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Sustainable education: principles and practices
This paper is theoretical and presents a synthesis of research and literature on sustainable education. The notion ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Economics; Labour market; Sustainability ... [+] Show more
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Community engagement and transformational education
In working with people and communities, education is a major force for bringing about positive transformations. The ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Culture and society; Disadvantaged; Participation ... [+] Show more
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Poverty, inclusion and inclusive education: exploring the connections
The world has changed a lot since the term inclusion was first used in relation to education, especially special ed ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Equity; Teaching and learning; Globalisation ... [+] Show more
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A new scale for measuring socioeconomic status in educational research: development and validation of the Australian Socioeconomic Index 2006 (AUSEI06)
This paper introduces a new occupational status scale, the Australian Socioeconomic Index 2006 (AUSEI06), which can ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania; New Zealand
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Disadvantaged; Equity; Higher education ... [+] Show more
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Pathway planning: examining the benefits and outcomes of a traineeship and apprenticeship pathway program
The 'Tasmania: a state of learning' structures were borne from widespread discussion with the Tasmanian community b ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Tasmania; Australia; Oceania
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Pathways; Vocational education and training; Lifelong learning ... [+] Show more
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The capacity to aspire to higher education: 'it's like making them do a play without a script'
Aspiration is currently a prominent concept in higher education policy debates (Bradley, et al. 2008). However, ref ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Disadvantaged; Higher education; Equity ... [+] Show more
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From disadvantage to learning and engagement: community embedded socially supported education
The Australian government’s social inclusion agenda and the Bradley Review of Higher Education profile the importan ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Oceania
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Disadvantaged; Equity; Higher education ... [+] Show more
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Organisational innovations in Senior L/earning: an exploration of the 'hub and stroke' organisational mode for integrating schooling and work
Bernstein's (1977) conceptualisation of the relationship between school and work in terms of contestation over thei ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Queensland
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
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Hope and educational leadership: a case study of Senior L/earning reform in Queensland
The purpose of this paper is to identify leadership qualities involved in reform of Senior L/earning through the in ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: Australia; Queensland
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Vocational education and training; Employment; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
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Second chance diverse literacy learners: factors that influence their learning
The need to enhance adults' foundation competencies in literacy is recognized worldwide (Appleby & Bathmaker, 2006; ... Show more
Conference name: AARE International Education Research Conference
Date: 2010
Geographic subjects: New Zealand; Oceania
Resource type: Conference paper
Subjects: Adult and community education; Culture and society; Language ... [+] Show more