Student poverty at the University of Ballarat
- Authors: Newton, Janice , Turale, Sue
- Date: 2000
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Social Issues Vol. 35, no. 3 (2000), p. 251-265
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- Description: This article draws together the findings of two recent studies at the University of Ballarat which suggest that poverty is experienced among a considerable minority of students. In a pilot study of 54 students and a phenomenological study of 17 students. different ways of measuring poverty were considered: the Poverty Line, dependence on a government allowance, cultural criteria and self-perception. It was found that undertaking part-time work failed to protect students from poverty, with significant indebtedness affecting all. Those under the Poverty Line were more likely to he young and male and less likely to he living in a family. Poor students saw their well-being and self-worth affected by poverty as they struggled to escape a cycle of indebtedness and risked academic standards by working longer hours. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Australian Journal of Social Issues is the property of Australian Council of Social Service and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Out of the frying pan : From casual teaching to temp work
- Authors: Speed, Lesley
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Gypsy Scholars, Migrant Teachers and the Global Academic Proletariat Chapter 13 p. 127-148
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003005819
From the margins to the mainstream : Facilitating the inclusion of students with disabilities into university nursing courses
- Authors: Ryan, Janette , Struhs, John
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Learning Vol. 9, no. (2003), p. 1273-1295
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000473
The changing sociology of the Australian academic economics profession
- Authors: Millmow, Alex
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Economic Papers Vol. 29, no. 1 (2010), p. 87-95
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- Description: This article undertakes a census of how the Australian economics profession changed over the span of eleven years. It shows that the academic economics community has become more professionalised. It also explores which departments are expanding or contracting and whether there is any truth in the claim that the profession is becoming more Americanised.
The recruitment and selection of Vice-Chancellors for Australian universities : An overview
- Authors: O'Meara, Bernard , Petzall, Stanley
- Date: 2003
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 17th Annual ANZAM Conference, Perth : 2nd December, 2004
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- Description: E1
- Description: 2003000638
Just for them to understand better : The impact of learning difficulties at university
- Authors: Ryan, Janette , Brown, Maryann
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Learning Disabilities Vol. 10, no. 1 (2005), p. 19-24
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- Description: There has been much attention given to the needs of students with learning disabilities in Australian schools in recent years. The needs and experiences of university students with learning disabilities have received less attention. This article reports on the results of a small study of students who identified as having a range of difficulties with learning at one Australian university. Eight students across a range of discipline areas and year levels were asked about the nature of their difficulties, the kinds of adjustments they receive and their effectiveness, and for their suggestions about how these adjustments could be improved. The results pointed to the need for university lecturers to better understand the kinds of learning difficulties experienced by such students. Such an understanding can assist lecturers in knowing how to adjust their teaching and learning practices so these students can more fully participate and be successful in their university studies.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001321
Ensuring the future of rural social work in Australia
- Authors: Brown, Grace , Green, Rosemary
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Rural Society Vol. 19, no. 4 (2009), p. 293-295
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- Description: The article focuses on several approaches to improve social work in remote, rural and regional locales in Australia. It says that despite the need for social work services, human service agencies face difficulty in retention and recruitment of qualified staff. To address such problems in rural social work, it suggests the involvement of urban universities, which provide social work education, by supporting rural student placements. It mentions the need for industry support to encourage and assists student in rural placements. It also states that distance education can be an alternative for students from rural locales. Moreover, it says that continuing professional development opportunities should be provided for rural social workers.
- Description: 2003007962
Perspectives on instituting change management in large organisations
- Authors: Lawler, Alan , Sillitoe, Jim
- Date: 2010
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Universities? Review Vol. 52, no. 2 (2010), p. 43-48
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- Description: Abstract: Australian universities are currently undergoing significant and deep-seated change to their funding models through their relationship to Federal government social development and research agendas. Consequently, changes are being instituted at all levels of university activity. Such changes are often accompanied by considerable disruption to traditional and accepted practices. This has had the effect of introducing unanticipated institutional difficulties and is causing some significant levels of personal uncertainty for staff. We suggest that such difficulties might be mitigated by more effective, efficient and transparent change management strategies.
How important is the role of the chancellor in the appointment of Australian vice-chancellors and university governance?
- Authors: O'Meara, Bernard , Petzall, Stanley
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Educational Management Vol. 21, no. 3 (2007), p. 213-231
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- Description: Purpose - This paper seeks to investigate the role of the university chancellor in the appointment of Australian vice-chancellors. Design/methodology/approach - Prior to this research it was evident that little research had been undertaken on the role of the chancellor. While the chancellor chairs Council, the incumbent also presides over quite a complex selection process, including chairing the selection Panel, when the need to appoint a new VC arises. Research into the recruitment and selection practices used to appoint vice-chancellors in Australia, undertaken as part of a PhD, yielded a wide range of useful material. The research also exposed some unexpected surprises, one of which was the role of the chancellor in the appointment process. Findings - The chancellor not only appeared to lead these processes, as would be expected, but was viewed as the key, if not sole, person who determined the successful candidate. It was found that the relationship between the chancellor and vice-chancellor was crucial and this was evident both in determining successful candidates and the decision for incumbents to seek a role elsewhere. However, in almost all cases the chancellor made the final decision when appointing a new VC. In some cases it appeared that selection panels considered their role as being simply to assist the chancellor to make a decision. This contrasted with the expectation that the panel as a whole would make a decision and recommend it to Council. Originality/value - Thus understanding the role of the chancellor is important when considering university governance and VC succession. This paper provides the findings of the research highlighting the significance of the chancellor's role in the context of appointing a new VC. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003005164
Clinical nursing professoriate : Reflections on Australian experiences
- Authors: Wellard, Sally , Heggen, Kristin
- Date: 2006
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Norwegian Journal of Nursing Research Vol. 2, no. 8 (2006), p. 13-21
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- Description: Nursing, as a new discipline in the academic world, has to combine scientific traditions with its identity as a clinical profession. Joint clinical professorial appointments have been established in order to combine these two worlds.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001976
To registrate and/or deregistrate : Getting onto and off the postgraduate supervisor register
- Authors: Zeegers, Margaret , Barron, Deirdre
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: International Journal of Learning Vol. 10, no. (2004), p. 721-726
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- Description: This paper focuses on the registration of supervisors as a crucial element in constructs and practices of postgraduate studies in Australian universities. It examines two processes in a number of Australian universities postgraduate divisions' practices in compilation of postgraduate supervisor registers-how people get onto the register, and how people get off it. It takes issue with the reliance on custom and tradition as a dominant practice of registration and/or deregistration for supervision of postgraduate research studies. It suggests a model of supervisor registration and deregistration as intentional and systematic intervention, based on literature deriving from research in postgraduate supervision which acknowledges the problematic natures of relationships between teaching, learning and knowledge production. In doing so, it examines issues of discursive practice and the problematic nature of power differentials in supervisor/supervisee relationships and the possibilities presented by both registration and deregistration for such relationships.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000803
Metropolitan universities : Serving the needs of adult students?
- Authors: Miller, Charlynn , Gleeson, Lynne
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Continuing Higher Education Vol. 55, no. 3 (2007), p. 2-13
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003004709
Accounting's chaotic margins : Financial reporting of the library collections of Australia's public universities
- Authors: West, Brian , Carnegie, Garry
- Date: 2004
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the Fourth Asia Pacific Interdisciplinary Research in Accounting Conference, Singapore : 4th - 6th July, 2004
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- Description: This paper explores the circumstances and implications of an episode of accounting change arising from the extended use of accrual accounting within the Australian public sector. The matter under scrutiny is the financial reporting of the library collections of Australia's public universities. Accounting standards applying within the Australian public sector imply that such collections should generally be accounted for as assets in the statements of financial position of the entities that manage them. A survey reveals considerable diversity and subjectivity in the accounting practices adopted in seeking to satisfy this requirement. This raises questions about the reliability and usefulness of the information reported, and renders problematic the technical propriety of attempting to express and account for non-financial resources in financial terms. The financial reporting of library collections is posited as a 'chaotic margin' of accounting and consideration is given to possible explanations for the disorderly state of practice observed.
- Description: E1
- Description: 2003000769
Modelling choice : Factors influencing modes of delivery in Australian universities
- Authors: Smith, Andy , Ling, Peter , Hill, Doug
- Date: 2008
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Research in Post-Compulsory Education Vol. 13, no. 3 (2008), p. 295-306
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- Description: This paper reports the findings of a study of Multiple Modes of Delivery in Australian universities that was commissioned by Australian Universities Teaching Committee over the period 2001-2004. The project examined and described the various means of educational delivery deployed by Australian universities. It identified the pedagogical, organisational and environmental factors impacting on university decisions to diversify course delivery across more than one location or mode. In this paper the authors report briefly on the first matter - the modes of delivery employed by Australian Universities. The paper focuses on the second issue - factors influencing university decision-making about modes of delivery.
- Description: 2003006065
Collaboration in learning at university level? An initial investigation
- Authors: Lin, Zheng , Barnett, Clem
- Date: 2005
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: The Journal Of Student Centered Learning Vol. 2, no. 2 (2005), p. 121-129
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003001322
How university students were planning to study economics? Were their plans realised?
- Authors: Marangos, John
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Economic Papers Vol. 21, no. 2 (2002), p. 45-60
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- Description: This paper presents the questionnaire responses of students studying first year Introductory Microeconomics in the Department of Economics at Monash University across three campuses Caulfield, Clayton and Peninsula. The aim was to identify how students were planning to study Microeconomics and whether their plans were realised. In order to derive effective strategies to encourage approaches to study consistent with the changes in curriculum and teaching methods knowledge of the learning methodologies of students was essential.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000215
Not quite like a honeymoon : Charting the first 24 months of Sino- foreign educational programmes
- Authors: Willis, Mike , Kennedy, Rowan
- Date: 2009
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Universities Review Vol. 51, no. 1 (2009), p. 48-55
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- Description: There is now a large range of studies that have considered various aspects and issues of Sino-foreign university collaboration – which remains a vexed and contentious issue. The aim of the present study is to identify the specific steps a group of Sino-foreign educational alliances took over their first two years – as viewed by Chinese and foreign university managers – as they struggled to develop a mature basis for ongoing alliance activity. The paper notes that the initial formative years were ones of stress and strain. A total of sixteen (16), sequential steps have been identified in this study, which also notes that, at times, these steps could be taken out of sequence. It was only by the latter steps that the two sides had really formed the basis for longer-term activity. (In short it took about two years to achieve some sense of viable and realistic understanding of the realities of setting up and managing an educational joint venture in China). The paper provides a basic 'roadmap' for university managers wishing to enter the China alliance market – and, at the same time, also makes some comments about some of the issues, problems and tensions which may arise within this crucial formative period. [Author abstract]
- Description: 2003006221
A survey of the value university students place on studying economics
- Authors: Marangos, John
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Economic Papers Vol. 21, no. 3 (2002), p. 80-93
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- Description: Enrolments have always been critical for teaching staff at higher education. Universities allocate their resources among different departments according to enrolment numbers. Meeting the needs of students and building a good reputation, which increases enrolments, are a priority for universities, faculties, departments and teaching staff. Undoubtedly, understanding student's valuation of subjects is a worthwhile activity. It can help teaching staff be more effective in meeting the needs of students and can improve the overall educational performance.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000214
Marketing curriculum - The missing jigsaw piece
- Authors: Errey, Robert
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at 2007 Marketing Educators Association Conference : Building Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century: Fulfilling the Mission of Marketing Education, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A. : 26th-28th April 2007 p. 125
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- Description: Concerns have been raised about marketing's apparent lack of strength at the board and senior management levels. One reason may be that marketers cannot clearly demonstrate how marketing contributes to the firm's financial performance. Perhaps what universities do not teach in the marketing curriculum contributes to this situation.
- Description: 2003005199
The social characteristics and demographics of Australian Vice-Chancellors, 1960-2000
- Authors: O'Meara, Bernard , Petzall, Stanley
- Date: 2007
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Educational Administration Vol. 45, no. 5 (2007), p. 621-634
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- Description: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to identify the key demographics and social characteristics of Vice-Chancellors of Australian universities so that an accurate profile of Vice-Chancellors can be established. At present, there is no contemporary profile of incumbents despite the high level of responsibility associated with these roles. Design/methodology/approach - A qualitative approach was used in the research that required the collation and analysis of public domain material regarding vice-chancellors. Multiple sources were used in order to ensure depth, breadth and accuracy of data collected. A questionnaire that was used as part of the PhD research allowed new data to be accessed and existing data verified. Finally, interviews with various incumbents allowed pertinent information to be discussed where applicable. Findings - The research outlines the changes in the roles of Vice-Chancellors that have occurred since 1960. The changes in the role reflect changes in government policy and social trends. Further, the research demonstrates that incumbents are now chief executive officers and require a broader range of business competencies and academic experience compared to their predecessors in order to meet contemporary challenges. These changes are reflected in the demographics and social characteristics of incumbents. Originality/value - This paper addresses this gap in knowledge and provides information about the people who are appointed vice-chancellors. The research gives an insight into all incumbents between 1960 and 2000 and where possible, examples of post-2000 trends have also been given. The creation of this profile will allow further and more in-depth research to be undertaken. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
- Description: C1
- Description: 2003005163