Faculty of Education - Theses
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ItemThe getting of professional nursing wisdom : the relevance of knowledge for undergraduate students : a phenomenological comparative study( 1993)The intention of this thesis is to identify any factors which may affect the implementation and practice of therapeutic humanistic care by undergraduate nurse students. Professional nursing practice must be acknowledged as function beyond licensure of safety. Wisdom, with reference to professional practice can only be acquired through relevant education and supported opportunities to practice. The classroom promotion and clinical transfer of empirical, holistic care is an educational mandate and as such must be addressed. The research study of this thesis as a qualitative investigation with a phenomenological approach, was designed as a small comparative study. The literature review of this thesis released certain significant questions for investigation. From these questions eventual research prompts were developed. The participants for this study were nurse student volunteers approaching course completion. The participants as distinct cohorts from a Hospital School of Nursing and a Faculty of Nursing were interviewed using the research prompts. Following data analysis, the study identified apparent differences between the valuing and practice of humanistic caring by the undergraduate nurse students from the two sites.
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ItemGrow up into Christ: the history and ethos of Christian community schools( 1993)"Grow Up Into Christ : The History and Ethos of Christian Community Schools" is an historical study of one of the largest groups amongst the Christian schooling movements operating in Australia today. This study has concentrated on the period from 1974 to 1990, surveying the history of the founding of this organisation in 1975, leading to its rapid growth in affiliated schools during the 1980's and its tapering off in 1990. Included is an investigation into the reasons for the rapid rate of growth, and its decline at the end of the 1980's. The distinctive ethos of Christian Community Schools is investigated after this, in particular their theology of education, the ideology of G.I.F.T.S., and the centrality of the concept of a learning community based on love and maturity in Jesus Christ. By investigating the foundations and growth of this particular group, it is possible to identify the reasons for its growth and acceptance amongst the evangelical population of Australia. Included is an overview of the role and development of the Institute of Christian Tertiary Education, which will play a significant role in the future of Christian Community Schools Ltd.
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ItemResearch priorities in accounting education( 1993)This study addresses the issue of research into the education process within the accounting discipline. In the first stage of the study a comprehensive review of all literature relating to accounting education is carried out with the intention of codifying and classifying work done by Australian accounting academics in this field. In the second stage, accounting academics in Victoria were surveyed to ascertain their views as to the importance and relevance of research into accounting education issues from the viewpoint of the accounting profession and themselves as individual academics. A priority rank list is developed to identify the items that are considered of most importance and which have the greatest potential from a research perspective. Accounting common core of knowledge, quality of teaching, utilisation of computers in accounting courses, communication skills and student success emerge as the most important issues worthy of future research attention. The final stage compares these priority areas as identified by the respondents to the survey, with the work done to date as evidenced by the literature reviewed.