CREEW'S News
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September 2005
- Publications
- Research News
- Conferences and presentations
- Professional Practice
- Seminar Program
- HRISS News
- Centre News
- Future CREEW's News
Publications
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Harris, R, Sumner, R & Rainey, L (2005) Student traffic: Two-way movement between vocational education and training and higher education', Professional Educator, vol 4, no 3, August, pp10-13.
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Rosie Le Cornu, 2005, 'Peer mentoring: engaging pre-service teachers in mentoring one another', Mentoring and Tutoring, Volume 13, Number 3/December 2005, p355.
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Barbara Sedorkin writes: I have been working on a book entitled 'The Parks high school: a brief history', in which I will be interviewing ex-students, politicians of the time frame (1973-1996, when the school closed) and school teachers and parents - several of whom worked on school councils and committees. This school was different from any other as it was part of a community centre, which consisted of a health centre and pools, gym, dentist, library, art and craft studios and two theatres. All were shared by the school. Why was such innovation in education dismantled in such a socio-economic and educationally deprived area? There were many reasons which this book will explore. The book will be published by the School of Education at Mawson Lakes campus.
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Research News
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A research team, led by Peter Willis and including Roger Harris, Tom Stehlik, Michele Simons and Sue Gelade, has won a grant of $22,000 from HRISS for an international initiative exploring "The contribution of adult and vocational education to social sustainability".
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Tom Stehlik is also in a team (with Deborah Churchman), which has won a research grant from HRISS for an international initiative, $17,000, An investigation of academic communities of practice in enterprise universities: Comparative studies of European and Australian institutions
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Conferences and presentations
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Roger Harris and Linda Rainey presented 'Two-way movement between VET and higher education' at the Post-compulsory Education and Training Association of SA annual conference 'Beyond school, Partnerships for Learning', Adelaide, in August. The presentation was based on the two research projects 'Student Traffic' and 'Learning Pathways (temporary title)' conducted with Bob Sumner.
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Roger also presented 'Using research: an overview of a national survey on private providers at the ACPET (Australian Council for Private Education and Training) 2005 national Conference, Private Education and Training in Australia - a Fundamental Shift, Adelaide Convention Centre/Hyatt Regency Adelaide, on Saturday 27 August. The Key issue under discussion was a fairer deal for students from government through the provision of income contingent student loan schemes, the extension of Fee Help to the VET sector and consumer protection for students through mandated tuition assurance arrangements.
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Sue Gelade, together with Betty Leask and Susan Nichols, presented on 'Neocolonialism and critical transformation: exploring perspectives on internationalisation in higher education', at a Hawk Research Institute multi-disciplinary seminar at the University of South Australia on 30 August.
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On Thursday August 18th, Steve Keirl, Lecturer in Design and Technology Education, delivered an address and workshop to the SA Chapter of the World Education Forum. Entitled Design and Technology at play: creativity, thinking and values (and a washing-up brush or two), the activities critiqued a broad spectrum of technologies and explored strategies for using design-based pedagogies to generate creativity, thinking and values-issues for school students. Educators from early childhood, primary and secondary sectors (Art & Design and Design & Technology) attended.
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In July, Judy Peters and Rosie Le Cornu presented a paper 'School leaders use of emotional literacy to manage transition' at the International Conference on Learning, in Granada, Spain.
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On Thursday August 11, Alan Reid presented an address to an invited national seminar of the Australian Government Primary Principals Association (AGPPA) in Melbourne. The focus of the address was commonwealth policy in relation to the funding of schools.
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Peter Willis presented a paper on 'The role of education/educators in a changing world' at the Independent Education Union (SA) Reps and Delegates Conference, Educating for a Fair Go, at the University of South Australia, on 2 September, 2005.
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Professional Practice
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Bruce Johnson hosted the Divisions annual Postgraduate Research Forum on Saturday 6 August, from 9am to 4pm in the Amy Wheaton Building at Magill Campus. More than a hundred people attended a stimulating and very busy day which began with a keynote speech from Professor Peter Freebody from the University of Queensland on Qualitative Research in Education.
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On Monday 22 August, Alan Reid was a member of a panel which reviewed the teacher education programs at Melbourne University Faculty of Education.
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The South Australian Education Consortium (SAEC), managed by Rosemary Badenoch, hosted 10 visiting lower secondary education curriculum officers from Papua New Guinea. The PNG delegates are in South Australia for a 3 week visit and will spend time working with various staff from UniSA as well as from DECS, SSBSA, CEASA, SHine and Annesley College. This work is part of on-going SAEC involvement, associated with the development of a new lower secondary curriculum for the PNG National Department of Education.
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Seminar Program
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At the CREEW seminar series on 5 August, postgrad students Jenny Carter and Halia Senu respectively presented on 'Educational policy analysis: the 'problem as I see it'' and 'Project team commitments and its impact on projects when it is missing'.
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Also, Glenna Lear presented on 'Learning in the third age in rural communities' and Catherine Hall presented 'The law curriculum in Bachelor of Nursing: what is taught and learnt' in the seminar series on 2 September.
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Lisa Davies' presentation on 7 October on 'The challenges of qualitative research' has been included in the uni-wide calendar of workshops for research candidates and staff. This is a good general topic which will be of interest to other research candidates.
HRISS News
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Six teams of researchers have obtained funding to help them develop cross-disciplinary international projects.
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HRI have recently completed two Memorandums of Understanding: one with Humboldt University, Berlin and the other with University of Tampere, Finland.
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Fifteen researchers have undertaken a the RQF trial to assess the quality and impact of our work
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Stephen McKenzie has completed a working paper titled Social sustainability, religious belief and global ethics for research.
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Prof Martha Nussbaum, Professor of Law and Ethics, Law School, University of Chicago, spent a day at the Hawke Research Institute on 24 August.
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Alison Mackinnon along with several Centre/Group Directors attended meetings with the Divisional Review of Research panel last week. We wait to hear about outcomes of this review.
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Centre News
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There was a CREEW Management Meeting on 2 September to discuss the CREEW workplan and its nexus with the HRISS workplan, and the CREEW website. Miriam will circulate minutes soon.
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Past visiting scholar Thomas Deissinger from the University of Konstanz in Germany keeps in touch with the Centre and is hoping to return in 2007. He recently presented at the JVET conference in Oxford.
Future CREEW's News
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