CREEW'S News
March 2004
Hello everybody and welcome back! Unbelievably, it's March already, students are back and the university is making manifest its industry. I hope we'll soon be hearing about all your activities, some of which are reported below.
- Research News
- Publications
- Conferences
- Professional Development
- Seminar Program
- Postgraduate News
- Centre News
- Future CREEW's News
Research News
- CREEW members are busy working on their projects many of which, at this time, have not reached a stage of development which can be reported on - hopefully there will be more in the next CREEW's News!
- The Student Traffic Report is near submission to NCVER for external review. This project is a study of commencing students in South Australian tertiary institutions and examines the two-way movement of students between Vocational Education and Training (VET) and Higher Education (HE). Key findings include:
- intersectoral and intrasectoral movement of tertiary students is significant, complex and growing
- there is great similarity in issues relating to motivation, perception and transition for both cohorts of students
-VET is a significant further education destination for HE students with either a complete or incomplete HE award, requiring recognition of the profile and needs of these students
-there are issues of a personal practical nature and relating to access to appropriate information confronting these students which need to be taken into account by the relevant institutions
- The EasyGrants Newsletter has been distributed to members with this newsletter.
- For information on forthcoming Hawke Institute events, click here.
Publications
- Howard, S. and Johnson, B. (2004) Resilient Teachers: Resisting Stress and Burnout, Social Psychology of Education, Vol. (tba)
- Bruce Johnson has announced the publication of the 8th edition of the Journal of Educational Enquiry is available electronically at http://www.literacy.unisa.edu.au/JEE/
Conferences
- Judy Gill gave the Presidential Address at the annual conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), which was held in Auckland. The conference attracted nine hundred members from both associations, AARE and NZARE, and laid the groundwork for future collaboration in educational research.
- Reid, A (8/2/2004). Presented keynote address to the Yorke and Lower North District Leaders Conference, Clare Country Club: Towards a culture of inquiry.
- Reid, A (13/2/2004) Presented keynote address to the CEOs Leaders Forum, Hindmarsh Professional Development Centre: Why inquiry?.
- Reid, A (26/2/2004) Presented keynote address to the East District Leaders Conference, Sferas on the Park, Modbury: Building a culture of inquiry.
Professional Development
- Alan Reid has been seconded to the Department of Children's Services (DECS) to undertake three major tasks: (a) Participate in a three person panel to review the SACE (b) lead the development of a system wide culture of inquiry and (c) lead the development of a teaching and learning strategy for DECS. These appointments are by invitation from the Minister of Education and the Chief Executive of the Department of Childrens Services. Congratulations Alan!
- CREEW members have received significant promotions! Roger Harris (CREEW Director) has been promoted to Professor, Bruce Johnson (CREEW Deputy Director, 2000-2003) has been promoted to Associate Professor and Tom Stehlik has been promoted to Senior Lecturer. Alan Reid writes: 'These promotions are a tangible recognition of the high level of scholarship achieved over a long period of time; of their teaching prowess; and of their professional engagement. They are thoroughly deserved and on behalf of all members of CREEW can I say congratulations'.
- A number of CREEW members will be on Professional Experience Program (PEP) leave this year: Roger Harris, half time for the whole year; Michael O'Donoghue, for Semester 1; Peter Willis, half time for the whole year.
- Bill Lucas, Rosie Le Cornu and Denise MacGregor are in the team of 7 member South African Project team awarded the Vice Chancellor's Award for Community Service for their Distance Education Project for the In-Service Education of Teachers. Community partners are the University of Fort Hare, Open University (UK), the Eastern Cape Department of Education, NGOs and teacher organisations operating in the province. Congratulations to Bill, Rosie and Denise!
Seminar Program
Peter Willis is enthusiastically putting together a seminar program for the year. The first CREEW seminar is on 12 March, 2.30-4 pm, in room C100 at Underdale campus. Doug Conlan, a PhD candidate will be presenting on 'Heuristics in qualitative research'. Do come along to what is always an informal, congenial, interesting and informative session. To book, contact Peter Willis.
Postgraduate News
- Congratulations to Pam Carden on her nomination to student representative on the CREEW management committee for the years 2004-2005.
- CREEW postgraduates who completed their qualifications over the past year are Anne Fraser-Rodrige (PhD) and Deb Mason, Denise MacGregor and Susann Phair, who have all completed their MEd. Congratulations again to all of you!
- Congratulations to Faith Thorley for winning the Sir Charles Bright Scholarship for 2004.
- Pam writes: 'Due to some bad planning the first postgraduate meeting for the year was scheduled to coincide with the opening of the Adelaide Festival! Consequently the meeting was cancelled due to a distinct lack of enthusiasm and has been rescheduled for Thursday 11th March from 3.30 5.00 pm. Half the session time will be spent in discussing and planning for the year ahead, while Jan Coker will lead some informal discussion around ideas from her thesis for the second session'.
Centre News
- The 2003 Activity Report was produced earlier this year and distributed to members at the annual workshop in February. Achievements included $469,000 research income and 106 publications and presentations, of which 42 were refereed. Total research income for the inaugural ten years of the Centre, is just over $4million. These figures reflect the calibre of our membership. Thank you and well done everyone!
- The annual CREEW workshop was held at Next Generation in Memorial Drive on 13 February and was attended by 28 members - a very good attendance. This was a very pleasant and informative session facilitated by Roger Harris who likened the journey of CREEW to Odysseus' ten year journey back home to Ithaca after the Trojan war! The theme for the workshop celebrating the tenth year anniversary of the Centre was 'When you're ten, you can shape the future' (rehashed from the University's theme in 2001). Our guest presenters, Alison Mackinnon and Marie Brennan, gave very interesting observations on our contextual bodies - the emerging Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies and the School of Education, within the Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences. Judy Peters (Associate Director for 2004) led activities relating to the CREEW Strategic Plan, which will be reported in a future CREEW's News. It was a pleasant venue, all efficiently arranged by Miriam McLean, and it was a good opportunity to catch up with other CREEW members.
- The CREEW Management Committee has been re-elected for another two years. Roger Harris has been re-appointed Director, Judy Peters as Associate Director and Chair of CMC, Bruce Johnson, Michele Simons, Peter Willis, Miriam McLean with Pam Carden representing the postgraduates.
- The CREEW web site is currently being redesigned to conform with the new corporate environment. It will basically have the same content as currently, though updated. If anybody has any suggestions about anything they would like to see on the new site, or any photos or images which might be useful, please contact Linda Rainey.
Future CREEW's News
This newsletter reflects the activities and interests of some 80 members of CREEW. Please keep us informed about your activities, sending all contributions to Linda Rainey.