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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Australian universities"”.
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Governance and performance: an empirical study of Australian universities
… the period investigated in this study, the universities were undergoing significant governance reforms.
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Portraits of Middle Eastern Gulf female students in Australian universities
… as they cross international borders to study in Australian universities. The literature indicates that international students in Australia establish their identity within the context of their overseas existence. This is particularly important as Muslims may feel they are being placed in a …
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Knowledge ubiquity through the transfer of tacit knowledge in Australian universities
… creating and sustaining competitive advantage. Universities are knowledge organisations, with knowledge embedded in people and processes, where the transfer of tacit knowledge is necessary for continual improvement and responding to the external changing environment. This research explores six …
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Chinese nursing students at Australian universities: A narrative inquiry into their motivation, learning experience, and future career planning
… narrative inquiry of Chinese nursing students at Australian universities in order to examine these students’ motivations, learning experiences and future career planning. Australia seeks to attract international nursing students from China to maintain its economic advantage and alleviate its …
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The Politics of Numbers: Statistical Fairness, Market Justice and the ‘inclusion’ of First Nations people in Australian Universities
… of access, retention and completion (ARC) in Australian universities. This research takes a different point of departure. It situates Indigenous peoples’ inclusion in higher education over this period within a wider contemporary political and socio-economic landscape which has broadly been …
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Valuing Cultural Diversity: the academic adjustment experiences of undergraduate Chinese international Business students at Victoria University
… have diverse needs when undertaking education in Australian universities. It is in the interest of both international students and the host institution to ensure these students achieve success in their studies. This study builds on previous research and explores, from the students' perspective, …
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Ideas and identities: representations of Australian public universities
… thesis is a critical and discursive analysis of Australian public universities from a normative perspective, based on a commitment to values of social justice and equality. I argue that ideas of universities in Australia have changed over time; that there were two major shifts of ideas since the …
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A phenomenographic study of beginner acupuncture clinicians' conceptions of practice and learning
… is a growing health care option for many Australians and over the past decade acupuncture education has been formalised within four Australian universities. Interest in how people learn and practice this peculiarly oriental therapy in a contemporary Western context, in conjunction with a …
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From collegial engagement to perfomance management : the changing academic landscape in Australia
The introduction of performance appraisal (PA) in Australian universities in the 1990s was an attempt to make academics more accountable and, in so doing, improve efficiency in the higher education sector. Since PA was introduced in academia there has been a paucity of research into its efficacy. …
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Exploring the experiences of Australian science researchers; Library, Google and beyond
Universities and research institutions in Australia are under pressure to produce high-quality research outputs. To generate the desired level of research, continuous provision of information is required. As a result of developments of digital technologies, the information behaviour of academics, …
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Using a Feminist Tongue: Exploring the Speech Genre of Sexual Violence Prevention within University Documents
… violence prevention documents authored by the Australian National University (ANU). While the type of education and research that is valued by universities has been widely critiqued in the context of the neoliberal turn in higher education, less focus has been given to an institution’s equity …
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Career and Mentorship Experiences of Women Educational Administrators in Rural Community Colleges
… how females are being prepared for leadership in Australian universities and found an administrative gender gap where women hold only 24% of administrative positions and an age gap where more retirees will leave positions before new employees reach the qualification level. Women are not being …
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A Multidimensional Model for Transnational Computing Education Programs
… distance education landscape, governments and universities are calling for meaningful research on transnational education. This study involved the development and validation of a model for effective transnational education programs. The study used student experience as a key indicator of …
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Achieving literacy in sustainability : shifting the paradigm for construction management education
… review and the gathering of data from UK universities and the UK construction industry. Additionally data was gathered from Australian universities in an attempt to identify aspects of good practice in curriculum design to promote literacy in sustainability. The analysis of data led to the …
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Global Citizenship in the Context of Higher Education
As a key generic learning outcome and embedded in Australian universities’ strategic intents, global citizenship is a response to the unprecedented challenges and complexities of a continuously globalising world. It refers to the acquisition of knowledge on international relations and to the …
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Combining content-based and EAP approaches to academic writing: Towards an eclectic program
Over the past decade, Australian universities have experienced an exponential increase in the enrolment of fee-paying overseas students whose preparation for tertiary studies may differ significantly from that of local students. Despite English language proficiency requirements, there is some …
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Event driven languages for novice programmers
… courses of this type in each of Victoria's eight universities varies considerably. Computer programming, in different formats, is a part of each of these courses although the content and scope varies between universities. This thesis investigates the use of event driven languages by novice …
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Home and away: The effects of patriotic education on Chinese international students in Australia through a critique of identity theories and policy myth making
… who have been studying post-graduate courses in Australian universities, following a lifetime of loyalty and state-based patriotic education in China. The key research question, framed by Bourdieu’s habitus and field concepts, asks: What happens to these students’ identity after studying and …
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International postgraduate students and their reasons for choosing to study at public universities in Perth, Western Australia
… are motivated to study overseas is crucial for universities seeking to attract the transnational students as well as for the host country. Trading education is now Australia’s third largest export. As the international market for students becomes more crowded, it is imperative that thorough and …
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Ways of becoming : South Asian students in an Australian postgraduate environment
The formation of student diasporas in western universities is a manifestation of the globalization and internationalization of higher education, and has necessitated studies about international students’ adaptation to such universities. Statistics of the last decade show that there has been a …
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