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Abirami Thirumanickam; Fiona Rillotta; Ruth Walker; Eleanor Watson; Susan Balandin; Parimala Raghavendra – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2025
People with intellectual disability use social media; however, there are barriers preventing them from using and benefiting from social media to the same extent as others. Some barriers include lack of knowledge, limited skills and inaccessibility. This pilot study used a sequential mixed method design to explore the outcomes of a social media…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adults, Intellectual Disability, Social Media
Hearn, Shane; Funnell, Sarah – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2021
Increasing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participation in higher education can play a critical role in transforming lives and is the trajectory to closing the gap and reducing disadvantage. Despite recent progress, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples remain significantly under-represented in higher education. Poor retention and…
Descriptors: Pilot Projects, Student Personnel Services, School Holding Power, Graduation Rate
Halliday, Amber J.; Kern, Margaret L.; Garrett, David K.; Turnbull, Deborah A. – Contemporary School Psychology, 2020
Positive education is characterized by applying positive psychology interventions (PPIs) within educational settings. Increasing evidence suggests that PPIs can help increase well-being and reduce depressive symptoms in general and clinical populations. However, there is less evidence that PPIs are similarly effective within complex school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intervention, Psychoeducational Methods, Program Effectiveness
Martinovic, Marietta; Liddell, Marg; Muldoon, Shane Douglas – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2018
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program has been delivered at 2 prisons in Victoria, Australia, Dame Phyllis Frost Centre and Marngoneet Correctional Centre, since 2015. Selected university (outside) students and prisoners (inside) engage in a collaborative learning environment, studying Comparative Criminal Justice Systems. Students critique…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, College Students
Midford, Richard; Cahill, Helen; Geng, Gretchen; Leckning, Bernard; Robinson, Gary; Te Ava, Aue – Health Education Journal, 2017
Objective: This pilot study sought to better understand what can be achieved by an evidence-based classroom social and emotional education programme. Design and Methods: A 10-lesson, classroom-based programme that taught about emotional literacy, personal strengths, coping and problem-solving strategies, stress management, emotional regulation and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Middle School Students, Social Development, Emotional Development
Seeto, Eva-Marie – Journal of Student Affairs in Africa, 2016
In January 2016, the International Association of Student Affairs and Services (IASAS) offered a global professional mentoring programme that would link student affairs leaders internationally with new graduates and early career professionals in student services. Protégé participants were primarily new graduates of preparatory programmes in…
Descriptors: Mentors, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation, Professional Development
Kertesz, John Leslie; Downing, Jill – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2016
This paper reports on a practicum partnerships pilot project between local schools and a teacher preparation program in a medium sized regional university. Whilst addressing recent governmental recommendations for improvements in the teacher education practicum, the project also sought greater suitability by connecting the professional skills of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Pilot Projects, Teacher Education Programs, Practicums
Adams, Lyndall; Kueh, Christopher; Newman-Storen, Renee; Ryan, John – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2015
This is Not a Seminar (TINAS) is a multidisciplinary forum established in 2012 at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia to support practice-led and practice-based Higher Degree by Research students. The Faculty of Education and Arts at ECU includes cohorts of postgraduate research students in, for example, performance, design, writing and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Creative Activities, Student Research, Graduate Students
Davis, Susan – Teaching Education, 2017
Australian and international research has identified that many generalist teachers have limited confidence and experience in teaching the Arts in the early years of schooling and education. There is also a significant gap in the provision of quality professional learning programs for teachers. Research has identified that appropriate training and…
Descriptors: Models, Art Education, Art Teachers, Faculty Development
Ambrosetti, Angelina – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The use of mentoring has nowadays become a predominant practice for the professional placement component of pre-service teacher education programs. Research however has identified that being an effective teacher does not make you an effective mentor. The present research investigated the role of professional development in the preparation of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Preservice Teacher Education, Preservice Teachers, Faculty Development
Carbone, Angela – Higher Education Research and Development, 2014
This paper outlines a peer-assisted teaching scheme (PATS) which was piloted in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, Australia to address the low student satisfaction with the quality of information and communication technology units. Positive results from the pilot scheme led to a trial of the scheme in other disciplines.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Instruction, College Students, Satisfaction
Penman, Joy; Sawyer, Janet – Australian and International Journal of Rural Education, 2013
This paper discusses an initiative titled UniReady Program for Multicultural Groups that was conducted at the University of South Australia's Centre for Regional Engagement located in the city of Whyalla. Immigrant families are currently being attracted to the city due to regional employment opportunities and are potential university students. The…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Nontraditional Students, Universities
Maher, Marguerite – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013
This paper discusses the "Growing Our Own" initial teacher education (ITE) pilot programme which allowed Indigenous assistant teachers in their own communities to study to become a teacher with the support of a non-Indigenous teacher. There are five sections in this paper, including: (1) the underpinning theory and philosophy of one…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Inclusion, Preservice Teacher Education, Outcomes of Education
Anthony, Hayley; McLean, Louise A. – Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2015
Schools are increasingly seen as promising environments for initiatives to prevent mental disorders and to protect and promote mental health. This pilot study examined whether a school-based resiliency programme, "Bounce Back," increased protective factors associated with resilience. Thirty-nine children aged 8-10 years (M = 9.17,…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Health Promotion, Self Control, Self Efficacy
Berman, Naomi; White, Alexandra – Youth Studies Australia, 2013
The media plays a significant role in shaping cultural norms and attitudes, concomitantly reinforcing "body" and "beauty" ideals and gender stereotypes. Unrealistic, photoshopped and stereotyped images used by the media, advertising and fashion industries influence young people's body image and impact on their feelings of body…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Media Literacy, Secondary School Students, Sex Stereotypes