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Wilson, Kimberley – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2021
In the rush to implement STEM programmes in economically disadvantaged school districts, there is a pressing need to develop a stronger sense of what might be considered effective and appropriate STEM practices for diverse students. The aim of this study was to characterise the experience of implementing an integrated STEM Project-Based Learning…
Descriptors: STEM Education, Active Learning, Student Projects, Program Implementation
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Callingham, Maggie – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2017
An enduring educational dilemma is that young people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds do not have their needs met in conventional schooling. As a result, many have left school by Year 11. To counter this trend, some schools in disadvantaged areas introduce targeted in-school interventions before Year 11 to meet the needs of their…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Economically Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Grade 11
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Guillaumier, Ashleigh; Bonevski, Billie; Paul, Christine – Health Education Research, 2015
Television advertisements, packaging regulations and health warning labels (HWLs) are designed to communicate anti-smoking messages to large number of smokers. However, only a few studies have examined how high smoking prevalence groups respond to these warnings. This study explored how socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers engage with health…
Descriptors: Smoking, Health Behavior, Health Promotion, Qualitative Research
Gervasoni, Ann; Perry, Bob; Parish, Linda – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2015
"Let's Count" is an early mathematics program that has been designed by The Smith Family and the authors to assist educators in early childhood contexts in socially disadvantaged areas of Australia to work in partnership with parents and other family members to promote positive mathematical experiences for young children (3-5 years). A…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Computation, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Children
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Horn, Anne; Maddox, Alexia; Hagel, Pauline; Currie, Michael; Owen, Sue – Australian Academic & Research Libraries, 2013
This paper reports research that examined how the embedding of library services through the learning management system contributed to the experience of students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds. To evaluate the embedded practice, the researchers used a mixed-method approach involving surveys with students and interviews with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Library Services, Integrated Learning Systems, Academic Libraries
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Ryan, Naomi J.; Hopkins, Susan – Australian Journal of Career Development, 2013
The tertiary preparation programme intensive school (TPPIS) for Year 12 school leavers offered young people from low socio-economic status (LSES) backgrounds an alternative pathway to university, a second chance at tertiary entrance and ultimately for some, a fast track to a better future. The intensive programme not only focuses on teaching…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Media, Career Development, High School Graduates
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Jackson, Dianne – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2013
Supported playgroups are a service model used widely in Australia with the dual focus of providing stimulating early childhood environments for children and supportive environments for parents. This article describes research findings from a recent doctoral study that explored three supported playgroups in western Sydney. In particular it focuses…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Facilitators (Individuals)
Hartley, Robyn – 1989
The inadequate literacy skills of some individuals in Australia: (1) restrict their ability to exercise informed citizenship, participate in their local communities, and use their abilities and talents; (2) damage their development as autonomous, competent, and confident individuals within families; (3) may be repeated in successive generations,…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Criminals, Economically Disadvantaged, Education Work Relationship
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Center, Yola; Freeman, Louella – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 1997
A study evaluated the Schoolwide Early Language and Literacy (SWELL) program using four Australian disadvantaged schools. Two schools implemented the program in the kindergarten year, while the other two schools pursued regular kindergarten curriculum. Children in the program outperformed others on words read in context, but not on words read in…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Context Clues, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
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Mifsud, Cynthia; Rapee, Ronald M. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2005
Objective: To evaluate a school-based early intervention program for the reduction of anxious symptoms in at-risk children from low socioeconomic status neighborhoods. Method: A total of 425 children (8-11 years old) from nine schools in low socioeconomic status areas were screened to identify children with high-level anxious symptoms. Ninety-one…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Parents, Educational Environment, Socioeconomic Status
Randell, Shirley K. – 1979
Financial, educational, and political accountability issues involved in the Disadvantaged Schools Program, initiated by the Schools Commission to improve the learning outcomes of children from educationally disadvantaged backgrounds in Australia, are the focus of this paper. Consideration is given to the views of the Commission in its published…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Involvement, Decision Making, Economically Disadvantaged