While there are a number of reports on problems faced by international students in Australia, is little information the perceptions such relative to those academic staff teaching them. Using Delphi technique, whereby identified narrowed consensus, study conducted at one Australian university highlighted some expected and unexpected outcomes. Difficulty understanding colloquial language, cost tuition feelings isolation ranked highest amongst cited students. Academic were critical their own...

This article examines favourite places of samples adolescents living in the island state Tasmania, Australia. Results from four separate but related studies are presented which relate discursive geographies youth to their leisure pursuits.Young people’s reasons for choosing make them feel good, and sorts activities they enjoy there, examined relation theories space as a cultural construct international place attachment experience. The analysis combines ethnographic quantitative methods...

<span>Success factors for integration of ICTs in higher education teaching and learning reveal a complex mixture old new paradigms. A review the relevant literature findings from research conducted Saudi Arabia highlights importance actual perceived self-efficacy within The reported reflects these perceptual dilemmas. Participants were 325 pre-service teachers Faculty Education at King Abdulaziz University. Findings that participants have generally high skill levels with computing...

Currently, team supervision in doctoral studies is widely practised across Australian universities. The interpretation of ‘team’ broad and there evidence experimentation with supervisory models. This paper elaborates upon a taxonomy modes power forms based on recent qualitative study universities number states territories Australia. Team modes, described as de facto dyad, segmented collaborative are defined, explained presented diagrammatic forms. understood being fluid, oscillating along...

MacRitchie HMB, Longbottom C, Robertson M, Nugent Z, Chan K, Radford JR, Pitts NB. Development of the Dundee Caries Risk Assessment Model (DCRAM) – risk model development using a novel application CHAID analysis. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2012; 40: 37–45. © 2011 John Wiley & Sons A/S Abstract Objectives: To use statistical analysis in caries assessment models for preschool children particular community setting. Methods: Data were collected longitudinally on cohort approximately 1500...

This study challenges the long-standing deficit discourse of international students. Applying agency theories, it explores six Vietnamese doctoral students’ narratives their candidature in an Australian research-intensive university using data drawn from semi-structured interviews. The findings confirm high level that students displayed previous research and show new nuances. Needs-response is way dealt with language for purposes. Agency as struggle resistance manifest soft strategies, which...

This qualitative and quantitative research investigates the leisure activities of 265 young adolescents in Tasmania, Australia, relation to their social constructs home neighbourhood as private public spaces, practical contexts day lives. As these people search for meaning identity a fast changing world dominated by economic technological globalisation, symbolic materials available them both socially spatially are examined using innovative methods which involve visual well verbal triggers....

Team supervision of doctoral students adds new dimensions and complexities to relationships within the teams that impact functionality team. Trust emerged as a significant theme in recent qualitative research into quality team students. was cited key component successful collaborations, missing dysfunctional teams. Definitions refer trust belief truthfulness, reliability or faith another person's abilities. My hypothesis is operates form power supervision. It enables voice, resilience...

Purpose To outline the emerging imperative for integration of ICT into schools and to locate such within broad notions governance effective implementation. Design/methodology/approach Using a flexible interview structure, conversations concerning were held with 65 school‐based personnel in 50 Tasmanian schools. Findings Coding analysis enabled 14 themes be identified; example: “The use involves partnerships between people”, “ICT is more or less integrated classroom curriculum entwined...

The integration of interactive online communication into different educational settings has been widely researched since the emergence web 2.0 technology. It particularly identified to give EFL students more opportunities express ideas, enhance their engagement in learning activities and promote confidence during virtual interactions. These benefits coincide with attributes a environment that can foster learner autonomy. Therefore, this paper reported an investigation on impacts employment...

This article raises two inter-related issues: firstly there is a correlation between the needs of doctoral students that are strongly related to age and career stage; secondly, because these differ according their demographic, current discourse developing work-readiness skills misplaced for growing cohort mid late students. draws on data from recent qualitative study into supervision in studies social science disciplines Australia. The data-set this comes 10 close-to-completion argues it...

Abstract Collaborating with universities in Hong Kong, Finland, the United Kingdom and Australia research project outlined this paper takes up one of key initial findings related to importance children's online spaces away from school. The brings together complementary strengths each partner nation assist our mutual need understand worlds young “netizens” – new public citizens cyberspace. Differing social cultural context, setting is recognised as a strong contributor understanding...

Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) has become increasingly recognized as an effective pedagogy, but its location in generalized sociocultural theories of learning led to misunderstandings and criticism. The purpose this article is explain the congruence between TBLT Expansive Learning Theory benefits doing so. merit locating that it provides concrete explanations for how cycles meaning making negotiation can be worked into task phases. It elaboration cyclical processes may embedded tasks,...

Abstract This article reports on findings from ‘action research’ pilot projects in four Tasmanian primary schools. The focused the provision of professional learning to support use information and communication technology (ICT) teaching learning. These used an approach developed observations school classes as part Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant study impact ICT pedagogies In course projects, some participants implemented solutions for a major problem learning, namely, how...

Since the early 21st century number of doctoral students leaving their own country to study abroad has risen significantly adding swelling numbers domestic students. The process studies been acknowledged as identity transformation, a “becoming” for and international What remains unclear is extent “doctor” penetrates core culturally embedded identities formed within students’ earlier lives. Is like graduation robe that worn purposefully ceremonies later removed in daily life? Are there...