisham, Sadia; Ali, Muhammad – European Journal of Training and Development, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to investigate whether the impact of effectiveness of diversity training on affective commitment is different for men versus women and whether affective commitment mediates the relationship between effectiveness of diversity training and employee outcomes of turnover intention and job satisfaction.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Diversity, Training, Employees
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Peacock, Huw; Prehn, Jacob – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2021
Aboriginal Education Workers (AEWs) are utilised by primary and secondary schools to improve components of success for Aboriginal students, liaise with their families and the Aboriginal community and contribute to developing and promoting an Aboriginal pedagogy. Despite the challenging role of decolonising the school environment, the important…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, School Personnel, Minority Group Students, School Community Relationship
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