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Application of nonsmooth optimisation to data analysis

- Ugon, Julien

Authors: Ugon, Julien
Date: 2005
Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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Description: The research presented in this thesis is two-fold: on the one hand, major data mining problems are reformulated as mathematical programming problems. These problems should be carefully designed, since from their formulation depends the efficiency, perhaps the existence, of the solvers. On the other hand, optimisation methods are adapted to solve these problems, most of which are nonsmooth and nonconvex. This part is delicate, as the solution is often required to be good and obtained fast. Numerical experiments on real-world datasets are presented and analysed.
Description: Doctor of Philosophy

'I can be this' : Image, identity and investment in physical education

- Brown, Leann

Authors: Brown, Leann
Date: 2004
Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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Description: This study investigated how student expectations, experiences and involvement in physical education teacher education impacted upon and shaped identity development. The research focused on student social interactions and identified a range of behaviours and practices which reinforced student notions of what it means to be a physical educator. [...] The research itself was conducted within a creative analytical practice framework resulting in the following research products: the thesis text; a collection of one act plays titled, 'Plays from the identity playground', written about student social experiences; a CD which includes the filmed production of one of the plays 'Boys' training', and 'I can be this: a phototext', which presents key 'photographic' themes as insights into PETE student social events and activities.
Description: Doctor of Philosophy

Case studies : Financial accounting & disclosure

- Carnegie, Garry

Authors: Carnegie, Garry
Date: 2005
Type: Text , Book
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Description: "Case studies are invaluable in assisting students to place their theoretical knowledge in a real world context. Case Studies: Financial Accounting and Disclosure enhances students; understanding of the complex financial accounting environment and gives them the opportunity to apply accounting theory. In examining topical contemporary issues the book illustrates that, in reality, accounting is not always black and white. The cases in this book require students to use practical judgement and decision-making acumen to solve or otherwise deal with everyday and unusual accounting problems and issues. This approach to case study resolution emphasises the role and importance of professional judgement in the practice of accounting. Case Studies: Financial Accounting and Disclosure is suitable for both the introductory and postgraduate market and can be used as a stand alone text, support material, or in conjunction with a prescribed text..." --Thomson.
Description: 2003007248

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Ergonomics interventions as investments in occupational health and safety : A selected series of case studies within the Australian postal corporation

- Nelson, David

Authors: Nelson, David
Date: 2006
Type: Text , Thesis , PhD
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Description: This thesis examines and reports upon the application of ergonomics interventions to OHS-based industrial problems. The study focuses on the values of these interventions as investment opportunieties for management. A wide review of the scientific and commercial literature, personal information, observation techniques, and a selected series of seven case studies and eleven separate data-sets within the Australian Postal Corporation have been undertaken.
Description: Doctor of Philosophy

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Supporting beginning rural teachers : Lessons from successful schools

- White, Simone, Lock, Graeme, Hastings, Wendy, Reid, Joanne, Green, Bill, Cooper, Maxine

Authors: White, Simone , Lock, Graeme , Hastings, Wendy , Reid, Joanne , Green, Bill , Cooper, Maxine
Date: 2009
Type: Text , Conference paper
Relation: Paper presented at ‘Teacher education crossing borders: Cultures, contexts, communities and curriculum’ the annual conference of the Australian Teacher Education Association (ATEA), Albury, New South Wales : 28th June - 1st July 2009
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Description: Across Australia and internationally, the vexed problem of staffing rural school remains a major issue affecting the educational outcomes of many rural students and their families. TERRAnova, (New Ground’ in Teacher Education for Rural and Regional Australia), is the name of a large Australian Research Council funded (2008-2010) project involving: a national study of pre-service preparation and rural incentive schemes offered by both University and State government agencies, a longitudinal study of beginning teachers who take up rural appointments and a study of communities where teacher retention is high. In 2008 calls for nominations for rural schools with high rates of retaining beginning teachers were sought (over three years), and twenty-four of nearly fifty nominated schools were selected as case studies. Each case study has involved researchers from the TERRAnova team travelling and staying as close to the community nominated as possible. Numerous teaching staff, parents and community members were invited to be interviewed and their recordings were transcribed. Five of these case studies have now been completed, and this paper examines common themes derived from the strategies that support beginning teachers in these rural communities. Key factors emerging to date from the data relate to particular models of rural school leadership, ongoing teacher learning and mentoring, and school support and innovative community practices.
Description: 2003008006

Public secrets/private pain : Difficulties encountered by victim/survivors of sexual assault in rural communities

- Taylor, Caroline

Authors: Taylor, Caroline
Date: 2003
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Women against violence: an Australian feminist journal Vol. 15, no. (2003), p. 12-21
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Description: It is an interesting contrast. On the one hand society has never been so aware and conscious of child sexual abuse and sexual violence against women and children, but despite this awareness the degree of denial, victim blaming, prejudice and ignorance around sexual abuse continues to pose challenges for those affected by such violence and those who work and research in this field (Taylor, 2002). This paper is concerned with identifying and articulating some of these ongoing challenges within a rural domain. Given both the author’s grass-roots involvement, activism and professional work in the field of sexual assault against women and children, this paper draws on relevant research literature concerned with sexual violence and rural communities, before utilising a case study and vignettes obtained either directly from victim/ survivors1 or from the author’s research in issues of sexual assault. It is my intention to bring together a small sample of experiences relating to sexual violence within rural domains to elucidate the very real and ongoing challenges that face those victim/survivors.
Description: C1
Description: 2003000760

Older workers and organizational change: corporate memory versus potentiality

- Taylor, Philip, Brooke, Libby, McLoughlin, Christopher, Biase, Tia

Authors: Taylor, Philip , Brooke, Libby , McLoughlin, Christopher , Biase, Tia
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Manpower Vol. 31, no. 3 (2010), p. 374-386
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Description: Purpose – Drawing on the recent work of Sennett and others who considered the position of older workers in dynamic economies subject to rapid change, this paper aims to examine the perceived fit between employees of different ages and their employing organizations in four Australian workplaces. Design/methodology/approach – Analysis of qualitative data, collected among workers and managers in four Australian organizations, was performed. Findings – Results suggests that potentiality tended to be prized as an asset over corporate memory. While managers were frequently paternalistic towards their older employees, ageing human capital was often devalued as managers tried to balance operational budgets and organizations sought to remain responsive to changing market demands. Originality/value – The paper discusses the implications for the prolongation of working lives.

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What are the pros and cons of gaining qualifications through work?

- Smith, Erica, Smith, Andy

Authors: Smith, Erica , Smith, Andy
Date: 2009
Type: Text , Conference paper
Relation: Paper presented at 5th International Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning Conference : Lifelong Learning Revisited : What Next?, University of Stirling, Scotland : 23rd-26th June 2009
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Description: An important plank in lifelong learning policy in both the UK and Australia has been the opportunity for workers to gain qualifications through work. In Australia this opportunity has often been provided through the traineeship system which is a form of ‘modern apprenticeship’ that has now been in place for twenty years. Two national Australian research projects on the delivery of qualifications through work have been undertaken over a five-year period by the authors and colleagues. Both projects involved research with workers, managers, training providers, industry bodies, and relevant officials at State and national level. The 2003 project surveyed 400 companies that provided qualification-based training at work and also included twelve enterprise case studies. The 2008 project involved six indepth industry case studies, each of which involved interviews with relevant senior stakeholders and two enterprise case studies, as well as in-depth interviews with senior policy officials, employer peak bodies and trade unions. The studies showed that many advantages accrue to workers as well as to employers from the delivery of qualifications through work. However there are also some disadvantages and problematic areas for workers, some of which may become more apparent as the global financial crisis affects employment. In the discussion, some parallels are drawn between the Australian and the UK approach to delivering qualifications to lower-level workers through work.
Description: 2003007929

Home space: Youth identification in the Greek diaspora

- Tsolidis, Georgina, Pollard, Vikki

Authors: Tsolidis, Georgina , Pollard, Vikki
Date: 2010
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Diaspora, Indigenous, and Minority Education Vol. 4, no. 3 (2010), p. 147-161
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Description: This article presents an in-depth, small-scale qualitative study of a Hebrew-Russian bilingual family with 8 children, and compares the parents' perspective on the family language policy with their children's evaluation of it. Spolsky's (2004, 2009) model of language policy enables tracing the development of the parents' language ideology and management, and unveils discrepancies between the parents' conscious efforts to transmit the heritage language and the actual language practice in the family. The study also refers to a structural contact-linguistic analysis (Myers-Scotton, 2002) of the child-parent bilingual discourse and its implications for family language policy. In the practical aspect, the results of the case study may be instructive to minority parents committed to maintenance of a heritage language in their families.

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Getting in through the front door : The first hurdle of researching in companies

- Smith, Erica

Authors: Smith, Erica
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Training Research Vol. 10, no. 3 (2012), p. 153-163
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Description: This paper examines what is arguably the most important issue in qualitative research - access to willing participants - specifically in the context of companies. This is of considerable importance in vocational education and training (VET) as workplaces are the site of much VET activity. While research textbooks discuss many issues in research, few address this topic explicitly or in depth. From those textbooks aimed at undergraduate students (e.g., Polonksy and Waller, 2005) to the more scholarly books such as the 'Sage Handbook of Organisational Research Methods' (Buchanan & Bryman, eds., 2009) there is scarcely a mention of the problem of gaining access to organisations. Yet access is the major hurdle for most researchers, particularly when researching in companies. Attempting to gain access is a lengthy and sometimes dispiriting activity with outcomes that are often satisficing rather than optimal. The paper, based on Australian researchers' experiences, reports on the difficulties of gaining access to suitable sites, and the ways in which access were gained, and reflects on the outcomes of the access process. This is undertaken partly through the author's self-reflection on her own experiences in carrying out three VET research projects during 2010, requiring access in total to 13 case study sites and 20 phone interview participants, and partly through email interviews with other VET researchers who have researched within companies during three recent years. © eContent Management Pty Ltd.
Description: 2003010577

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