Research helps sustain Australian workforce

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Griffith University education researchers have won a $400,000 grant from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research to identify tertiary education and training models for Australian workers. The three-year project will look at ways to meet Australian workers’ needs for continuing education and training. Chief Investigator Professor Stephen Billett from the Faculty of Education says […]

Masters program a new pathway to teaching

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A new Master of Teaching Professional Practice offered at Griffith University from 2011 aims to raise teaching standards. Education Dean Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith says the intensive 18-month program, the first of its kind in Queensland, addresses the priority of quality teaching graduates. “With the emerging national school curriculum and the need to improve literacy and […]

Does swimming make you smarter?

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A Griffith University research project will survey more than 10,000 swimming students in the world’s most comprehensive study into early-years swimming. The joint project between Griffith University, Kids Alive Swim Program and Swim Australia aims to determine whether regular swimming contributes to the physical, social, cognitive and linguistic development of pre-school learners. Project leader Professor […]

Open lecture analyses school league tables

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Noted UK statistician Professor Harvey Goldstein from Bristol University will present an Open Lecture, “Parental choice and league tables’’ at the QCA Lecture Theatre on Wednesday, October 27. His talk will focus on the use of school ranking measurements such as NAPLAN. “These rankings are widely published in the media and utilised by schools in […]

Teaching excellence accolade

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Business lecturer Peter Woods has secured one of only 27 awards up for grabs in the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching. The Australian Learning and Teaching Council announced the names on Wednesday (Sept 29) in the lead up to the Canberra ceremony on November 16 which acknowledges the outstanding efforts and achievements of higher […]

Teaching excellence accolades

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Lecturers Peter Woods and Scott Harrison have secured two of only 27 awards up for grabs in the prestigious Australian Awards for University Teaching. The Australian Learning and Teaching Council announced the names on Wednesday (Sept 29) in the lead up to the Canberra ceremony on November 16 which acknowledges the outstanding efforts and achievements […]

Experts present latest research on bullying prevention

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The Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian, Queensland Elizabeth Fraser will provide the opening address. Presenters include Professor Bruce Burton who initiated the Queensland-wide Acting Against Bullying program, Professor Paul Mazerolle, director of the Griffith University Violence Research and Prevention program, and Griffith University PhD scholar Roberta Thompson whose research is on […]