CREEW'S News
September 2006
Hello everybody - we have a wide variety of contributions to CREEW's News this month - thank you everyone!
- Research News
- Publications
- Conferences and Presentations
- Professional Practice
- CREEW Seminars
- Postgraduate News
- HRISS News
- Future CREEW's News
Research News
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A contract research project with the Association of Independent Schools of SA (AISSA) has recently been finalised with CREEW. The $60,000 project aims to survey around 600 Year 12 students from seven independent secondary schools to determine their post-school career and study aspirations before completing their final year exams in 2006. This will be followed up in March and September 2007 with two telephone surveys conducted by the universitys Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science to determine the actual destinations and study/ work patterns of this cohort. The project is a follow up to a pilot project with AISSA undertaken by CREEW in 2001, and will again be led by Tom Stehlik, with the research team including Clare Hay from the School of Education and Dr Carl Dreisener from Ehrenberg-Bass. Sue Gelade from CREEW was also involved in developing the proposal for the project.
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NCVER, through the Adult Literacy Research Program funded by the Department of Education, Science and Training, seeks to commission research projects which demonstrate wide-ranging thinking about the teaching and learning of language, literacy and numeracy skills to adults. Closing date for submissions is 5pm (CST) Wednesday 6 September 2006.For more information, click here.
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Publications
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Shin Yu Miao, Roger Harris and Linda Rainey have had their fully refereed and approved paper, 'Engaging with foreign culture during a study tour' published in the International Journal of the Humanities, Volume 3, Issue 5. For more information, click here.
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Rosie Le Cornu writes: Judy and I have had the following published even though it has a 2005 date on it it has only just been published!!!: Le Cornu, R. & Peters, J. (2005) Reculturing primary classrooms: Renegotiating the four Rs (rules, roles, responsibilities and relationships), Change, Transformations in Education, 8 (2), pp. 16-30. (actually published in August 06).
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Peters, J. & Le Cornu, R. (2006) Co-constructing Transformational Leadership in New Settings, Leadership in Focus, Spring (3), pp 26-29.
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Conferences and Presentations
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In July (11-14) David Badenoch attended the Sixth International Conference on Knowledge, Culture and Change in Organisations at the Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy. He presented a paper entitled An Interdisciplinary Approach to Developing Graduate Qualities in Higher Education: A Case Study of Applying Theory to Practice.
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At the same conference, David also facilitated and chaired an International Forum on International Perspectives on Best Practice and Obstacles for Designing, Delivering & Evaluating Programs for At Risk Populations. The forum focused on exploring common ideas, concerns and possible solutions regarding Programs for At Risk Populations which were shared by participant scholars and professionals from the Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, UK and USA.
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Faye McCallum, Bill Lucas, Kathy Paige and Cathy Hammond presented a paper at the 3rd International Middle schooling conference in Adelaide, 5 - 7 August titled Principled Pedagogy.
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On August 7, Alan Reid presented an invited keynote address: 'Reform in senior secondary education', to the annual conference of the Area Principals Association of South Australia, held at the Grosvenor Hotel, Adelaide.
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On 17 August, Alan Reid presented an invited keynote address: 'Inquiry-based educational leadership', to the annual conference of the Tasmanian Principals Conference, held at the Grand Chancellor Hotel, Launceston.
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On August 25, Alan Reid presented an invited keynote address: 'An anatomy of the conservative backlash in education', to the annual conference of Queensland Teachers Union, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition centre, Brisbane.
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Professional Practice
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Culturally competent research was the issue presented in an interactive workshop by Ann Lawless at the Division EASS research forum in August. She is convening an electronic discussion group to engage students and staff with this important research approach. A strand of this group has interest in critical ethnography as a culturally competent methodology for researchers. If interested in joining you can contact her on laway001@stduents.unisa.edu.au . Ann Lawless has had an article published in the Australian Journal of Adult Education which introduces her research on the ethnography of activism in the Australian university.
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Susanne Owen, who was recently awarded a Doctor of Education, is currently working with the Australian College of Educators and ACER in the DEST funded school teacher and leader survey Staff in Australias Schools. The survey involves randomly-selected samples of teachers from Government, Catholic and Independent schools in all States and Territories with demographic profile data and information regarding specific teacher workforce issues. Susanne is leading a consultation with key stakeholders in each State and Territory regarding longer term collaborative approaches.
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On August 28 and 29, Alan Reid participated in a national invitation seminar of 60 curriculum leaders in Australia, convened by the Australian Curriculum Studies Association and held at the Hilton Hotel, Melbourne. The purpose of the seminar was to explore the directions being taken by the national curriculum and to develop strategies to influence the direction.
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The second Mawson Lakes issues-based forum was held on Wednesday. About 20 people participated in a lively and informal discussion, led by Clare Hay, about the A-E report card. It was agreed that the next forum will focus on the issue of school retention and youth engagement strategies, exploring some of the recent policy initiatives in this area. The forum will be led by Tom Stehlik and will be held on Thursday September 7, 1.00pm CREEW - 2.00pm, in Room G.3.06. Alan Reid invites you to attend.
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CREEW Seminars
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Here
is a photo of our recent international visitor, Patricia Cranton, with
Peter and Roger in our bright and cheerful CREEW offices at Mawson
Lakes.
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For more news about the interesting programme Peter has put together for this semester, click here.
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Postgraduate News
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A number of CREEWs research students have contributed to the Australian Journal of Adult Education in the form of research reports in which they present their research to the readership. All of those published to date have been members of an electronic student support group attached to CREEW. Recently published authors among our students and alumni include: Susanne Owen, Errol Lawson, Lisa Davies, Tom Short and Ann Lawless.
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Ann writes: We warmly welcome students and staff reports on their research for this section of the journal. Ann Lawless is the sub-editor of this section, and submissions should be sent to the editor, Professor Roger Harris. This is an un-refereed section which offers opportunities for dissemination of ideas and progress discussions. Email submissions to Roger.Harris@unisa.edu.au Support and encouragement is available from the sub-editor: laway001@students.unisa.edu.au.
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Postgraduate students attached to CREEW which means one of their supervisors is a CREEW researcher might like to update or create a short profile of their research on the CREEW website.
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Ann is organising for CREEW postgrads based at Mawson Lakes to meet informally with the Head of School, Marie Brennan during September.
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HRISS News
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Roger Klinth, a visiting scholar from Linkping University, Sweden, arrived at HRISS in July and will be based here for one year. He completed his PhD in 2002 on the topic Making daddy pregnant: Swedish papa politics 19601995 and is now leading the research project The new father: myth or reality. A research program on fatherhood, paternal leave and new masculinities. During his year at HRISS he hopes to collect Australian material on fatherhood politics and cultural images of fatherhood. He would especially like to hear from anyone who can point him to Australian material on fatherhood politics, equal status politics, paternal leave campaigns, or material from important interest organisations concerning fatherhood.
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Dr Amita Singh, also a visiting scholar, will arrive at HRISS on 31 August under an Australian Studies Fellowship with the Australia-India Council. She will be here until 20 September. Dr Singhs study for the fellowship is titled ICT Applications in Programmes for Womens Empowerment: India-Australia Comparative Perspectives. She is particularly interested in connecting with people in the public policy arena at UniSA, as well other SA and interstate universities.
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