Linking Flexible Delivery and Community Development: The Wugularr Story. Occasional Paper
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| Title: | Linking Flexible Delivery and Community Development: The Wugularr Story. Occasional Paper |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Anderson, Stuart, National Centre for Vocational Education Research |
| Source: | National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). 2009. |
| Availability: | National Centre for Vocational Education Research Ltd. P.O. Box 8288, Stational Arcade, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia. Tel: +61-8-230-8400; Fax: +61-8-212-3436; e-mail: ncver@ncver.edu.au; Web site: http://www.ncver.edu.au/publications/index.html |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Evaluative |
| Education Level: | Adult Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Health Services, Community Development, Scholarships, Vocational Education, Youth Programs, Indigenous Populations, Rural Areas, Training, Program Descriptions, Program Evaluation, Cultural Context, Action Research, Participatory Research, Young Adults, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Research Methodology, Educational Research, Educational Policy, Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, School Community Relationship, Community Involvement |
| Geographic Terms: | Australia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-921413-33-9 |
| Abstract: | Building the research capacity of the vocational education and training (VET) sector is a key concern for the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER). To assist with this objective, NCVER supports an academic scholarship program, whereby VET practitioners are sponsored to undertake university study at honours', master's or doctorate level. The author received an academic scholarship in 2008 to assist with his Master's of Education at Charles Darwin University. He is a Lecturer and Course Coordinator in Alcohol and Other Drugs, Youth Work at Charles Darwin University. His research investigates the flexible delivery of VET in Wugularr, a remote Indigenous community near Katherine in the Northern Territory. As part of its core business, Charles Darwin University offers a range of VET training programs to Wugularr. One of these programs is the Sunrise Health Service's youth worker training program. This paper evaluates the program from the community's perspective. The lessons learned, which are applicable to the wider VET sector, are also identified. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.) [Funding for this document was provided through the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.] |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Number of References: | 16 |
| Entry Date: | 2009 |
| Accession Number: | ED507139 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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