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Workplace learning: depression as an ‘undiscussable’ topic in eight information and communications technology organisations in South Australia

Ajal — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 03:47:38 +0000

Author/s: Lisa Davies Edition: Volume 48, Number 2, July 2008 Summary: More than 800,000 Australians every year are affected by depression. Despite evidence that depression is manageable, that people can be successfully treated in individually appropriate ways and that earlier identification and treatment are associated with more rapid recovery, depression appears to be poorly recognised …

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Travelling against the current: an examination of upstream and downstream educational interventions across the life span

Ajal — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 02:53:06 +0000

Author/s: Jenny Silburn and Geraldine Box Edition: Volume 48, Number 1, April 2008 Summary: Current social and economic circumstances are presenting universities with a more diverse general student intake whose support needs are increasingly similar to those of traditionally defined equity groups. This paper examines a Murdoch University equity program to demonstrate that simply increasing …

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Foucault’s toolkit: resources for ‘thinking’ work in times of continual change

Ajal — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 03:53:18 +0000

Author/s: Molly Rowan and Sue Shore Edition: Volume 49, Number 1, April 2009 Summary: This paper was prompted by our interest in two issues associated with Australia’s vocational education and training system: recurring declarations for universal access to vocational education and training (albeit in different forms across different epochs) as the right of all Australians …

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