Doctoral Thesis in Philosophy of Education

Adopting a triangulated approach, this thesis consists of three separate but related qualitative studies, the collective objectives of which are to (i) gauge current levels of concern of Australian public universities with rapid intensification of the higher education sector globally; (ii) evaluate strategies developed by universities in response to increasing competition; and (iii) develop a conceptual framework to guide competitive behaviour of universities.

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The study examined the effect of education decentralisation on the practice of community participation in the Philippines. Decentralisation, as an institutional reform initiative in education, is a complex and contested concept resulting in a wide range of responses that addresses system-wide issues to improve access and quality of education. It had been a consistent theme in education reform in recent decades and its introduction brought about several permutations in application and meaning that have achieved mixed results.

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Service quality can be understood as an organization’s ability to fulfill its obligatory functions or mandates in satisfying customer needs. In the Indonesian context, especially at District Education Office level, service quality is the District Education Office’s ability to fulfill its obligatory functions to satisfy school needs. Delivering services depends on many different factors.

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In seeking to answer the above questions the following objectives have been set for the present research: 1. To investigate the need for KM education in the LIS sector; 2. To analyse the trend toward inclusion of a knowledge management element in the education of LIS students over the period 1997-2007; 3. To identify the approach to KM education in the LIS sector; 4. To understand the parameters of Knowledge Management as seen from within Library and Information Science Education; 5.

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In the context of related demands on and challenges for higher education, and libraries specifically, the key objectives of this thesis are to: a) Gain an insight into the complexities of the challenges in terms of change management, leadership and technology advances; b) Investigate the current change management practices in university libraries, with emphasis on Australian university libraries; and c) Develop new knowledge in the field of change management and leadership by investigating the way the chief librarians in university libraries approach these important issues.

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This research found that local government, especially in remote and disadvantaged areas is the face of all government in the eyes of the residents. State and Federal Governments have high expectations and compliance regimes, but local government has limited capacity and resources to effectively meet these legitimate demands and also respond to the demands of the local residents and citizens. The lack of financial resources is exacerbated by limited human resource capacity, especially in the Glenelg Shire, the 5th worst local government area in the state in terms of education and occupation.

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This thesis is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at the College of Business, RMIT University. It includes five scientific papers which have been submitted and are currently under review or accepted for publication in targeted journals. These papers comprise one conceptual paper and four empirical papers.

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This thesis extends research on marketing communication and promotional mix strategies. Extant literature reveals that there is a dearth of academic research and literature on marketing communication, promotional mix, and IMC in Lao PDR HEIs. Promotional mix is defined as a form of marketing communication consisting of advertising, publicity, sales promotion, direct marketing, personal selling, events, and sponsorships. Promotional mix tools have been employed as a significant component of marketing communication strategies.

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This thesis aims to develop a new comparative approach to the study of public sector innovation by examining legislative and regulatory frameworks in a public sector context. The novelty of this approach is exemplified in providing a systematic and detailed account of regulation in the public sector. However, given the sheer breadth of public sector services, a specific area of focus is needed. This thesis will concentrate on public school education as an example of a public sector service to build a series of case studies.

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The focus of this study is on threshold concepts in the accounting discipline, in particular, to identify threshold concepts in the undergraduate accounting subject area of financial accounting, and to understand how and why threshold concepts are conceived and construed. An outcome of the identification and understanding of threshold concepts in financial accounting from this study is the potential to inform teaching and learning practices and approaches and in what ways they may contribute to enhancing the teaching and learning of undergraduate accounting students.

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The aim of this research is to add to knowledge in the adoption of Information Systems field, by using Design Science Research to look at the implementation of Elluminate in university learning environments. The broad aim of this research is to better understand the implementation of web technologies affordances in higher education from stakeholders’ perspectives. This thesis investigates case studies on Elluminate implementation in subjects to develop guidelines for implementing technology affordances in learning activities.

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The initial objective of this project was to improve Boards of Education in Indonesia, especially in terms of their selection, recruitment, performance and contribution to educational development. However, after doing preliminary study and field visits, I realized that the initial objective was far too ambitious. It quickly became evident that there was considerable confusion about District Boards of Education and a lack of basic information about how they should contribute to educational decision making.

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The primary objective of this research is to provide an account of the ways in which elite higher education institutions adapt and respond to external institutional logics for social inclusion practices. In particular, it explores and investigates the pattern of elite public universities’ social inclusion practices as a result of government higher education policy frameworks and higher education market features. It also aims to uncover variations between the four selected elite universities in Australia and Malaysia in regard to social inclusion practices.

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The main objective of the research "Job engagement in the Vietnamese higher education sector" is: Chapter 1: introduction; chapter 2: literature review; chapter 3: research design; chapter 4: quantitative data examination; chapter 5: quantitative data analysis - measurement instrument validation; chapter 6: quantitative data analysis - structural model validation; chapter 7: qualitative content analysis; chapter 8: integration of quantitative and qualitative findings; chapter 9: discussion; chapter 10: conclusion.

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This research examines property university programs in Australia. It tracks the student/graduate from the beginning of the university experience to that of the early-career professional, and examines expectations of other stakeholders, concentrating on property programs offered by Australian public universities. The basis of the research is a perceived gap in the literature and practice relating to stakeholder expectations of these programs and what may reasonably be done to improve satisfaction.

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This research investigates generational differences in Australian workers. In particular it focuses on changing trends and influences in the workplace and how different generations view and deal with these changes. The study focuses on Baby Boomers (born 1945-1963), Generation X (born 1964-1977) and Generation Y (born 1978 - 1994) across four industry sectors: Corporate, Education, Government and Not for Profit.

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Whilst the level of CQ and the factors that influence CQ have been investigated among business students, it has not been applied to the academics responsible for their education. In the context of CQ, there is a lack of knowledge regarding the capacity or preparedness of university academics to deal with the increasing phenomenon of multiculturalism in the classroom. This research addressed this gap through an examination of the level of CQ exhibited by Australian accounting academics.

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The primary aim of this research is to investigate the enabling role of the Web 2.0 technology for interactive e-learning in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education. Specifically this research aims to: a. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.0 technology supports learner-learning resources interaction in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education; b. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.0 technology supports learner-instructor interaction in Australian and Sri Lankan higher education; c. Investigate the extent to which Web 2.

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The main objectives of this research are two fold. First, to make better or to improve the education planning mechanism at the Directorate for Development of Junior Secondary Education (DDJSE). Second, through improved planning, to expand the scope of service to the citizens of the country so that every citizen in Indonesia will have an equal access to Junior Secondary Education (JSE) and to improve the quality of JSE in Indonesia. To achieve these research objectives, practitioner research was used as an umbrella of research methodology with action research as the main research method.

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The meeting discussed problems and issues arising from the implementation of decentralization in education. It is related to my exegesis that discusses improving educational planning for junior secondary education in the Indonesian decentralization era.

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