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Includes bibliographical references.

Bibliography: leaves 286-306.

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[Typewritten copy] Includes bibliography. 1. National self-consciousness -- 2. The development of autonomy in external affairs (until 1914) -- 3. The war and the League (until 1935) -- 4. The influence of trade -- 5. Recent foreign policy and politics.

This thesis critically analyses visual arts exchange between Australia and Malaysia from 1983 to 2001. In the last decade Australia's arts community has shown increased interest in contemporary Asian art. However there is little evidence of specific interest in Malaysian visual arts practice, despite strong associations between the two countries over many decades. Relations between Malaysia and Australia are problematised by complex political, cultural and religious factors, particularly evident over the last decade when diplomatic tensions escalated. Despite these factors, there has been little research on this subject and no major comprehensive critical analysis of cross-cultural visual arts exchange between the two countries. Although the last major visual arts exhibition from Malaysia to Australian state galleries took place between 1969 and 1970, there has been substantial interaction between artists, curators and arts institutions in both countries. From 1983 bilateral visual arts exchange activities expanded and diversified, particularly in the 1990s. Australia has been considered pivotal in assisting the development of contemporary arts in Malaysia. In this regard personal-professional connections on many levels performed an instrumental, if invisible, role in the realisation of exchange programs. This thesis examines issues of cross-cultural engagement and argues that personal-professional considerations are vital to achieving successful outcomes over a longer term period. While official institutions, such as the Australian High Commission in Malaysia, and other agencies in both countries have also been crucial in cultural exchange programs, the involvement of other non-government agencies and individuals has been particularly significant. In this thesis three case studies examine this nexus of government and non-government participants. The projects discussed demonstrate that although outcomes from artist-to-artist or institution-to-institution exchange may not be immediately apparent, benefits may become evident over an extended period of time. While undeniably more complex, projects that involve collaboration and reciprocity tend to yield successful outcomes and consolidate ongoing partnerships. In turn, such projects can provide models for further exchange activity. While not directly serving diplomatic agendas they may nevertheless benefit official and unofficial bilateral relations. In recent years Australian government policy has shifted regional priorities away from the South East Asian region. Nevertheless, while official cultural relations programs have diminished, many visual arts activities instigated between 1998 and 2001 continue to yield beneficial outcomes. This thesis argues that while limits may exist in government policy, programs and funding, collaborative and reciprocal visual arts exchange activities that involve cross-cultural enquiry and cooperation, supported by personal-professional connections, can affirm a positive Australian presence in the region and strengthen bilateral relationships at official and unofficial levels. / thesis (MVisualArts)--University of South Australia, 2004.

This research breaks new ground by examining the history and theological education of the Adelaide Bible Institute (ABI) between the years 1924 and 1962. ABI is now known as the Bible College of South Australia (BCSA). The College is an interdenominational evangelical Protestant bible training institute in Adelaide, South Australia, and was commenced in 1924 for the purpose of training young people for missionary service. This study was undertaken to research the history and theological education of ABI, its place in the international bible college movement and its contribution to the evangelical world of interdenominational missions. / thesis (MA)--University of South Australia, 2000

Education and training, in Australia, has experienced unprecedented levels of change in recent times. Government educational policies are now dominated by economic discourses that point to the need for all educational systems to contribute to economic development, by increasing the knowledge and skill levels of the present and future workforce. The twin discourses of new vocationalism and economic rationalism have now transformed Australian educational systems. But the effects of this transformation on the identities of teachers working in this changed environment have not been adequately examined. This study examines the impact of government policies on teachers' identities by investigating a particular group of teachers working in Technical and Further Education (TAFE) in Australia. The study has chosen teacher identity as its focus, because much of recent research has involved investigating the new knowledge and skills required of teachers working in this changed environment. However, this can be seen as making an overly instrumental means-ends connection between teachers' knowledge and skills and the professional practice of teaching. It fails to appreciate that when teachers are asked to 'do things differently' in their everyday teaching practices they are also being called on to become different teachers. That is, to have different understandings of their role in education, to have different relationships with students, to conceptualise their professional and vocational knowledge differently. In short, to change their identity. In order to investigate the impact of the policies and discourses of VET on TAFE teachers' identities the study locates itself, in part, within the interpretivist tradition of social research and uses the methods and methodologies of critical policy analysis, phenomenology and ethnography to investigate the research questions. It then uses a number of diverse theoretical perspectives to challenge and interrogate the interpretation made of the data gathered. The study undertakes a critical analysis of contemporary VET policies utilising a 'policy -as-discourse' approach to the analysis and draws on the methods of phenomenology and ethnography in order to generate situated discourses that are often overlooked in critical policy analysis. The study also uses the perspective offered by poststructuralism, which foregrounds the power of discourse in the formation of both the social world and individual identity. The conclusions reached suggest that TAFE teacher identity is an ambiguous discursive achievement constructed out of the multiple, historical organisational and individual discourses that all circulate in teachers' life worlds. These discourses now interact in complex and contradictory ways with the contemporary policies and discourses of vocational education and training resulting in teachers experiencing a degree of doubt and uncertainty concerning their identification with the new institution of TAFE.