Relevant bibliographies by topics / Australian National University / Dissertations / Theses
To see the other types of publications on this topic, follow the link: Australian National University.

Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Australian National University'

Author: Grafiati
Published: 4 June 2021
Last updated: 30 July 2024

Create a spot-on reference in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, and other styles

Select a source type:

Consult the top 50 dissertations / theses for your research on the topic 'Australian National University.'

Next to every source in the list of references, there is an 'Add to bibliography' button. Press on it, and we will generate automatically the bibliographic reference to the chosen work in the citation style you need: APA, MLA, Harvard, Chicago, Vancouver, etc.

You can also download the full text of the academic publication as pdf and read online its abstract whenever available in the metadata.

Browse dissertations / theses on a wide variety of disciplines and organise your bibliography correctly.

1

West, Susan, and susan west@anu edu au. "A new paradigm in music education : the Music Education Program at The Australian National University." The Australian National University. Centre for Educational Development and Academic Methods, 2007. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20090816.132910.

Full text
Abstract:
This thesis describes a qualitative action research process undertaken ‘in the field’ over approximately eight years of the development of an alternative paradigm for music education. This new paradigm evolved from a simple, practical approach that was not, in the first instance, designed to be transformational, but which quickly showed itself to have potential for providing a different model for conceptualising musical engagement. ¶ It is argued that the standard and widely accepted approach to music education has aspects that does not encourage on-going music making. This study conceptualises that ‘traditional’ Western approach in terms of a ‘virtuosic mountain’ that prioritises and rewards technical achievement. The concept of the virtuosic mountain is developed in terms of three ‘P’s’: Perfection, Practice and Performance. The concept was developed by not just reviewing current literature but also by analysing that literature in light of the developing new paradigm as a means of comparing and contrasting the approaches. ¶ Called ‘The Music Education Program’, this new paradigm is based on a practical approach to the sharing of music making beyond institutional boundaries like the school gate. Children do not ‘perform’ in the community but seek to engage others in making music with them without reference to age, disability or skill level. The focus is on the social outcomes that derive from music making rather than the improvement of skills, which develop as a natural part of community engagement. In this respect, the approach has roots in community enculturation processes that are no longer prominent in Western society. ¶ The new paradigm is presented with a contrasting set of ‘three I’s’: Intent, Identity and Involvement, which are designed to illustrate how the community ‘outreach’ of the Music Education Program provides a model for consciously reconceptualising our approach to music education through re-visiting what might be regarded as ‘old’ practices in a ‘new’ guise. The three ‘I’s’ are illustrated through a series of critical incidents that highlight the necessary change in theoretical underpinnings that the practical application of the Program demands. This includes a particular focus on the Intent behind our music making, rather than the ‘quality’ in terms of technomusical outcomes; stress on the individual and group choices that develop musical Identity; and demonstration of the ways in which this paradigm may contribute to voluntary, rather than enforced, Involvement. ¶ The critical incident data is supplemented by some survey and evaluation data which supports the view that the social component of musical engagement provides an alternate focus to musical development than does an achievement paradigm. The range of data collected shows that classroom teachers can take a significant role in the encouragement of music making in the primary school without relying solely on the expertise of those with specific musical training; and that overcoming negative attitudes and experiences can transform not only the teacher’s relationship with music but produce a positive effect on her students. ¶ The model described here has evolved through a longitudinal process that constantly maintains the centrality of the practical operation of the program. In so doing, it moves away from theoretical constructs that often do not seem to relate directly to practitioners but, at the same time, it avoids prescriptive methodology. Theory is elucidated through practice in a way that encourages teachers to develop their own practices that are consistent with underlying principles. This model is transformative in nature, having first a transformative effect on the principal researcher and thence on those teachers engaging in professional development with the Program. ¶ Since the Music Education Program does not yet have students who have exited the school system, this study does not attempt to claim success in the long-term in terms of promoting ongoing engagement through life. Data suggest, however, that it has had an impact in encouraging teachers to reconnect with music making and enables them to share that music making with their students, thereby helping to develop more school-based musical engagement that is also affecting the broader community in the Australian Capital Territory.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
2

Githiomi, Jane, and n/a. "Overseas students and library use : a study at the Australian National University and the University of Canberra of patterns of use and difficulties encountered." University of Canberra. Information, Language & Culture, 1994. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20060712.093327.

Full text
Abstract:
The present study attempted to investigate the usage of libraries by overseas students. The research was carried out in two universities in the ACT, namely, the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Canberra (UC). The study investigated two main aspects: the use of institutional as well as other libraries in the ACT, and the difficulties encountered in utilising institutional libraries. These two aspects were also treated as the dependent variables. Relationships between these two dependent variables and the following characteristics, which were regarded as the independent variables, were tested: the institution attended (ANU or UC), having had library orientation in the institution attended, previous use of libraries, mediums of instructions in previous educational institutions, level of study, year of study, period of time spent in Australia, gender, and age. The research used survey methodology. A questionnaire was sent to a sample of 521 overseas students and a response rate of 72 percent was obtained. With regard to the use of institutional libraries, it was found that most students visited their libraries more than once a week. The three most used library facilities were borrowing books, use of library staff for assistance and the short loan service, while the three least used facilities were inhouse information sheets, abstracts and indexes, and CD-ROM databases. The three most used libraries in the ACT in descending order were the ANU library system, the National library of Australia, and the University of Canberra library. Difficulties encountered in utilising institutional libraries included difficulty in utilising library facilities, difficulty with library rules and regulations, difficulty in looking for required materials in the libraries, unsuccessful library visits, difficulties as a result of English being a second language, difficulty following the layout of the libraries and perception of the libraries' atmosphere. Relationships were found between some of the independent variables and the dependent variables. In some cases, the findings were expected while in other cases they were unexpected. With the unexpected findings, it is possible that one or more independent variables, other than the ones under consideration, influenced the findings thus leading to surprising results. The study concludes with recommendations and suggestions for further research.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
3

Steele, Judith A. "Researching the lived experience an expatriate English speaker in Japan : an Australian in outback Western Australia : Gaijin and Balanda /." View thesis, 2007. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/43335.

Full text
Abstract:
Thesis (M.Sc. (Hons.))-University of Western Sydney, 2007.
A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, College of Arts, School of Education, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science (Honours). Includes bibliographical references.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
4

Sun, Wanning. "Reading the other : narrative constructions of Japan in the Australian and Chinese press /." View thesis, 1996. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20030814.112829/index.html.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
5

Milne, Patricia A., and n/a. "The effect of enhanced electronic access to information on academics' patterns of scholarly communication at the Australian National University." University of Canberra. Information Management & Tourism, 1998. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20050819.124920.

Full text
Abstract:
This study examined the effect of enhanced electronic access to information on patterns of scholarly communication. Using a panel typology, the academics at the Australian National University were surveyed in 1991 and again in 1994, with the data collected by means of mailed questionnaires. The research drew on the literature of scholarly communication and information-seeking behaviour. Principles of systems theory were used to explain the changes taking place within the academics' environments, including both the system of scholarly communication and the culture of the three disciplinary groupings: science, social science and the humanities. Three research questions directed the study focussing on the effect of enhanced electronic access to information on the academics' use of the library and on their patterns of information seeking and dissemination. Results found that between 1991 and 1994, while some aspects of communication technologies - such as email - had been almost universally adopted, overall, few changes had taken place in academics' information related behaviour. Scientists were more likely to have adopted the new technologies than social scientists or scholars from the humanities. However, there was strong evidence that a small group of academics were adopting the new technologies with enthusiasm suggesting that the overall pattern of use would change in the future.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
6

Duignan, Tim. "Salt water: simply vital." Thesis, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27GJM8DsIyA&index=2&list=PLdn0giYPTOk3y2B2KL2jtS6mHvMPFdj7u, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/13688.

Full text
Abstract:
A mathematical equation, just a string of symbols scribbled on a page, can be more powerful than you can possibly imagine. Newton’s equations of motion took us to the moon. Schrodinger’s equation, the foundation of quantum mechanics describes the chemical properties of everything around you. These equations are so useful because they are tools for making incredibly accurate predictions, leading to some of the greatest achievements of human kind. Unfortunately though, in many complex situations solving these equations is too hard. For instance, we would like to predict whether or not two molecules dissolved in water will bind together, but using Schrodinger’s equation to do this can be beyond the powers of even the hugest supercomputer.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
7

Steele, Judith A. "Researching the lived experience : an expatriate English speaker in Japan : an Australian in outback Western Australia : Gaijin and Balanda." Thesis, View thesis, 2007. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/43335.

Full text
Abstract:
This project deals with the Anglo-Celtic diaspora in Japan. The globalisation of the workforce is an ongoing reality. The Senate Report tabled March 8th 2005, estimates at least three quarters of a million Australians currently live overseas. With one in five jobs within Australia dependent on export, (Austrade 2006) and Japan being our biggest single trading partner, it is expedient to examine the circumstances of the overseas assignment in that country. The welfare of the assignee and his/her family is critical for the individual and as a flow on, configures the success of the trade relationships. The image presented by well adjusted expatriates enjoying and participating in the society of the host country enhances the overall profile of their nation, facilitating long term benefits in trade, foreign affairs and general good neighbourliness. On repatriation, the assignee, having acquired additional ways of knowing, intercultural competence and a global perspective, has the potential to act as a change agent within the particular base organisation, and holistically, their home society. The thesis is constructed from a bicultural viewpoint whereby members of the Anglo-Celtic tribe are the outsider in Japan, with its old and powerful culture. The methodology uses an applied sociology perspective, with social practice drawn from sociological heritage to configure depth and dimension to both cultures. The research position is one of post-modern ethnography expressed in the form of iconic visual anthropology in a metaphoric, evocative process in order to bypass the culture gap and convey meaning by informing the unconscious as well as the conscious. Input into the thesis came from participants, colleagues and repatriates; my own heuristic of living in Japan for six years; cultural studies in the Centre for Japanese Language, Waseda University, Tokyo; a broad literature review; my profession as interculturalist; and work in both adult immigrant education programs and Aboriginal education in Australia. Findings indicate that the optimum position for a company is to adopt strategic planning as a way to maximise return on investment (ROI) placing emphasis on intercultural awareness and competence as core competencies for all employees. As a result of these findings a model of strategic planning for the global learning organisation has been configured, which maximises support for the assignee and can be extrapolated to have universal applications.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
8

Davis, Samantha Leigh. "Finding common ground: a field experiment examining social dominance theory and social identity theory." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2005. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19229.pdf.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
9

Rowlings-Jensen, Emma. "Nuts, mountains and islands : a cultural landscapes approach to managing the Bunya Mountains /." [St. Lucia, Qld], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18222.pdf.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
10

Burke, Rachel Jean. "Casualties, contributors, competitors or commodities? : images of the Asian international student population in Australia : reflecting notions of 'national identity' /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe18916.pdf.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
11

Tiesler, Russell Colin, and n/a. "A Decade of GPS geodesy in the Australian region: a review of the GDA94 and its performance within a time series analysis of a 10 year data set in ITRF 2000." University of Canberra. Information Sciences & Engineering, 2005. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20051202.114435.

Full text
Abstract:
The University of Canberra (UC) has been involved in GPS processing since the late 1980s. This processing commenced with the GOTEX 1988 campaign and progressed through a series of project specific regional campaigns to the current daily processing of a distributed set of continuously operating sites for the determination of precise GPS station positions for user applications. Most of these earlier campaigns covered only short periods of time, ranging from a few weeks to multiple occupations of a few days to a time over one to two years. With software developments, these multiple occupations were able to be combined to produce results from which crustal motion velocities could be extracted. This first became feasible with the processing of the Australian National Network (ANN), which yielded realistic tectonic velocities from two occupations (1992 and 1993) of sites 12 months apart. Subsequently, this was successfully extended by a further 12 months, with re-occupation of certain sites for a third time in 1994. Analysis of the results indicated that the accuracy of determining the earth signals improved as the time span from first to last observation was increased. The same was true also for the determination of the position of global references sites. However, by current standards the results achieved were poor. Consequently, the process was extended to combine the results of subsequent campaigns with the original ANN data set. From 1995 to 1999, campaigns were conducted across Australia, covering many State and tide gauge sites included in the original ANN solution. These provided additional multiple occupations to improve the determinations for both position and velocity. UC has maintained a data set of the global IGS sites, commencing with the IGS pilot campaign of 1992. Daily data sets for those global sites, which contained days common to the regional campaigns, were processed to produce our own independent global orbit and reference frame connection. The motivation for doing so was fourfold. �Firstly, to see if historic data could be reprocessed using current modern software and thus be able to be incorporated in this and other analysts research programs. �Secondly, to compare the results of the reprocessing of the original data set using modern software with the original ANN solution and then validate both the solutions. �Thirdly, to extend the timespan of observations processed to include more recent campaigns on as many original sites as possible. This to achieve a stronger solution upon which to base the determination of an Australian tectonic plate velocity model and provide quality assurance on the solution comparisons with re-observed sites. �Fourthly, to develop a set of transformation parameters between current coordinate systems and the GDA94 system so as to be able to incorporate new results into the previous system. The final selection of regional and global sessions, spanning from mid 1992 to late 2002, contained almost 1000 individual daily solutions. From this 10 year data span a well determined rigid plate tectonic motion model was produced for Australia. This site velocity model was needed to develop a transformation between the thesis solution in ITRF00 an the GDA94 solution in ITRF92. The significant advantage of the plate velocity model is that all Australian sites can now have computed a realistic velocity, rather than being given a value which has been interpolated between sites whose velocities had been determined over a one or two year span. This plate velocity model is compared with the current tectonic motion NNR-NUVEL-1A model and other recently published models. To perform the comparison between the thesis solution in ITRF00 and the GDA solution in ITRF92 a transformation was developed between the two reference systems. This set of transformation parameters, in conjunction with the plate velocity model developed, enables site solutions at any epoch in the current ITRF00 to be converted onto the GDA94, and vice versa, with a simple, non-varying seven parameter transformation. The comparisons between the solutions are analysed for both horizontal position and height consistency. There were 77 sites whose differences were compared. The horizontal consistency was within estimated precisions for 75 of the 77 sites. However, the vertical comparisons revealed many of the single epoch sites, especially in 1992, have inconsistent results between the two solutions. The heights from this thesis for some West Australian sites were compared with analysis done by DOLA and the height recoveries are very similar, indicating a weakness in the GDA94 solution for some of the single epoch sites. Some of these differences have been resolved but others are still under investigation. This thesis describes the repocessing of the original ANN data set, the addition of later data sets, the results obtained, and the validation comparisons of the old and new solutions. As well as the plate velocity model, transformation is provided which enables the user to compute between the GDA94 system, and any epoch result in ITRF00. Recommendations are made as to which sites need additional work. This includes sites which only need further analysis or investigation and those which require further observations to achieve a result which will have acceptable accuracy and reliability.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
12

Sun, Wanning. "Reading the other: narrative constructions of Japan in the Australian and Chinese press." Thesis, View thesis, 1996. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/115.

Full text
Abstract:
This study is concerned with the way in which discourses of the Other are deployed in the media's narrative constructions of national imaginary. Operating on the assumption that news provides techniques and devices which enable the nation and its Other to be narrated and imagined, the analysis focuses on the structures and processes by which Japan is constructed in the news stories in some Australian and Chinese printed media. The analysis finds that othering is a dynamic and complex process engaged in by both the East and the West, for purposes of both cultural domination and cultural negotiation, and to serve both external and domestic political ends. The study shows that what seems to be an essential distinction between the Orient, or the East, and the Occident, or the West, in the discourses of the Other is constantly shifting, fluid and context-specific. The investigation points to the need of forsaking a framework of understanding media and identity which is based on a truth vs propaganda, or information vs entertainment dichotomy, and adopting an approach that takes into account the particularities of the cultural practices of each media system
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
13

Wilson, Andrew Charles Bruce. "Popular geographies: celebrating the nation in Canadian Geographic, Australian Geographic and New Zealand Geographic, 1995-2004 : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand." Massey University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1090.

Full text
Abstract:
Popular geography magazines like National Geographic (NG) provide readers with a lens of the world around them. Yet sadly they often only serve a limited utilitarian purpose as dust collectors on coffee tables of hospital waiting rooms or doctors’ practices. It should be of little surprise then that the relative importance of geographic magazines as a representational forum has been underestimated historically. The importance of geographic magazines as an outlet for creating and disseminating preconceived visions of what may be termed ‘popular geographies’ has only become the subject of scrutiny in the last two decades. Authors including Lutz and Collins (1993) and Rothenberg (1994, 2007) have reflected critically upon the place of NG as a powerful ideological institution for legitimating particular visions of the world in the wider corpus of the discipline of geography. Yet while there has been a substantial volume of work dedicated to unravelling the situated lens of NG there has been no research devoted to deciphering the lenses of other geography magazines such as Canadian Geographic (CG), Australian Geographic (AG) or New Zealand Geographic (NZG). These magazines also embody the ideals of adventure, discovery and nature made famous by NG but purvey geography through distinctively national narratives. Through discourse analysis the thesis examines these three magazines in order to unravel geographic imaginations of nationalism in CG, AG and NZG and in the process challenge divergent conceptions of geography itself as both an academic discipline and popular subject.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
14

Venn, Darren Peter. "A changing cultural landscape Yanchep National Park, Western Australia /." Connect to thesis, 2008. http://portalapps.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2008.0012.html.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
15

Moran, Mark F. "Practising self-determination : participation in planning and local governance indiscrete indigenous settlements /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://adt.library.uq.edu.au/public/adt-QU20060519.145415/index.html.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
16

Koga, Takashi. ""Electronic Government and Government Information Services in Japan." 15th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia (Library Forum), Session 1. Australia National University, Canberra, Australia, July 2, 2007." Japanese Studies Association of Australia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105888.

Full text
Abstract:
In Japan, electronic government has been developed since the enforcement of the Information Disclosure Act and the formulation of the e-Japan Strategy, both in 2001. Such electronic government produces a number of government information services available all over the world via the Internet, including databases of law texts, congressional minutes and white papers, as well as digital archives. At the same time, electronic government raises several issues of preservation of and "permanent public access" to electronic information, accessibility of electronic government, inclusion of government information into library services, and so forth. The author hopes this presentation will facilitate requests and comments from participants for electronic government and government information services in Japan.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
17

Walker, Roz. "Transformative strategies in indigenous education : a study of decolonisation and positive social change : the Indigenous Community Management Program, Curtin University." Thesis, Click here for electronic access, 2004. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/678.

Full text
Abstract:
This thesis is located within the social and political context of Indigenous education within Australia. Indigenous people continue to experience unacceptable levels of disadvantage and social marginalisation. The struggle for indigenous students individually and collectively lies in being able to determine a direction which is productive and non-assimilationist – which offers possibilities of social and economic transformation, equal opportunities and cultural integrity and self-determination. The challenge for teachers within the constraints of the academy is to develop strategies that are genuinely transformative, empowering and contribute to decolonisation and positive social change. This thesis explores how the construction of two theoretical propositions – the Indigenous Community Management and Development (ICMD) practitioner and the Indigenous/non-Indigenous Interface – are decolonising and transformative strategies. It investigates how these theoretical constructs and associated discourses are incorporated into the Centre’s policy processes, curriculum and pedagogy to influence and interact with the everyday lives of students in their work and communities and the wider social institutions. It charts how a group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous staff interact with these propositions and different ideas and discourses interrupting, re-visioning, reformulating and integrating these to form the basis for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous futures in Australia.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
18

Pugh, Judith. "Controlling and constraining the participation of the hepatitis C-affected community in Australia a critical discourse analysis of the first national hepatitis C strategy and selected news media texts /." Connect to thesis, 2006. http://portal.ecu.edu.au/adt-public/adt-ECU2007.0021.html.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
19

James, Pamela J. "The lion in the frame the art practices of the national art galleries of New South Wales and New Zealand, 1918-1939 /." View thesis, 2003. http://library.uws.edu.au/adt-NUWS/public/adt-NUWS20040416.135231/index.html.

Full text
Abstract:
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2003.
"A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy" Includes bibliography.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
20

Jeevanandam, Lohsnah. "Burnout, coping, self-efficacy, attitudes towards people with disabilities, and negative psychological variables in service providers working with people with intellectual disability : a cross-national compariosn across Australia and Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19642.pdf.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
21

James, Pamela J. "The lion in the frame : the art practices of the national art galleries of New South Wales and New Zealand, 1918-1939." Thesis, View thesis, 2003. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/567.

Full text
Abstract:
This study examines the art practices and management of the National Art Galleries of Australia and New Zealand in the period between the wars, 1918-1939.It does so in part to account for the pervading conservatism and narrow corridors of aesthetic acceptability evident in their acquisitions and in many of their dealings. It aims to explore the role of Britishness, through an examination of the influence of the London Royal Academy of Art, within theses emerging official art institutions. This study argues that the dominant artistic ideology illustrated in these National Gallery collections was determined by a social elite, which was, at its heart, British. Its collective taste was predicated on models established in Great Britain and on traditions and on connoisseurship. This visual instruction in the British ideal of culture, as seen through the Academy, was regarded as a worthy aspiration, one that was at once both highly nationalistic and also a tool of Empire unity. This ideal was nationalistic in the sense that it marked the desire of these Boards to claim for the nation membership of the world's civil society, whilst also acknowleging that the vehicle to do so was through an enhanced alliance with British art and culture. The ramifications of an Empire-first aesthetic model were tremendous. The model severely constrained taste in domestic art, limited the participation of indigenous peoples and shaped the reception of modernism.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
22

Siemon, Noel. "Public policy planning and global technology dependence : strategic factors for a national space-related innovation system." Thesis, View thesis, 2003. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/355.

Full text
Abstract:
Australia's space activities since the early sixties have been science-oriented and uncoordinated. As a result, Australia has been unable to develop a long-term sustainable domestic technological capability; with industry being dependent on government funding for its involvement in the nation's space plan. This thesis examines public policy aspects focussing on technology independence that is the building of competencies for the sustainable development of an industry. It compares national technological development by relating Australia's recent space-related successes and failures to those of other nations (especially selected Asian countries and Israel). The overarching research problem addressed within this thesis examined the Australian national space policy and strategy since 1984.It investigated why the Australian Space Industry Development Strategy was not a successful influence on the development of a long-term sustainable national technological base or on the establishment of a viable commercial space-related industry in Australia. The research included the development of a strategic multilevel planning system involving a network innovation model into a nation's space science and technology policy development. The outcomes of the research reported in the thesis are discussed. The level of technological capability and capacity is a direct, inversely related factor to an increase in the degree in technology dependency. Australia needs a change of philosophy by accepting the global challenge through defining and supporting, within a national strategic planning, a national space strategy that incorporates network innovation concepts: a concept that must involve a balanced supply (science) and demand (commercial) characteristics of an innovation network system.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
23

Walker, Roz. "Transformative strategies in Indigenous education a study of decolonisation and positive social change." Click here for electronic access, 2004. http://adt.caul.edu.au/homesearch/get/?mode=advanced&format=summary&nratt=2&combiner0=and&op0=ss&att1=DC.Identifier&combiner1=and&op1=-sw&prevquery=OR%28REL%28SS%3BDC.Identifier%3Buws.edu.au%29%2CREL%28WD%3BDC.Relation%3BNUWS%29%29&att0=DC.Title&val0=Transformative+strategies+in+indigenous+education+&val1=NBD%3A.

Full text
Abstract:
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Western Sydney, 2004.
Title from electronic document (viewed 15/6/10) Presented for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, University of Western Sydney, 2004. Includes bibliography.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
24

Habel, Chad Sean, and chad habel@gmail com. "Ancestral Narratives in History and Fiction: Transforming Identities." Flinders University. Humanities, 2006. http://catalogue.flinders.edu.au./local/adt/public/adt-SFU20071108.133216.

Full text
Abstract:
This thesis is an exploration of ancestral narratives in the fiction of Thomas Keneally and Christopher Koch. Initially, ancestry in literature creates an historical relationship which articulates the link between the past and the present. In this sense ancestry functions as a type of cultural memory where various issues of inheritance can be negotiated. However, the real value of ancestral narratives lies in their power to aid in the construction of both personal and communal identities. They have the potential to transform these identities, to transgress “natural” boundaries and to reshape conventional identities in the light of historical experience. For Keneally, ancestral narratives depict national forbears who “narrate the nation” into being. His earlier fictions present ancestors of the nation within a mythic and symbolic framework to outline Australian national identity. This identity is static, oppositional, and characterized by the delineation of boundaries which set nations apart from one another. However, Keneally’s more recent work transforms this conventional construction of national identity. It depicts an Irish-Australian diasporic identity which is hyphenated and transgressive: it transcends the conventional notion of nations as separate entities pitted against one another. In this way Keneally’s ancestral narratives enact the potential for transforming identity through ancestral narrative. On the other hand, Koch’s work is primarily concerned with the intergenerational trauma causes by losing or forgetting one’s ancestral narrative. His novels are concerned with male gender identity and the fragmentation which characterizes a self-destructive idea of maleness. While Keneally’s characters recover their lost ancestries in an effort to reshape their idea of what it is to be Australian, Koch’s main protagonist lives in ignorance of his ancestor’s life. He is thus unable to take the opportunity to transform his masculinity due to the pervasive cultural amnesia surrounding his family history and its role in Tasmania’s past. While Keneally and Koch depict different outcomes in their fictional ancestral narratives they are both deeply concerned with the potential to transform national and gender identities through ancestry.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
25

McLiver, Lawrence Clyde. "Cross-cultural adjustment and support services for Pacific Islander students at Queensland University of Technology : an exploration." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2000.

Find full text
Abstract:
Cross-cultural adjustment of Pacific Island nation students enrolled in undergraduate courses at the Queensland University of Technology was researched through a comprehensive questionnaire. Forty students responded to the questionnaire and twenty students were interviewed in depth. The majority of the respondents were under 25 years and single. Almost three quarters were sponsored. The major findings were, (a) the majority of the students managed to adjust their learning styles and strategies to better suit the culture of Australian universities, (b) the majority were aware of support services, but less utilised them, ( c) the majority chose to go to academics and friends for help with their study. These findings point to the existence of an informal supportive network of friends and academics. The results highlight the challenges facing those involved in university education who are concerned with developing appropriate support mechanisms which promote both enjoyment and success in tertiary study for Pacific Island students.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
26

Cohen, Daniel. "Best practice mine water management at a coal mining operation in the Blue Mountains." Thesis, View thesis View thesis, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/430.

Full text
Abstract:
This study covers the following aspects of mine water management at the Clarence Colliery, located at the headwaters of the Wollangambe River, N.S.W. The Wollangambe River flows through the World Heritage listed areas of the Blue Mountains and Wollemi National Parks. 1. Quantification of the impact of discharge of treated mine water on the Wollangambe River, through analysis of sediment metal concentrations. 2. Investigation of the possible sources and causes of acid mine drainage within the mine. 3. Review of the current treatment process employed at the mine, as well as a review of other possible treatment options for avoidance or treatment of acid mine drainage. 4. Recommendation of a strategy for improving the process of mine water management at the colliery. The study reveals problems discovered from the investigation and describes the findings and recommendations.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
27

Hung, Hsiao-Yu, and 洪曉玉. "Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education: The Case Study of Australian National University and University of Melbourne." Thesis, 2007. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/15244474168455970667.

Full text
Abstract:
碩士
淡江大學
教育政策與領導研究所碩士班
95
This purpose of this study is to investigate the development of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”, and to analyze that how the quality assurance mechanisms work in “Australian National University” and “University of Melbourne”. After analyzing the cases, propose practical suggestions for the establishment of quality assurance mechanism in Taiwan higher education. This study mainly, via the method of document analysis and case study, aims to explore the meaning of higher education review and quality assurance system in higher education. Besides that this study analyzes unique quality assurance mechanism in the main countries of the world. To clearly realize how to work and develop the improvement plan for quality assurance mechanism in “Australian National University” and “University of Melbourne”. Therefore, the main findings of this study are described as below: 1.The condition of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”: 1.1On the whole, the relationship between “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education” and “Australian Higher Education System” was really close together. 1.2According to the analysis of “Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian Higher Education”, the most important thing is that the quality was reviewed by an independent non-government unit. 1.3 The process of “Quality Assurance in Australian” was synergy and integrative. 1.4 It pays attention to the improvement of competitiveness and internalization, which becomes the largest export country of education all over the world. 2. The focus of “Higher Education Quality Assurance Mechanism in Australian National University and University of Melbourne” includes the six points: (1) to emphasis on effectiveness of management; (2) to set the independent unit which is responsible for the review of quality; (3) to focus on teachers’ professional knowledge and ability; (4) to create the unique quality culture; (5) to establish the framework which related to the development of quality assurance mechanism; (6) to set the guideline of quality review. Based on the above findings, this study concluded with some practical suggestions to educational administrative authorities and higher education institutions in Taiwan.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
28

Van, Konkelenberg Jude Nicholas. "Australia’s Cold War university : the relationship between the Australian National University’s Research School of Pacific Studies and the federal government 1946-1975." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/63714.

Full text
Abstract:
The impacts of the Cold War on academic-state relations in this country have been neglected in the growing literature on the Australian Cold War. There were greater similarities between the American and Australian university experience during the Cold War than have previously been recognised. The close relationship between the Australian National University and the federal government meant that Cold War tensions were particularly heightened in the case of this university, making it an ideal site for a case study of the Australian Cold War university experience. This thesis asks, ‘what was the nature of the relationship between the Australian National University and the federal government during the Cold War and was the university‘s experience comparable to American Cold War universities?‘ The thesis seeks to address two main themes related to the Cold War experience of universities. The first is the intrusion of government agencies into universities to identify and limit the influence of communist sympathisers and the degree of complicity or otherwise of the university in these activities. The second theme is the role of universities in providing expert advice to government and the implications of this role for academic independence. The concept of the Cold War university has received significant attention in America in recent years. Discussion on this topic had moved from a belief that government influence over the universities was evil and coercive to a more moderate assessment which emphasises the mutual advantages to be gained in the relationship and the role of university administrators in creating it. Despite some significant cultural and local differences, the ANU conformed quite closely to this latter model of the Cold War university. The federal government and administrators of the university worked closely to create a degree of intellectual conformity and to advocate an attitude of social utility. The US Cold War university experience may not have been directly replicated in Australia but enough similarities remain in the relationship between the government and the ANU for it to be classified as an Australian Cold War university.
Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of History and Politics, 2009
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
29

Shelley, Helen. "Studio report." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155826.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
30

Gianakis, Anna. "Studio report." Master's thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156000.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
31

Gianakis, Anna. "Sub-thesis." Master's thesis, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155868.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
32

Moss, Suzanne. "Studio report." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156340.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
33

Dickson, Nicola. "Studio report." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156362.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
34

West, Susan. "A new paradigm in music education: the Music Education Program at The Australian National University." Phd thesis, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/49367.

Full text
Abstract:
This thesis describes a qualitative action research process undertaken ‘in the field’ over approximately eight years of the development of an alternative paradigm for music education. This new paradigm evolved from a simple, practical approach that was not, in the first instance, designed to be transformational, but which quickly showed itself to have potential for providing a different model for conceptualising musical engagement. ¶ It is argued that the standard and widely accepted approach to music education has aspects that does not encourage on-going music making. This study conceptualises that ‘traditional’ Western approach in terms of a ‘virtuosic mountain’ that prioritises and rewards technical achievement. The concept of the virtuosic mountain is developed in terms of three ‘P’s’: Perfection, Practice and Performance. The concept was developed by not just reviewing current literature but also by analysing that literature in light of the developing new paradigm as a means of comparing and contrasting the approaches. ¶ Called ‘The Music Education Program’, this new paradigm is based on a practical approach to the sharing of music making beyond institutional boundaries like the school gate. ...
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
35

Harris, Kenneth R., and William E. Price. "The Diffusion Research Unit, The Australian National University, Canberra: A contribution to physical chemistry and beyond." 2019. https://ul.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A38966.

Full text
Abstract:
Here we detail these and other contributions made by DRU in fields such as molten salts, liquid state physics, refrigerants, cryogenic liquids, food chemistry, electrolyte and non-electrolyte solutions, and the theory of mass and charge transport processes in solutions. These illustrate the wide use and fundamental importance of diffusion processes in diverse areas of Science and Technology.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
36

Eltham, Ben. "Making it national, making it new : a journey through Australian cultural policy." Thesis, 2013. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/542564.

Full text
Abstract:
The aim of this doctoral thesis is to investigate the nature and historical development of Australian cultural policy. When the Australian government sets out to support the arts and culture in Australian society, how does it do it? What is the specific nature of this support, what is this support intended to achieve, and what does it achieve in reality? An interdisciplinary methodology is adopted. Methods of historical research, cultural sociology, investigative journalism, applied ethnography and the quantitative social sciences are deployed in a four-year exploration of the ways that cultural policy underpins and structures cultural production in Australia. In particular, I am interested in the ways that government policy encouraged or discouraged the creation and production of new works. With this in mind, I develop a specific and detailed research plan to gather empiri¬cal evidence on the production of new works in certain sectors of the Australian perform¬ing arts industries. In addition to the quantitative research carried out, a series of research papers were also written in cognate fields of cultural policy in Australia, presented in Chapters 2-6. The findings of the quantitative research inquiry undertaken for this thesis are three-fold. Firstly, there is a negative correlation between the size of cultural organisations and the amount of new work they produce. Secondly, artform differences account for much of the variation, with orchestral music in particular experiencing very little production of new works. Thirdly, the majority of work produced by federally-funded performing arts organisations in Australia is not new. These findings have implications for the conduct and practice of contemporary Australian cultural policy. The research papers presented in Chapters 2-6 present a wide-ranging journey through contemporary Australian cultural policy and production, including policy papers regarding Australian innovation and cultural policy settings, a detailed case history of the lifespan of an Australian cultural funding program (the Film Finance Corporation of Australia), case studies of working artists, and a philosophical critique of a recent book about the econom¬ics of cultural innovation. Four conclusions are advanced. Firstly, Australian culture is the complex outcome of its contingent historical development. Secondly, the structuring pattern of the market remains dominant. Thirdly, Australian cultural policy-makers have, by and large, responded to rather that shaped this contingent history of globalised, mar¬ket-based culture. Fourthly, policy remains a significant structuring influence, as can be seen by the growing importance of the concept of innovation to contemporary cultural policy debates. In closing, the thesis argues that cultural policy provides a powerful tool for the investigation of the sociology of the cultural industries in Australia.
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
37

Lien, Chia-Chi. "Report." Master's thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/156414.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
38

Searle, Suzette Dawn. "Why study forestry? : information sources for and influences on those who chose to study for an undergraduate forestry degree at the Australian National University in 1997 and 1998." Thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/147143.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
39

Lockwood, Loren Dalgarno. "Report from Woodwork Workshop." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155515.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
40

Little, Robert. "Report from Photomedia Workshop." Master's thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155523.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
41

James, Alex. "Studio report : Photomedia." Thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155595.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
42

Smith, Oliver Oakley. "Studio report." Master's thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155851.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
43

Smith, Oliver Oakley. "Sub-thesis." Master's thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155853.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
44

Seares, Margot. "Report." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155859.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
45

Hammami, Thouraya. "Report." Master's thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155873.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
46

Bingham, Tanmaya. "Report." Master's thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155930.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
47

Hanson, Carole. "Report." Master's thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155932.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
48

Nakano, Noriko. "Report." Master's thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155862.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
49

Posada, Lucas. "Report." Master's thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155926.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
50

Nicholson, Bridget. "Report." Master's thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/155935.

Full text
APA, Harvard, Vancouver, ISO, and other styles
You might also be interested in the bibliographies on the topic 'Australian National University' for other source types:
Journal articles Books
We offer discounts on all premium plans for authors whose works are included in thematic literature selections. Contact us to get a unique promo code!

To the bibliography