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Fall 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
Fall 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
The Farquhar Forum College Magazine
No abstract provided.
Spring 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
Spring 2005 Farquhar Forum, Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences
The Farquhar Forum College Magazine
No abstract provided.
The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement In High Ability Students: Evidence From The Wollongong Youth Study., Wilma Vialle, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Joseph Ciarrochi
The Relationship Between Self-Esteem And Academic Achievement In High Ability Students: Evidence From The Wollongong Youth Study., Wilma Vialle, Patrick C. L. Heaven, Joseph Ciarrochi
Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Papers (Archive)
The relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement is one that is regarded by many educators as a well-established fact. This belief has been often invoked in order to argue against the provision of ability grouping for gifted students. Refuting that commonly-held belief, this research examined the relationship between self-esteem and academic achievement in 65 high-ability secondary students, a sample drawn from a longitudinal study of over 900 students. The research demonstrated that there were no differences in measured selfesteem between the gifted and non-gifted students. More contentiously, though, the research found no correlation between self-esteem and academic achievement for the …
Boomerangs Of Academic Freedom, Brian Martin
Boomerangs Of Academic Freedom, Brian Martin
Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts - Papers (Archive)
The Ted Steele case is an important episode in the defense of academic freedom in Australia. In addition, it offers a wealth of evidence on how a dismissal, perceived as an attack on academic freedom and free speech, can boomerang on the administration. Yet the matter is more complex than a simple boomerang: the actions of dissidents and unions can also boomerang. In this paper, I examine academic boomerang dynamics through a close analysis of the Steele case.