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25 'Week in Review' essays in Sydney Review of Books
No full textOver 25 extended weekly columns, ‘Week in review’ written by the author in a weekly column for the Sydney Review of Books
Simon Weir - The Sydney Surrealist
No full textExhibition catalogue of "Simon Weir - The Sydney Surrealist", Exhibition at Disorder Gallery, Darlinghurst NSW, Australia, in April 2024. The catalogue contains images of exhibited works and statements by the artist Simon Weir, the gallery Director Elliott Cole, and author and journalist Margie Smithurst
Learning environments, economic rationalism and criminal law : towards quality teaching and learning outcomes
No full textIn February 2000, the Faculty of Management at the University of Western Sydney, Hawkesbury, awarded a teaching grant to the author which funded a project to develop teaching and learning strategies in the LLB subject of Criminal Law
Teacher as 'centoist' : fostering intertextual connections in the kindergarten classroom
No full textThis paper describes a qualitative study focussing on intertextual connections made by students in the first year of formal schooling, where the author was both classroom teacher and researcher. Intertextuality is a term used to describe the connections made between texts. Using the New South Wales Department of Education and Training's definition of text: any meaningful act of communication, of any length, whether written, spoken or visual (2000) to examine discourse in a kindergarten classroom, the study revealed that students used intertextual connections to construct meaning and enhance the collaborative relationships in their classroom. Fostering these connections has practical implications for the classroom teacher. The theory of intertextuality, the study, and implications for the teacher as facilitator are explained in this paper
A reflection on Master of Engineering Project : a case study in Western Sydney University, Australia
No full textMaster of Engineering Project (MEP) is one of the core subjects in Master of Engineering program in Western Sydney University. This subject aims to consolidate the entire study over two years and allows a student to develop necessary skill sets and learning capabilities in a specialised field to devise an innovative solution to a given problem. In this paper, the authors present their learning and teaching experiences in MEP, where the first author completed his MEP as a student under the supervision of the second author. It has been found by the first author that a blended learning approach assisted him in completing the MEP successfully with the production of two refereed conference articles based on his MEP. The second author identified that many of the MEP students had notable lacking in research writing which prevented them from producing refereed publications based on their MEP studies
Doctoral supervision : a case study in Western Sydney University, Australia
No full textDoctoral study is the highest level of study where the best academically performing students carry out specified research under an expert supervisory panel in a university. The role of a doctoral supervisor is to train a student having little/no experience in research (novice) so that the student becomes an independent researcher at the end of his candidature. The paper presents the author’s experiences in supervising doctoral students in Western Sydney University during the last seven years. The author highlights the common difficulties faced by the doctoral students. It has been noted that the doctoral students face significant difficulty in literature review, research writing and statistical analysis in the field of statistical hydrology (author’s area of expertise). However, a strategic supervision can make a student successful in gaining necessary skills to publish high quality journal articles and to write an excellent thesis
Thinking about Buddhism
No full textThe teaching unit Buddhist Practice and Analytical Psychology in the masters programme in Analytical Psychology at the University of Western Sydney (Australia) explores the relationship between Buddhism, an ancient religious practice and analytical psychology, a 20th century psychological theory. There is today a great interest in Buddhism among many people living in Australia. The interest is reflected in the numbers taking up westernised Buddhist worship and in the way some Buddhist inspired meditation techniques are being adopted by our health professions. Aspects of Buddhist philosophy have long been the concern of people working in the area of depth psychology. Carl Jung’s detailed study of what he called “Eastern Yoga” is a case in point. Buddhism has much to offer in the ways of psychological practice and research and this has encouraged a growing conversation world-wide. This paper has developed by way of an engaged teaching conversation with students in the masters programme and the personal experience of the author with Buddhism. Buddhism counsels us to realize that there is a means by which people can work with their suffering. But a fundamental complication in Buddhist philosophy, a complication especially confounding for many people who seek a personal salvation is that Dukkha, (suffering) rises endlessly. No sooner does one calm one’s suffering Self than one enters into suffering once again. Paradoxical indeed! So the realization necessary in comprehending suffering is to note that it is endless. There is no permanent state of grace. This seems to demand an imaginative step into another way of understanding existence
Studies in leucocyte kinetics
No full textThis thesis describes work undertaken by the author in-the field of leucocyte kinetics while working at the Medical Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Medical Research Department, Sydney Hospital
Experiential learning as a basis for extension practice with Maltese vegetable growers of western Sydney
No full textThis thesis is primarily concerned with the characteristics and effectiveness of extension and adult learning within a community of Maltese vegetable growers in western Sydney. Extension was practised according to principles of experiential learning theory, action research and andragogy. The recommendation is made that extension agents should concentrate upon experiences that are within the target group's spheres of activity and interest. Kolb's experiential learning theory was found to be applicable to extension in this context. This theory, and similar principles, involve interpretivism, reflection and interaction, all of which were found to be beneficial. It was found to be sufficient for the author to inspire growers with broad concepts, which were then applied by growers to their situations. It is suggested that extension agents concern themselves less with attempts to change clients' attitudes and instead encourage them to trial innovations and draw their own conclusions. Future research should consider characteristics of the internalisation of knowledge and the role of clients' emotional well-being. Guidelines for extension with Maltese vegetable growers of the Sydney region are listed, and many of these are generalisable to other circumstances of extension
Research : evaluation of Global Education website : Sydney and Macquarie University students
No full textIn 2004 the author of this article conducted a survey of 50 students attending geography courses at Sydney and Macquarie Universities who used the Global Education website during their practicum as well as observing their Master's teacher/teachers using the site. These students were studying for their Master of Teaching and Bachelor of Education (Sydney University) and their Dip. Ed. and Bachelor of Education (Macquarie University). The survey showed that most students (48) used the website for Geography lessons followed by Asian Studies (10). Most Master's teachers were unaware of the site (30) until the students informed them of the valuable teaching material available for their lessons. Some teachers still refused to use the site as it did not relate to specific New South Wales outcomes and would rather use the textbook. Many teachers who used Geoactives 1 and 2 (Bliss and Paine) textbooks, with links to the Global Education website, obviously ignored these sections. All students said that they emphasised to their Master's teachers the inclusion of the mandatory ICT requirements within the revised Geography Stage 4/5 syllabus. In general the students were satisfied with the quantity and quality of the website
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