Language and languages
Draft report
English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students: national standards - consultation draft
The Australian government invites all interested parties to comment on a consultation draft of a revised English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) Standards.
Thesis
Educational Perspectives of Samoan Board Members of South Auckland Secondary Schools
There are many factors as to why Pasifika learners are not achieving alongside the rest of their social groups. Some factors may relate to socioeconomics, poverty, barriers to learning, and a school environment not conducive to Pasifika ways of being. School boards govern schools and one of their objectives is to provide quality education for...
Thesis
Classroom Teachers' Perceptions on the Role of Non-verbal Communication When Teaching Mathematics to Pasifika Children
This study critically examines classroom teachers' perceptions of the use of non-verbal communication (NVC) by their Pasifika students during the teaching and learning of mathematics. Seven Year 5/6 classroom teachers from the primary school sector participated in this study. They were asked to discuss and reflect on what NVC meant to them when teaching mathematics...
Report
Humanitarian and migrant youth arrivals to Australia July 2015 – June 2016
This resource provides an overview of the young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds arriving in Australia between 2015 and 2016.
Policy report
Fostering preschool literacy in Fiji's communities
In Fiji’s linguistically diverse context, vernacular and English literacy priorities for preschool children are significant.