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Dynamics Of The Australian Youth Labour Market : The 1975 Cohort, 1996-2000, Gary Marks, Kylie Hillman, Adrian Beavis
Dynamics Of The Australian Youth Labour Market : The 1975 Cohort, 1996-2000, Gary Marks, Kylie Hillman, Adrian Beavis
LSAY Research Reports
Over the last three decades, the transition from full-time education to full-time work has been characterised as problematic for a significant proportion of young adults. It is often argued that a high proportion of young people continually move between unemployment, part-time work, low status full-time work and withdrawal from the labour force. Young people are viewed as ‘significant losers’ from changes in the labour force that have occurred over recent decades (Spierings, 1999).
This report focuses on labour market dynamics between the ages of 20 and 25 for a cohort of young people born in 1975. The early 20s is …
Aku-Ied: A Leader In Education Change, Shahnaz Wazir Ali
Aku-Ied: A Leader In Education Change, Shahnaz Wazir Ali
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Action Research And Impact Studies: Possibilities And Dilemmas, John Retallick
Action Research And Impact Studies: Possibilities And Dilemmas, John Retallick
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
A Symposium On Impact Research: Issues And Dilemmas, Anjum Halai, John Retallick, Fauzia Shamim, Iffat Farah
A Symposium On Impact Research: Issues And Dilemmas, Anjum Halai, John Retallick, Fauzia Shamim, Iffat Farah
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
No abstract provided.
Researching Practice, Practicing Research: Impact On Teaching And Learning, Bernadette Dean, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Antipas Chale, Farah Huma, Haji Karim, Mukobe Margaret, Nakhat Abdulofizov
Researching Practice, Practicing Research: Impact On Teaching And Learning, Bernadette Dean, Rahat Joldoshalieva, Antipas Chale, Farah Huma, Haji Karim, Mukobe Margaret, Nakhat Abdulofizov
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
An action research study aimed at finding out the potential of the instructional strategies (whole class discussion, cooperative learning and inquiry) taught at AKU-IED on student learning is being carried out in three phases in five developing countries served by AKU-IED. The seminar presentation will focus on learnings from the first phase of the research. It will focus specifically on identifying the possibilities and challenges PDTs face in preparing teachers to involve the whole class in discussions and in the teachers using it in their classrooms. It will also focus on the nature of discussions in the classrooms in different …
Tracking Graduates Of Aku-Ied’S Med Programme: The Classes Of 1999, 2000 And 2002, Noman Ul Haq Siddiqui, Gordon Macleod, Al-Karim Datoo, Amin Rehmani, Anila Khatri, Saadat Mond
Tracking Graduates Of Aku-Ied’S Med Programme: The Classes Of 1999, 2000 And 2002, Noman Ul Haq Siddiqui, Gordon Macleod, Al-Karim Datoo, Amin Rehmani, Anila Khatri, Saadat Mond
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
In each of the years 1997, 1998 and 2000 a new cohort of course participants joined the two-year MEd programme at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development in Karachi, Pakistan (AKU-IED). Some two years later 87 or 92% of the entrants graduated from the programme and returned to their respective employers or systems. This paper focuses on the employment of and roles played by these 87 ‘completing’ course participants before they entered and then after they exited from the AKU-IED MEd programme. The paper is based on interviews with the 87 graduates carried out some one year and …
Achievements And Challenges In Chitral, Zulfiqar Ali, Jalal Wali, Mohammad Ismail, Muhammad Khan, Zubaida Khanum
Achievements And Challenges In Chitral, Zulfiqar Ali, Jalal Wali, Mohammad Ismail, Muhammad Khan, Zubaida Khanum
Book Chapters / Conference Papers
So far eight teachers of Aga Khan Education Service, Pakistan (AKES,P), Chitral, have graduated from the AKU-IED and are performing different roles under various capacities. The AKES,P runs 51 schools for girls and provides technical support to more than 30 community-based schools in District Chitral. It has one Regional Education Office and four field offices to facilitate educational activities. Professional Development Teachers (PDTs) play diverse roles such as training officer, education officer, field operations officer, and head teacher and teacher educator. The management of the AKES,P determines roles for the PDTs according to the needs of the system. Their roles …
Comparison Of Grade Point Average Of Honor Senior Students And College Of Liberal Arts Senior Students At A Florida University, Iwasan D. Kejawa Ed.D
Comparison Of Grade Point Average Of Honor Senior Students And College Of Liberal Arts Senior Students At A Florida University, Iwasan D. Kejawa Ed.D
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education: Dissertations, Theses, and Student Research
Attrition rates in theHonor College program division of Florida Atlantic University have risen in recent years. It has been determined that even though a higher high school grade point average is required for admission into the honor program of the university, many applicants to the program were under-prepared to asumme the workload demanded of the students by the Honor College. The requirements for admission into the honor program of the Florida Atlantic University is an overall high school grade point average of 3.5 and a score of 1000 points on the SAT examination while the requirement into the College of …
Working With Teachers: Practical Suggestion Stimulates Teacher’S Self-Reflection, Harcharan Pardhan
Working With Teachers: Practical Suggestion Stimulates Teacher’S Self-Reflection, Harcharan Pardhan
Institute for Educational Development, Karachi
No abstract provided.
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Teacher, Student, And School Perspectives, Mid-Year Evaluation Report, David L. Silvernail Phd, Walter J. Harris Phd, Dawn M.M. Lane, Janet C. Fairman Phd, Paula B. Gravelle, Lori Smith, Katherine I. Sargent, Walter Mcintire
The Maine Learning Technology Initiative: Teacher, Student, And School Perspectives, Mid-Year Evaluation Report, David L. Silvernail Phd, Walter J. Harris Phd, Dawn M.M. Lane, Janet C. Fairman Phd, Paula B. Gravelle, Lori Smith, Katherine I. Sargent, Walter Mcintire
Education Technology
This report presents some early evaluation evidence on the effectiveness and impact of the implementation of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The goal of the Year One evaluation, which is being conducted by the Maine Education Policy Research Institute (MEPRI), is to provide policymakers and practitioners with information that will assist them in determining whether or not, and to what degree, the vision and goals of the MLTI are being achieved. The Year One design is focusing primarily on the students who entered seventh grade in September 2002, and their teachers and schools.
The MEPRI evaluation team has focused …
Local Learning And Employment Partnership: North Metro: Environmental Scan, Beth Walker, Beverley Webster, Alan Charlton
Local Learning And Employment Partnership: North Metro: Environmental Scan, Beth Walker, Beverley Webster, Alan Charlton
Research outputs pre 2011
Young people are vital to all communities and encouraging and supporting them to participate in education and training is a significant way to ensure that communities maintain a skilled workforce. However, there are many barriers to young people staying in the community, not the least of which is a lack of appropriate jobs. That is, jobs that the young people want to do, but are sustainable for the individual as a career path and not on a casual basis. These jobs normally involve some form of training or further education. Marrying the needs of industry in terms of their current …