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Enhancing educational performance in Australia

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06-Mar-2009

Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou

The Australian education system fares well in international comparison with regards to PISA test scores and the higher education system attracts an increasing number of foreign students. However, a number of challenges need to be addressed.

AHELO - The view from Australia

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06-Mar-2009

Interview with Australia regarding their participation in the Engineering strand of the AHELO Feasibility Study.

Systemic Innovation in Vocational Education and Training - Country report: Australia

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26-Feb-2009

This is the third in a series of country reports prepared as part of the study on Systemic Innovation in Vocational Education and Training (VET) being conducted by CERI/OECD during 2007-08. It focuses on three case studies of systemic innovation in the Australian VET system.

Learning for Jobs, OECD Reviews of Vocational Education and Training, Australia

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05-Nov-2008

This review of vocational education and training (VET) in Australia is part of ―Learning for Jobs‖, the OECD policy study of VET – a programme of analytical work and individual country reviews designed to help countries make their VET systems more responsive to labour market needs.

Improving school leadership - summary english vol 2

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28-Aug-2008

Summary of a book of case studies examining innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development prgrammes for system improvement in Australia and Austria.

Assessment of learning outcomes in higher education: a comparative review of selected practices (EDU Working Paper No. 15)

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10-Mar-2008

Deborah Nusche

This paper proposes a typology of higher education learning outcomes, and reviews 18 assessment instruments designed to measure such outcomes across higher education institutions. Examples are drawn from Australia, Brazil, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Australia Background Report/Teaching, Learning and Assessment for Adults

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01-Feb-2008

This report addresses the training and assessment needs of adults with low basic skills in Australia.

Recognising non-formal and informal learning: Country Background Report - Australia

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03-Sep-2007

The purpose of this activity is to provide policymakers with options for developing systems to recognise non-formal and informal learning; to effectively implement the agenda; and determine under what conditions recognition of non-formal and informal learning can be beneficial for all.

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Thematic Review of Tertiary Education - Country Background Report - Australia

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12-Jun-2007

This Country Background Report for Australia was prepared for the Australian Department of Education, Science and Training as an input to the OECD Thematic Review of Tertiary Education.

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