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Strnadova, Iva; Cumming, Therese M.; Danker, Joanne – Australasian Journal of Special Education, 2016
Schooling transitions are often challenging experiences for students with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder (ID/ASD), their families, and their teachers. Transition processes, particularly planning, can facilitate successful transitions from primary to secondary schools, and to postschool settings. Bronfenbrenner's ecological…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Intellectual Disability, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Treagust, David F.; Rennie, Leonie J. – Journal of Technology Education, 1993
Survey of coordinators, teachers, and students in six designated technology schools in Western Australia revealed varying degrees of success in implementing the curriculum. Three crucial factors were identified: (1) continuous coordination by someone with adequate time and resources; (2) thorough documentation; and (3) enough time for faculty to…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Program Implementation
Dellar, Graham B. – 1994
In 1987, Western Australia implemented a school-based management program called "Better Schools," which attempted to create "self-determining schools." Central to the restructuring effort was the establishment of school-based decision-making groups (SBDMGs), which permitted school staff and community representatives to exercise…
Descriptors: Decentralization, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries, Organizational Change
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Macdonald, Doune; Brooker, Ross – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1997
This paper explores assessment issues that are problematic in a performance-based subject in a school-based assessment context, that of secondary school physical education in Queensland (Australia). A strength of the program has been its movement toward authentic assessment characterized by relevant tasks. (SLD)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Assessment, Foreign Countries, Performance Based Assessment
Dellar, Graham B. – 1992
Findings of a 3-year study of the policy implementation process in three western Australian secondary schools are presented in this paper, which focuses on the macro and micro aspects of implementation. To examine responses to the formation of school-based decision-making groups, methodology involved: (1) document analysis; (2) interviews with…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, Intergroup Relations, Participative Decision Making
Dellar, Graham B. – 1995
Central to restructuring efforts in Australia was the establishment of school decision-making groups (SDMGs), which gave school staff and community representatives more autonomy over decisions concerning educational policy and school development. This paper presents findings of a study that examined the responses of three secondary schools to the…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Decentralization, Educational Environment, Foreign Countries
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
This document contains a chapter from each Australian State and Territory and from the Commonwealth on their full range of achievements in 1996 related to the National Strategy for Vocational Education and Training. Achievements of all State and Territory Training Authorities are outlined in terms of the four themes of the national strategy:…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Employer Attitudes, Foreign Countries
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
The development of "New Apprenticeships" reflects the need to strengthen employment-based training in Australia. The strengths and tradition of Australia's existing system must be built upon; inflexibilities that reduce options and choice must be removed. It is a four-stage process: development of policy principles, establishment of a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Apprenticeships, Course Selection (Students), Educational Finance
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Massie, Malcom – Orana, 1996
Scotch College (Adelaide, Australia) has networked 90% of its classrooms. This article describes the campus computer network and its hardware and configuration; World Wide Web problems and solution; a "mini Internet" of curriculum-specific materials gathered from the Web; student and faculty use; student and staff training; security;…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Security, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
Dellar, Graham B. – 1995
This paper presents findings of a study that described the existing nature of school-based management (SBM) structures and procedures associated with school-development planning in Western Australia. It also examined the impact of SBM on the curriculum and professional activities of teachers. Data were obtained through analysis of official policy…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Educational Change, Educational Planning, Foreign Countries
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Marsh, Colin J.; Hill, Peter W. – Studies in Educational Evaluation, 1984
This study investigated the implementation of a geography syllabus in Australia between 1976 and 1980. Influences on level of implementation included the state education system, an external examination system, and a very active geography teachers' association. The problems and achievements perceived by teachers in implementing the syllabus are…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction, Instructional Innovation
Palmer, Bill – Online Submission, 2004
An original study of the Ramsay Committee report entitled "Future Directions for Secondary Education in the Northern Territory" (the "Secondary Review") was presented in December 2004 at the ANZCIES National Conference in Melbourne. This was prior to the Northern Territory Government deciding how many of the recommendations of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Indigenous Populations, Foreign Countries
Australian National Training Authority, Brisbane. – 1997
This document outlines the major features and achievements of the Australian vocational education and training system in 1996 and provides some illustrative examples of specific initiatives undertaken by states, territories, and the Commonwealth. Among the major achievements detailed in the report are the following: (1) for students--35,000 more…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Employer Attitudes
Munro, John – 1994
This investigation monitored the perceived effectiveness of a professional development program, called Facilitating Effective Learning and Teaching, in improving teacher practice. The program assumes that improvement is likely when the participants understand and value the learning process and themselves as learners and teachers. Program…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
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Newhouse, Paul; Rennie, Leonie – Computers & Education, 2001
Presents findings from a three-year evaluative study, plus a follow-up study four years later, into the implementation of a student-owned portable computer program in a secondary school in Perth, Western Australia. Discusses computer use, student computer attitudes, teacher attitudes, the role of teachers in curriculum integration, and…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
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