Education in Australia : cultural influences, global perspectives and social challenges / Pavel Jelinek, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Jelinek, Pavel, 1968-

Series:

Education in a competitive and globalizing world series.

Education in a competitive and globalizing world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College graduates--Employment--Australia.

College graduates.

Students, Foreign--Employment--Australia.

Students, Foreign.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hauppauge, N.Y. : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this book, the authors discuss the cultural influences, global perspectives and social challenges of education in Australia. Topics include overeducation in the Australian graduate labor market; overseas workers and the role of professional associations in Australia; case studies of disadvantaged students' reading motivations; and the education and health literacy of aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.

Contents:

Overeducation in the Australian graduate labour market: the roles of immigrant status and language background / Ian W. Li, Paul W. Miller

Overseas workers and the role of professional associations / G. Davis, Dr. Georgina Davis and Associates

Case studies of disadvantaged students' reading motivation: avoiding a deficit perspective / Clarence Ng, Brendan Bartlett

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia, education and health literacy / Jacqueline Boyle, Bronwyn Fredericks, Helena Teede.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Contains:

Li, Ian W. Overeducation in the Australian graduate labour market.

ISBN:

1-62417-268-7

OCLC:

841172187