Changing places : Making links
- Authors: Smith, Patricia , Callingham, Rosemary , Nicholson, Vicky
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at AARE Brisbane 2002, Brisbane : 1st December, 2002
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- Description: Changing Places - Making Links are parallel programs that have a focus on improving outcomes for Indigenous students in the middle years of schooling (Grades 4 to 8), through an inclusive approach. In recent years there has been a move to improve the educational experiences of students in the middle years. In addition there are emerging conceptions of curriculum that have a different perspective on fields of knowledge and, as a consequence, demand changed approaches to assessment and teaching. This paper describes the framework for professional development in Changing Places - Making Links that was developed to take account of these issues. Overarching organisers are drawn from the new Essential Learnings curriculum in Tasmania. Two major themes run through the professional development: Indigenous cultural and community involvement, and new approaches to assessment. The Essential Learnings are addressed through a focus on literacy, numeracy, and personal development. The professional development both models and encourages inclusive practice.
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- Description: 2003000140
Children, literacy and the UK national grid for learning
- Authors: Lankshear, Colin , Knobel, Michele
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Early Childhood Literacy Vol. 2, no. 3 (2002), p. 167-194
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- Description: This article presents a critical assessment from the standpoint of early childhood literacy of Britain’s ambitious and costly on-line learning resource, the National Grid for Learning. It provides an overview of the aims, scope and administration of the Grid, together with typical examples of content available for users in the early childhood age range (0–8 years).The authors argue that the Grid is headed in an unfortunate and counterproductive direction so far as young learners are concerned.The argument claims that in its current form the Grid is likely to generate boredom among young people in terms of Grid-promoted on-line literacy practices, and to foster mislearningof important new forms of literacy, such as email and interactivity. Furthermore, Grid activities and approaches dumb down literacy acquisition, particularly acquisition of ‘new literacies’, and impede development of personal responsibility for on-line actions. The authors claim that a major change in mindset will be necessary to reform the Grid in ways that are compatible with the official policy goals and aspirations behind its development. Examples are provided of more productive alternatives, together with concepts, principles and data supporting the judgments and suggestions advanced.
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- Description: 2003000038
Comparison of structural stability, carbon fractions and chemistry of krasnozem soils from adjacent forest and pasture areas in south-western Victoria
- Authors: Carter, Martin , Skjemstad, J. O. , MacEwan, Richard
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Journal of Soil Research Vol. 40, no. 2 (2002), p. 283-298
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- Description: Basalt-derived krasnozems are generally well-structured soils; however, there is a concern that intensive agricultural practices may result in an adverse decline in soil organic carbon, organic matter chemistry, and structural quality over time. A study was conducted on loam to silty clay loam krasnozems (Ferrosols) near Ballarat in south-western Victoria to assess changes in soil C, soil structural stability, and C chemistry, at the 0-10 cm soil depth, under 3 paired sites consisting of adjacent long-term forest (Monterey pine or eucalyptus) v. 30 year cropping [3 year pasture-2 year crops (potato and a root crop or grain)]. Soil structural stability was also characterised in the A and B horizons under long-term eucalyptus and several cropped sites. Organic C levels in the A horizons for all the soils were relatively high, ranging from 46 to 89 g/kg. A lower organic C (30%), associated mainly with loss of the sand-sized (> 53 mum) macro-C fraction, and a decrease in exchangeable Ca and Mg was found in the agricultural soils, compared with forest soils. Physically protected C in the <53 μm fraction, as indicated by UV photo-oxidation, was similar among soils. Wet sieving indicated a decline of both C and N concentration in water-stable aggregates and the degree of macro-aggregation under agricultural soils, compared with the forest soils. However, soil structural changes under cropping were mainly related to a decline in the >5 mm sized aggregates, with no deleterious increase in the proportion of 0.10 mm aggregates. Solid state C-13 NMR spectroscopy indicated a decrease in O-alkyl and alkyl C under pasture and cropping compared with forest soils, which was in agreement with the decline in the macro-C fraction. Characterisation of C chemistry following UV photo-oxidation showed that charcoal C (dominant presence of aryl C) accounted for 30% of the total soil organic C, while other functional groups (polysaccharides and alkyl C) were probably protected within micro-aggregates. Based on soil organic C and aggregate stability determinations alone, the implications for soil physical quality, soil loss, and diffuse pollution appear minimal.
Complaint behaviour : A study of the differences between complainants about advertising in Australia and the population at large
- Authors: Volkov, Michael , Harker, Debra , Harker, Michael
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Consumer Marketing Vol. 19, no. 4 (2002), p. 319-332
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- Description: Advertising expenditure has risen globally and in Australia there has been a 2.7-fold increase in the last ten years. It is suggested that some advertisements may be "unacceptable", that is, unfair, misleading, deceptive, offensive, false or socially irresponsible. This research is concerned with consumer behaviour and consumer complaint behaviour specifically in the area of advertising in Australia. The findings indicate that complainants are significantly different from the population at large. This research will afford the regulatory bodies a better understanding of the complaining public as well as educating marketing communications strategists in effectively reaching their target markets.
Contestability and social justice : The limits of competitive tendering of welfare services
- Authors: McDonald, John
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Australian Social Work Vol. 55 , no. 2 (2002), p. 99-108
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- Description: This paper critically analyses competitive tendering as a model for the provision of welfare services. Competitive tendering, driven by National Competition Policy and other imperatives for greater efficiency and a smaller public sector, is now used extensively by governments to fund welfare services. However, the suitability of this funding model to welfare services generally, and specifically welfare services in non·metropolitan areas, can be criticised on both theoretical and empirical grounds. Competitive tendering is grounded in economic rationalist, urbo-centric assumptions that are largely inappropriate for welfare provision, and have limited validity in rural areas. There is lillie rigorous empirical evidence of improved efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery under this model. Conversely, there is mounting evidence about the negative impacts. In rural areas this includes the erosion of community service obligations, less collaboration and greater secrecy between agencies, the reduction of choice, limited opportunities for local planning, cost shifting, and threats to continuity of care. This paper concludes with a call for greater application of the 'public benefit' test under the provisions of the National Competition Policy, and the development of more sophisticated frameworks for assessing the contestability of welfare services. Social workers have a leading role to play in challenging the dominant ideology of competition·orientated welfare reforms.
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- Description: 2003000195
Critical scholar: Exploring a 'critical politics of teachers' work'
- Authors: Smyth, John
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: The mission of the scholar: Research and practice. A tribute to Nelson Haggerson p. 65-74
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Cut, paste, publish : The production and consumption of zines
- Authors: Lankshear, Colin , Knobel, Michele
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Adolescents and Literacies in a Digital World Chapter 12 p. 164-185
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- Description: Despite their direct relevance to studies of literacy practices, zines (pronounced 'zeens') have scarcely featured in the literature of educational research. Where zines have been taken seriously as a focus of inquiry it has mainly been within studies of popular/youth culture (cf. Chu 1997; Duncombe 1997; Williamson 1994). This chapter is intended to provide a modest redress of the silence with respect to zines within literacy studies generally and the New Literacy Studies in particular. We believe anyone interested in the nature, role and significance of literacy practices under contemporary conditions has much of value to learn from zines and, especially, from thinking about them from a sociocultural perspective. Indeed, we think their significance extends beyond a focus on literacy per se to pedagogy at large. For immediate purposes we begin from the premise that zines are an important but under-researched dimension of adolescent cultural practices and provide fertile ground for extending our understanding of new literacies and digital technologies.
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- Description: 2003000067
Cyber spaces/social spaces
- Authors: Lankshear, Colin , Knobel, Michele
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Cyber Spaces/Social Spaces : Struggling with Technology in the Global Classroom Chapter 7 p. Jan-17
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003000053
Delivering mainstreet.au.com functionality through 'local' community portals
- Authors: Thompson, Helen
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at the 2002 Information technology in Regional Areas Conference, Rockhampton, Australia : 27th - 29th August, 2002
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- Description: E1
- Description: 2003000240
Designing a research agenda to examine the implementation of the health and physical education curriculum & standards framework II
- Authors: O'Meara, James , Swan, Peter
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Conference paper
- Relation: Paper presented at Association for Research in Education, Brisbane : 1st December, 2002
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- Description: E1
- Description: 2003000073
Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Gippsland and Northeast Victoria
- Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: A1
- Description: 2003000224
Dictionary of Aboriginal placenames of Melbourne and Central Victoria
- Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: A simplified online version of the book is available here: http://www.vaclang.org.au/project-detail.aspx?ID=11
- Description: A1
- Description: 2003000226
Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Northwest Victoria
- Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: A1
- Description: 2003000225
Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Southwest Victoria
- Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: A1
- Description: 2003000222
Dictionary of Aboriginal Placenames of Victoria
- Authors: Clark, Ian , Heydon, Toby
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book
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- Description: A1
- Description: 2003000220
Digital knowledge networks : Linking communities of practice with innovation
- Authors: Braun, Patrice
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Business Strategies Vol. 19, no. 1 (2002), p. 43-54
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- Description: C1
- Description: 2003000255
Discovering EFL learners' perception of prior knowledge and its roles in reading comprehension
- Authors: Lin, Zheng
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of Research in Reading Vol. 25, no. 5 (2002), p. 172-190
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- Description: This paper investigates EFL learners' perception of prior knowledge and its roles in reading comprehension. It is based on a survey conducted among 400 EFL students studying at secondary and tertiary levels in China. Through the analysis of the ranked multiple responses to the questions posed in the questionnaire, the paper shows that EFL students in mainland China believe that their command of English vocabulary plays a crucial role in their reading comprehension. However as their linguistic knowledge increases, they tend to attach less importance to their linguistic knowledge, especially the knowledge of English syntax and formal structures. At the same time, conceptual and sociocultural knowledge seems to gain greater importance. Furthermore, the perceived importance of linguistic knowledge seems to start diminishing around the end of secondary education, when EFL students have acquired a vocabulary of about 3000 words and the basic knowledge of English syntax and formal structures. The final replacement of linguistic knowledge by conceptual or sociocultural knowledge as the top factor that affects their reading comprehension seems to take place one year after the beginning of the tertiary EFL course. This may well be considered as an indication of the EFL threshold level for EFL students in China.
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- Description: 2003000045
Discovering interesting association rules from legal databases
- Authors: Ivkovic, Sasha , Yearwood, John , Stranieri, Andrew
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Information & Communication Technology Law Vol. 11, no. 1 (2002), p. 35-47
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- Description: The Knowledge Discovery from Databases (KDD) technique called 'association rules' is applied to a large data set representing applicants for government-funded legal aid. Results indicate that KDD can be an invaluable tool for legal analysts. Association rules discovered identify associations between variables that are present in the data set though are not necessarily causal. Interesting rules can prompt analysts to formulate hypotheses for further investigation. The identification of interesting rules is typically performed using an objective measure of 'interesting' although this measure is often not sufficiently accurate to eliminate all uninteresting rules. In this article, a subjective measure of interestingness is adopted in conjunction with the objective measures. This leads to the ability to focus more accurately on those rules that surprise the analyst and are therefore more likely to be interesting. In general, KDD techniques have not been applied to law despite possible benefits because data is often stored in narrative form rather than in structured databases. However, the impending introduction of data warehouses that collect data from a number of organizations across a legal system presents invaluable opportunities for analysts using KDD.
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- Description: 2003000037
Do we have your attention? New literacies, digital technologies and the education of adolescents
- Authors: Lankshear, Colin , Knobel, Michele
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Book chapter
- Relation: Adolescents and Literacies in a Digital World Chapter 12 p. 19-39
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- Description: B1
- Description: 2003000072
Domesticating surface, domesticating space : valuing "home" in art during the twentieth century
- Authors: Saxton, Louise
- Date: 2002
- Type: Text , Thesis , Masters
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- Description: "This research project aims to shed light on the important role that domesticity has played in art, during the twentieth century. The research proposes that the mundane activities, the ordinary objects and the everyday life of home informs and at times has determined, many historical and contemporary works of art including my own."
- Description: Master of Arts (Visual Art)