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Subject: Educational evaluation × End date: 2003 × Type: Masters Research thesis × Start date: 2000 ×

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    Program evaluation of an alternative school
    Schier, Karl ( 2003)
    This program evaluation aims to identify the strengths and the areas that require improvement in an alternative school. The alternative school involved in this study was established to cater for 'at risk' students. The design of the study utilises both qualitative and quantitative methods. The qualitative data collection involved the use of standardised semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews. Questionnaires were the research instruments used for the collection of the quantitative data. Analysis of the results of this study indicated that the strengths of the alternative school related to the school culture/ethos, support for parents and students, relationship and connectedness and, student development and learning. The areas that require improvement involved the length of time for the students in the alternative setting, the transition from the alternative school back into mainstream, and the support for students after returning to mainstream education.
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    A nationwide educational knowledge and information system for China : is it likely to be adopted?
    Ping, Sun ( 2000)
    The researcher contrived a new strategy for the dissemination of educational knowledge -- a conceptual model of an Educational Knowledge and Information System (EKIS), based on a literature review. The focus of the research is to find out that whether, and under what conditions, the EKIS is likely to be adopted in China. The researcher interviewed some Chinese educational policy-makers to elicit their opinions on the EKIS model and on the possibility of the EMS development. The respondents perceived the EMS as a useful system, because it would have the potential to solve some of the current information problems. Their attitudes towards the EKIS development are positive, but with caution. The findings show consistency with the literature on innovation adoption. The importance of human factors in an innovation process is explicitly reflected in the findings. The respondents also indicated some elements that could hinder the adoption, development and utilisation of the EKIS in the setting of China, such as the influence of information policies, the impacts of educators' existing information dissemination and access conventions, and the lack of coordination among different government departments.
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    Vision and reality: what are the experiences and perceptions of overseas students enrolled in a year 13 Foundation Studies course in business offered in a city university?
    Coutroutsos-Harvey, Calliope ( 2001)
    Internationalization has become one of the 'buzzwords' in Australian education. For most Australian educational institutions, internationalization meant an unprecedented influx of overseas students enrolling in their courses. This thesis will consider the mismatch of expectations between students from the Asia-Pacific region in a tertiary education institution in Australia. What is the mismatch of expectations? What is its extent? How does it come to exist? How does it manifest itself? These questions have been explored in focus group discussions with students from the Asia-Pacific region currently attending a Year 13 Foundation Studies course in a city university. The research found a mismatch between student and staff expectations due to miscommunication and cultural values.