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Here For Good: Christian Leadership, Warrick R. Long
Here For Good: Christian Leadership, Warrick R. Long
Warrick Long
Here For Good is a podcast series from leading researchers at Avondale College of Higher Education. In this episode Leadership Postgraduate Course Convenor and Lecturer Dr Warrick Long from the Avondale Business School in conversation with Associate Dean (Research) Dr Carolyn Rickett reflects on his journey into academia, the Avondale Business School’s commitment to connecting their students to real-world practice, and he offers tips on effective Christian leadership.
Writing - The Development Of A Necessary Professional Skill, Keith Howson, Lisa Barnes, Warrick R. Long
Writing - The Development Of A Necessary Professional Skill, Keith Howson, Lisa Barnes, Warrick R. Long
Warrick Long
- Purpose. This paper sets out to further evaluate the ability of university level students to write and to suggest some strategies to address this area.
- Design/methodology/approach. An online questionnaire was circulated to 808 accounting academics in Australian universities of which 162 useable responses were received. These responses were followed up with semi-structured interviews of a smaller group of eight academics from five different universities to further explore key issues raised in the questionnaire.
- Findings. Accounting academics believe that students are not prepared to study accounting at university level with deficiencies in several areas, where writing and communication …
Australian University Accounting Academics: The Lived Experience, Warrick R. Long
Australian University Accounting Academics: The Lived Experience, Warrick R. Long
Warrick Long
The Australian University Accounting Academic (AUAA) is located in an environment which is undergoing constant change and impacts AUAAs in a variety of ways. These create pressure points that AUAAs experience and which they value, are challenged by, or affects their outlook. AUAAs are frequently not fully informed about these changes, and may not fully understand them and, as a consequence of not having the power to hold back these changes, AUAAs have little option other than to adapt. These changes challenge the traditional perception of a university accounting academic, which can cause role conflict for those AUAAs who hold …
Role-Playing: A Smorgasbord Of Learning Types, Peter W. Kilgour, Jason Hinze, Kevin Petrie, Warrick R. Long, Kevin C. De Berg
Role-Playing: A Smorgasbord Of Learning Types, Peter W. Kilgour, Jason Hinze, Kevin Petrie, Warrick R. Long, Kevin C. De Berg
Warrick Long
One tertiary institution sought to research the perceptions that tertiary students have of role-plays as a means of learning. Role-plays were used across a range of disciplines at that institution including: teacher training, business and chemistry. Each of these disciplines used a role-play in their classes and then collected opinions from the students on the usefulness of the activity. It was discovered that students value role-plays as a means to challenge preconceived ideas, encourage creative thinking, assist students in applying theory to practice, make lessons fun and provide active learning experiences that increase student learning and engagement.
Anytime Email And Work-Life Balance: An Exploration Into The Views Of Adventist Schools Australia Employees, Peter Williams, Warrick R. Long, Peter Morey
Anytime Email And Work-Life Balance: An Exploration Into The Views Of Adventist Schools Australia Employees, Peter Williams, Warrick R. Long, Peter Morey
Warrick Long
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