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Inclusive Education
ABSTRACT The key drivers of employer investment in workforce training include improving the quality of a product or service, the adoption of new technology, and to meet legislative, regulato... Read more
ABSTRACT Children’s brains develop at an extraordinary rate during the first few years of their lives, particularly from birth to age four. In normal conditions, a baby’s brain will double i... Read more
ABSTRACT Early adolescents from culturally diverse backgrounds are at higher risk of school disengagement, especially as they transition to secondary school. Extracurricular activitieshave p... Read more
ABSTRACT Social capital captures the value of relationships. Although research has examined social capital among adults, comparatively little attention has been paid to social capital among... Read more
ABSTRACT A promising approach to support positive youth development is having adolescents serve as teachers for younger children. Through a qualitative interview study, we explored adolescen... Read more
ABSTRACT Data from the 2016 Census show that Indigenous youth (aged 15–29 years) are less likely to be employed or studying than their non-Indigenous counterparts. The employment gap between... Read more
ABSTRACT This paper examines the approaches of cultural and religious inclusion at one small state-funded primary school situated in suburban Australia. The school community is experiencing... Read more
ABSTRACT Artificial Intelligence (AI) will significantly reshape social, political, economic and technological domains of life. In this literature review, we consider: (1) the potential impl... Read more
WELCOME to the NCVER series on the VET Knowledge Bank, the key source of reference information about Australia’s VET system. #1: What factors explain the likelihood of completing a VET quali... Read more
CLOSING the Human Capital Gap by Richard Holden and Jessie Zhang EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Extract This report documents the differences in educational outcomes between rural, regional &... Read more
Capabilities are the things that allow us to apply knowledge and skills – they are vital for lifelong wellbeing and job success. Many people think we acquire capabilities like critical... Read more
ABSTRACT The Children’s Headline Indicators (CHI) are a set of 19 indicators endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers’ Conference, Community and Disability Services Ministers’... Read more
ABSTRACT This study explores the perspectives of business college graduates, how technology has shaped the structures of their jobs, and the role of non-technical skills as they navigate the... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: In a context of scarce statistical information, this paper focuses on the professional development of Vocational Education and Training teachers in Italy, namely those t... Read more
ABSTRACT The purpose of this mixed methods bounded case study was twofold: 1. to explore qualitatively the experiences of parent participants in the READY! for Kindergarten parent education... Read more
