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DR JOHN POLESEL



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: PRINCIPAL RESEARCH FELLOW (SD&A)
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=1842
Work: 8344 8293
Fax: 8344 7608
Room: 317
Level: 03
Building: Doug Mcdonell Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Secondary curriculum; School structures and provision; Outcomes of schooling; Education policy, administration and management Australia
Education and training structures and policy; European systems; History; Comparative education Australia
Post-school destinations; Curriculum; Equity; Sociology of education Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of London Research

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Melbourne 01-Jan-1980
Graduate Diploma in Education University of Melbourne 01-Jan-1981
GDIESE Institution not known 01-Jan-1984
Master of Education University of Melbourne 01-Jan-1988
Doctor of Philosophy University of Melbourne 01-Jan-1996

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Vocational Education and Training in Schools: Cultural Resistance and the Academic Tradition Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2007

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
DESTINATION SURVEY OF 2004 NSW HSC STUDENTS Chief Investigator DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION - USE CUST NO 27799 21/12/2004
DET POLESEL 2005/06 - ON TRACK DATA ANALYSIS (PROJECT 10) Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 14/12/2005
DET POLESEL ON TRACK DATA ANALYSIS (TO COMPILE A SET OF SCHOLL/LLEN MATRICES FOR EACH SCHOOL SPECIFIC TO THE 2005 ON-TRACK PROJECT) Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 09/01/2006
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT: DESTINATION SURVEY OF THE 2005 COHORT OF YEAR 12 STUDENTS Chief Investigator QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 19/05/2006
DESTINATION AND SATISFACTION SURVEY OF 2005 HSC GOVERNMENT STUDENTS Chief Investigator NSW DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING 08/06/2006
ONTRACK 2007 LETTERS FROM DET - PURCHASE ORDERS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 01/01/2007
SUBCONTRACT - ON TRACK FOLLOWUP AND REFERRAL OF YOUNG PEOPLE - STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF POST SCHOOL DESTINATIONS Chief Investigator FIELD WORKS MARKET RESEARCH P/L 29/03/2007
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT - ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR NEXT STEP SURVEY REPORTING (EDUC-646) Chief Investigator EDUCATION QLD - DO NOT USE (148219) 09/07/2007
VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED LEARNING IN VICTORIAN CATHOLIC SCHOOLS Chief Investigator CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION OF VIC 01/08/2007
LONGITUDINAL SURVEY OF DESTINATIONS, PATHWAYS AND SATISFACTION OF 2005 GOVERNMENT SCHOOL HSC STUDENTS Chief Investigator NSW DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING 31/08/2007
TRIAL DESTINATION TRACKING SURVEY Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & CHILDRENS SERVICES 19/12/2007
LLEN DEFERRAL Chief Investigator YOUTH AFFAIRS COUNCIL OF VIC INC 07/04/2008
ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR NEXT STEP SURVEY REPORTING - EDUC-100325 Chief Investigator EDUCATION QLD - DO NOT USE (148219) 22/05/2008
DESTINATION TRACKING SURVEY Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & CHILDRENS SERVICES 15/09/2008
REVIEW OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL / CENTRE FUNDING AND GOVERNANCE Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 03/10/2008

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Deferring a university offer in rural Australia
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 53
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 87-103
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Democratising the curriculum or training the children of the poor: School-based vocational training in Australia


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Education Policy
    Volume: 23
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 615-632
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  • Education and Training in Australia: Comparative Research in the Education and Training of 15-20 year-olds
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Formazione e Insegnamento
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 1/2
    Page numbers: 23-42
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Publications in 2007

Book Chapters

  • The development of vocational programs in secondary schools: Victoria and the European tradition


    Year: 2007
    Book: International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume Three. Inequality: Educational Theory and Public Policy
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):
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Reports

  • On Track Longitudinal 2006 Results
    Year: 2007
    Customer: Office for Planning, Policy and Evaluation, Department of Education
    Publisher: Victorian Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Career moves: Destination and satisfaction survey of 2005 HSC VET students in New South Wales
    Year: 2007
    Customer: State of New South Wales
    Publisher: NSW Department of Education & Training(Sydney)
    Authors:
  • The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria: The On Track Survey 2007 Statewide Report
    Year: 2007
    Customer: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
    Publisher: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria: The On Track Survey 2006 Statewide Report
    Year: 2007
    Customer: Office of Learning and Teaching, Department of Education
    Publisher: Victorian Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Contemporary challenges of teacher training in Australia
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Formazione & Insegnamento
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 31-44
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  • Reform and reaction: creating new education and training structures in Italy
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Comparative Education
    Volume: 42
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 549-562
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Reports

  • The Destinations of School Leavers in Victoria: Report of the 2005 On Track Project
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • The Next Step Report 2006 on the destinations of Year 12 completers in Queensland
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Queensland Government, Departmentof Education and the Arts
    Publisher: Queensland Government, Department of Education and the Arts(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • VET in Schools Pathways: The 2004 Year 12 Cohort
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2005

Book Chapters

  • Change and the lapsed reforms: senior secondary education in Italy
    Year: 2005
    Book: International Handbook on Globalization, Education and Policy Research
    Publisher: Springer(Philadelphia)
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Reports

  • 2005 October Scanning Paper
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Victorian Qualifications Authority
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Victorian Qualifications Authority(Melbourne)
    Authors:

  • Raising expectations: improving student retention in NSW schools


    Year: 2005
    Customer: NSW Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Destinations and satisfaction survey of 2004 HSC VET students in New South Wales
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Department of Education and Training, NSW
    Publisher: NSW Department of Education & Training(Sydney)
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  • Koorie experiences of qualifications pathways in VET: Obstacles or opportunities
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Victorian Qualifications Authority and the Victorian Aboriginal Education Associated Incorporated (VAEAI)
    Publisher: Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and Training(Melbourne)
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  • Qualifications use for recruitment in the Australian labour market
    Year: 2005
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • The Next Step Report 2005 on the Destinations of Year 12 School Leavers in Queensland
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Department of Education and the Arts, Queensland
    Publisher: Queensland Government, Department of Education and the Arts(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • The destinations of Year 12 school leavers in Victoria
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2004

Reports

  • Course completion and instructional experience in TAFE
    Year: 2004
    Customer: NCVER
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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  • VET in SchoolsA post-compulsory education perspective
    Year: 2004
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • Young Visions 2003: A follow-up study of Young Visions participants and their destinations one year later
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training
    Publisher: Department of Education, Science and Training
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Publications in 2003

Books

  • Undemocratic Schooling
    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Melbourne University Press(Carlton)
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Reports

  • HANDS ON THE FUTURE:Project for improving access for Indigenous students in VET in Schools ProgramsFinal Report
    Year: 2003
    Customer: MCEETYA Transition from School TaskforceandAustralian National Training Authority (ANTA)
    Report No:: Final Report
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • International indicators for vocational education and trainingAn Australian perspective
    Year: 2003
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Centre
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • Post-Compulsory Pathways and Support: A Youth Perspective
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education and Training - Victoria
    Report No:: October 2003
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • School Leaver Tracking ProjectScoping StudyFinal Report
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
    Publisher: Dept of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Students at Risk of Complete Disengagement from Education and TrainingA Review of Intervention Strategies
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education & Training, Victoria
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • VET in Schools PathwaysThe 2001 Year 12 Cohort
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of education and Training Victoria
    Report No:: 8
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Young People's Participation in VET: Patterns and OutcomesA study of access to vocational education and training and of the employment and further education benefits of VET
    Year: 2003
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Young VisionsFinal Report
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education Science and Training
    Report No:: Final Report
    Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
    Authors:

Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Schools for young adults:Senior colleges in Australia
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 205-221
    Publisher: Australian Council for Educational Research(Camberwell)
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Post-compulsory education and training in Italy: the minefield of change
    Year: 2002
    Event name: Envisioning Practice ? Implementing Change, Proceedings of 10th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education & Training
    Conference Publication: Envisioning Practice ? Implementing Change, Proceedings of 10th Annual International Conference on Post-Compulsory Education & Training
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 229-236
    Publisher: Australian Academic Press(Brisbane)
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  • Quality and Pathways
    Year: 2002
    Event name: VISTA Annual Conference
    Conference Publication: VISTA Annual Conference
    Page numbers: 3
    Publisher: VISTA(Carlton South)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • International Comparisons-training indicators
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Canberra)
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  • International Indicators of VET
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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  • Transition Profile
    Year: 2002
    Customer: Department of Education and Training, Victoria
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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  • Transitions from the VET in Schools Program
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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  • Transitions from the VET in Schools Program:the 2000 Year 12 Cohort
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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  • VET and the post-compulsory student - a research perspective
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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  • Young Visions
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Enterprise & Career Education Foundation(Sydney)
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Publications in 2001

Books

  • Student Attrition and Wastage in Tertiary Education
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: The Lifelong Learning Network(Canberra)
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Book Chapters

  • Gender, Ethnicity and Mathematics : The Experience of Greek Girls in an Australian High School
    Year: 2001
    Book: Education and Society
    Publisher: James Nicholas Publishers(Albert Park)
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Journal Articles

  • Vocational education and training in schools in Victoria: an appraisal six years down the track
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Vocational Education and Training
    Volume: 53
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 325-339
    Publisher: Triangle Journals
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Reports

  • A Comparative Study of Entry Level Training: The United Kingdom, France, Denmark and Australia
    Year: 2001
    Customer: NSW Board of Vocational Education and Training
    Publisher: NSW Department of Education & Training(Sydney)
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  • Case Study of Three Recently Established Multi-Campus Sites in NSW
    Year: 2001
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
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  • Course Completion and Instructional Experience in TAFE
    Year: 2001
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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  • Destination Tracking of Year 2000 VET in the VCE Graduates
    Year: 2001
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
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  • Early School Leaving: A Review of the Literature
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
    Publisher: Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning(Melbourne)
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  • The Employer Perspective: A report on employer views of the VET in Schools Programs
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Department of Education, Employment and Training, Victoria
    Publisher: Department of Education Employment and Training(Melbourne)
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  • The New South Wales Multi-Campus Schooling Model:The Sydney Experience
    Year: 2001
    Customer: NSW Department of Education & Training
    Publisher: NSW Department of Education & Training(Sydney)
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  • VET Outcomes and School Achievement
    Year: 2001
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • Who studies VET ...and who does not?: Some profiles
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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  • Young Vision Project
    Year: 2001
    Customer: ECEF
    Publisher: ECEF(Sydney)
    Authors:
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