Hurting on the Inside: Girls and Bullying
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Gossip, whispers, nasty looks, shunning - what some girls do best. Usually when bullying is mentioned, we think straightaway of boys and their…
Introducing Basic Technologies
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program looks at the operation of a core range of modern office technologies, apart from computers: particularly fax machines, telephone systems…
Introducing the Office
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program contains a series of stories (re-enactments) depicting aspects of daily life that may be found in a variety of offices throughout…
Investigating Food Preservation
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Food preservation has come a long way since Coolgardi Safes and ice chests. Today, modified atmosphere packaging, cook-chill and UHT processes sit…
It's a Blast!: Chilling and Freezing in Food Production
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program looks at cutting edge technologies used to blast chill and blast freeze fresh and cooked food and its regeneration in a controlled…
It's a Waiter's Life
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program looks at what it takes to be a professional waiter, what employers expect and what the clients expect.
Jock Young on The Drugtakers
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
The Drugtakers is one of the clearest and most dramatic examples of deviance amplification. In this program Jock Young discusses what is meant by a…
Leading the Pack: Innovations in Food Packaging
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
In this fascinating, informative program, we look at 10 innovative food packaging products including: biodegradable plastic, winners of the Packaging…
Life as a Teenage Mum
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Although the teenage birth rate in Australia has been steadily declining since the 1970s, there are still significant numbers of adolescent girls…
Marketing for Beginners: A Case Study in Retail
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Small businesses often focus on a very specific market niche. It helps them stand out in the crowded streetscape of shops. This case study compares…
Marketing that Works
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
VEA's marketing has long been a trend-setter in the industry. A good marketing plan derived from the company's overall vision and plans, an excellent…
Mental Disorders
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
It's quite normal to feel worried or sad, but sometimes these feelings can take over us and the normal can become abnormal. We begin by introducing…
Michelle Stanworth on Gender and Schooling
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
In the 1970's the majority of secondary school students were being educated in mixed comprehensives, with girls and boys getting much the same…
Non-Experimental Research Methods
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Most of us have cell phones. But little is yet known about the psychological effects of the cell phone. Is it changing the way we relate to each…
Nutrients - The Basics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Nutrients - The Basics looks at the basic nutrients needed by our bodies to stay alive and reproduce. Each nutrient is examined in relation to its…
Obedience and Ethics
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Conformity is essential to social life. But behind the familiar order of everyday life lurk some uncomfortable truths. Psychological experiments have…
Perspectives on Psychology
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
We begin by looking at what psychology is, how it differs from common sense and the questions it asks about human behavior. We then explore some of…
Playing Safe in the Lab
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Practical work in the school science lab can be great fun - but like most work environments, there can also be many dangers for students who don't…
Rethinking Economic Growth
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
In this program we attempt to sort out the debate over economic growth.
Safety in Technology Workshops: Working with Wood, Metal and Plastic
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Because technology workshops can be very dangerous places, students need to be comprehensively educated about safety. Based on extensive research…
Social and Ethical Issues in IT: Inside Story
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Inside Story's news desk leads viewers into a world where information technology meets everyday life. In six self-contained stories, the program…
Sport and Competition
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
s competition necessary for sporting achievement and enjoyment? How does competition affect performance, participation, physical well-being, kids…
Sport and Technology
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Technology affects sport in at least four ways: by assisting performance, by aiding recovery from injuries, by improving judging of events and by…
Stress Management
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Stress has been called the most prevalent disease of modern society: a new epidemic brought about by the pace of modern life and the pressure to…
Stress: The Survival Guide
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
Explains what stress is and how to keep it within limits. It outlines easy relaxation techniques and coping strategies.
The Essentials of Office IT
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
This program looks at a core range of modern IT office technologies, including operating systems, hardware and software applications, ancillary…
The Future Starts Here: The Future of Work and You
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2001
The one thing we do know about work in the future is that it's going to be radically different. We can expect to change jobs, careers and even…
A to Z of Risk: A Young Person's Guide
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Risk-taking is a part of life, but in the process of growing and maturing teenagers often take unnecessary, dangerous risks. The A to Z of Risk (A…
Alcohol
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program is a complete, year 2000, remake of one our most popular programs from the 1980's. It covers all the main topics and issues, including…
Bullying: The Inside Story
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
"Bullying - The Inside Story, is a view inside the mind of Ben, a typical student in secondary school. Ben finds himself in a variety of situations…
Buying and Storing Food Safely with Helen Highwaters
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
"Food safety is an issue wherever food is stored, prepared and served. Safety in the home is of particular concern, simply because it can involve…
Carbohydrate
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
We explore the role carbohydrate plays in maintaining our health and well being.
Email Etiquette
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
There is little doubt that email is an extremely useful innovation that has changed, and continues to change, the way we communicate. However, the…
Exploring e-Commerce
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This comprehensive introduction to the concepts of addition and subtraction takes students through a selection of carefully graded, entertaining…
Fat
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program looks at what fat is, how much of it we eat, what foods it is found in, what function it carries out in the body, what problems it…
Fiber
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Looks at the much underplayed role fiber plays in our diet. How does fiber protect us from conditions like colon cancer, coronary heart disease…
Food Packaging and The Environment
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
As most people don't have a farm or food processing plant in their back yard, there needs to be a way to get food from its point of production to the…
Functional Foods: A Case Study of Modified Eggs
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The design and manufacture of functional foods is a growth industry the world over, not least in Australia and NZ. Quite simply, functional foods are…
Gluten-Free Foods
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Have you ever wondered how the bread in your sandwich gets its wonderfully soft, springy texture? It's not the yeast - although that helps. Nor is it…
Great Food Presentation One: More Than Food On a Plate
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Food is a total sensory experience and good cooks try to engage all our senses with everything they produce. In this program we look at the creative…
Great Food Presentation Two: A Practical Guide
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program shows how to imaginatively prsent soup, pastry and terrine entrée platters, sushi, main courses of fish and chicken, and dessert.
Jobs at the Cutting Edge: Careers in IT and T
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The information technology and telecommunications industry is being heralded as a major growth area with current figures predicting a major shortage…
New Foods at the Market
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
The program looks at new food, including varieties of fruit and vegetables, delicatessen items and cuts of meat that have appeared in Australian…
Othello: New Perspectives
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
This program offers a close study of the relationships of Othello, Iago and Desdomona, and attempts to define the nature of Othello's tragedy. The…
Protein
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
We explain what protein is and its role in our body, where it comes from (both animal and vegetable), its importance in our diet, its energy value…
Safe Manual Handling: Three Steps To a Safer Workplace
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
In the past safe manual handling training was all about how to lift things correctly. However current practice is to minimize the risk of manual…
Salt
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
For some years now, salt has been viewed as a major cause of high blood pressure. But the reality is a little more complex. For people with a genetic…
Sport and Nutrition
By VEA Group Pty Ltd - 2000
Elite sportspeople are increasingly realizing that nutrition is an integral component of their training and competition. This program explores the…