Australian Journal of Education articles from December 2001

Australian Journal of Education archives from December 2001

Editorial.(Editorial)
December 1, 2001... The final issue for the year continues the disciplinary variation that has been a feature of the published contributions in 2001, and also of the larger group of manuscripts that AJE receives. Close to half of this year's contributions to the...

Emeritus Professor W.F. Connell 1916-2001.(William Fraser (Bill) Connell)(Obituary)
December 1, 2001... OBE 1978, PhD Lon., Hon D Lit (Ed) Lon., Hon D Litt (Ed) Syd., MA Illin., MA M Ed Melb., FASSA, FACE Foundation Editor of the Australian Journal of Education (1957-1972) William Fraser (Bill) Connell made a profound contribution to...

Epistemological underpinnings of theory developments in educational administration.
December 1, 2001... Although it is difficult to categorise the philosophical positions of competing theories of educational administration, it can be said that four major forms of theory have been advanced in the field: traditional positivism, subjectivism,...

From silos to seamlessness: towards a cross-sectoral funding model for postcompulsory education and training.
December 1, 2001... Student demand for seamless education and lifelong learning is leading to increased levels of cross-sectoral provision by publicly funded education and training institutions. However the sectoral divisions that characterise Australia's...

The contribution of the higher education sector to Australian research and development.
December 1, 2001... During the last two decades the higher education sector has accounted for over one quarter of all research and development expenditure in Australia. A review of empirical and case study research in this area indicates that, despite a growing...

A panel-data study of the effect of student attendance on university performance.(Statistical Data Included)
December 1, 2001... The literature indicates that absenteeism from university classes is a common phenomenon in Australia and North America. Whether this constitutes a problem from society s point of view depends upon whether absenteeism has a detrimental effect...

How do culturally situated notions of `polite' forms influence the way Vietnamese postgraduate students write academic English in Australia?
December 1, 2001... This paper explores how the Vietnamese culturally situated notions of `politeness', which are embedded in Vietnamese postgraduate students' performance at different Australian universities, influence the way they write academic English. The...

Do men still manage while women teach? Using four reports on middle schooling to portray continuities and changes in teachers' work in the 1990s.
December 1, 2001... This article examines the ways in which primary, secondary and middle school teachers are represented in four Australian reports on middle schooling in the 1990s. All reports argue for changes in school culture in the middle years but...

Student suspensions: the influence on students and their parents.
December 1, 2001... In this study, students in Years 8-10 who were suspended from school were interviewed during their suspension to obtain their views on the validity, efficacy and consequences of suspension as a strategy in behaviour management. Their parents...