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PROF RICHARD TEESE



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: CHAIR OF POST-COMPULSORY ED'N & TRAINING
Email:
Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=1872
Work: 8344 8445
Fax: 8344 7608
Room: 314
Level: 03
Building: Doug Mcdonell Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Education policy, administration and management; Sociology of education; Comparative education; curriculum. Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United Kingdom University of London Research

Languages

Languages

Language Proficiency
French Speak, Read & Write

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts Monash University 01-Mar-1972
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University 01-Mar-1978

Other Awards

Award Type Awarding Body Comments Date Awarded
Other (Award) University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education Award for Excellence in research 27-May-2004
Medal University of Melbourne Edward Woodward Medal - award for humanities publishing 24-Jul-2002
Medal State Government of Victoria Centenary Medal for research services to government 08-Apr-2003

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
The VCE: social access and transition effectiveness Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Linkage Projects 01/01/2003
CONSORTIUM EORU Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING Research Grant 18/06/2004
Academic curriculum and school setting : how school subjects live different lives in different schools Chief Investigator AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL Discovery Projects 01/01/2005
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
On Track Contract 2004 Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT,
DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING		 01/03/2004
DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL RESOURCE INDEX FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS Chief Investigator QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 01/01/2005
QUEENSLAND DESTINATION SURVEY OF THE 2004 COHORT OF YEAR 12 STUDENTS Chief Investigator QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 01/01/2005
ANALYSIS OF EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY AND OUTCOMES IN SELECTED AREAS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING 01/01/2005
COMPLETION OF AN ANALYSIS OF EQUITY PROGRAMS TO INFORM A NEW EQUITY FRAMEWORK FOR NSW PUBLIC SCHOOLS Chief Investigator NSW DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING 01/02/2005
EFFECTIVE TAFE/ACE/PRIVATE PROVIDER DELIVERY TO 15-24 YEAR OLD COHORT Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 14/07/2005
PRACE - ACE CIRCLES OF PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PRACTICE Chief Investigator PRESTON RESERVOIR ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION 01/09/2005
ANALYSIS AND MODELLING FOR YOUTH ALLOWANCE INDEPENDENCE CRITERIA REVIEW Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING 28/10/2005
LONGITUDINAL STUDY: A COMMUNITY STUDIES APPROACH TO RESEARCHING STRATEGIC ISSUES IN ACE RESEARCH PROJECT Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & TRAINING (VIC) - DO NOT USE (124241) 01/03/2006
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT: DESTINATION SURVEY OF THE 2005 COHORT OF YEAR 12 STUDENTS Chief Investigator QUEENSLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 19/05/2006
CIRCLES OF PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH PRACTICE: A COMMUNITY STUDIES APPROACH TO RESEARCHING STRATEGIC ISSUES IN ACE Chief Investigator PRESTON RESERVOIR ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION 27/06/2006
THREE YEAR ROLLING BENCHMARKS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING 01/09/2006
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
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO APPRENTICESHIP AND TRAINEESHIP COMPLETION Chief Investigator OFFICE OF TRAINING & TERTIARY EDUCATION 26/06/2007
THE EQUITY CHALLENGE IN CATHOLIC EDUCATION Chief Investigator CATHOLIC EDUCATION COMMISSION OF VIC 01/10/2007
REVIEW OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE SCHOOL / CENTRE FUNDING AND GOVERNANCE Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 03/10/2008
REVIEW OF RESOURCING MECHANISMS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING - WA 24/12/2008
ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 10/08/2009
DEECD EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICES PANEL Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 15/10/2009

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 2008

Books

  • Seven Halfpennies: Childhood & Youth of an Australian Social Thinker
    Year: 2008
    Publisher: Ginninderra Press(Canberra)
    Authors(s):

Reports

  • A well-skilled future. Program 6: Maximising the future value and effectiveness of vocational education and training


    Year: 2008
    Customer: Australian Government
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:

  • Social area differences in vocational education and training participation. Program 4: Understanding vocational education participation and barriers


    Year: 2008
    Customer: Australian Government
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:

Publications in 2007

Books

  • International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume Three. Inequality: Educational Theory and Public Policy


    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):

  • International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume Two. Inequality in Education Systems


    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):

  • International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume One. Educational Inequality: Persistence and Change


    Year: 2007
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):
  • Quality and Equity of Schooling in Scotland
    Year: 2007
    Publisher: OECD Publications(Paris)
    Authors(s):

Book Chapters

  • Social inequalities in education: Enlarging the scope of public policy through reflection on context


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

  • Time and space in the reproduction of educational inequality


    Year: 2007
    Book: International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume One. Educational Inequality: Persistence and Change
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):
    Editors(s):
  • Structural inequality in Australian education: Vertical and lateral stratification of opportunity
    Year: 2007
    Book: International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume Two. Inequality in Education Systems
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
    Authors(s):
    Editors(s):

Reports

  • 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:
  • Labour market outcomes for young people
    Year: 2007
    Customer: Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • Social area differences in VET participation: Support document
    Year: 2007
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    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

Book Chapters

  • Ending Failure in Our Schools: The Challenges for Public Sector Management and Higher Education
    Year: 2006
    Book: Engaging the New World: Responses to the Knowledge Economy
    Publisher: Melbourne University Press(Carlton)
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Journal Articles

  • Condemned to innovate
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Griffith Review
    Volume: Autumn 2006
    Page numbers: 150-159
    Author(s):
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Reports

  • A Well-Skilled Future: Summary of research findings


    Year: 2006
    Customer: Consortium Research Program. A well-skilled Future: Tailoring vocational education and training to the emerging labour market
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Canberra)
    Authors:
  • ACE Longitudinal Study - ACE makes a difference: building pathways, providing opportunities and creating outcomes
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Adult, Community & Further Education Board (ACFEB)
    Report No:: Final Report - Stage 3
    Publisher: The University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Equity in Education Thematic Review: Spain. Country Note.
    Year: 2006
    Customer: OECD
    Publisher: OECD Publications(Paris)
    Authors:
  • School and Regional Reports for the Opportunities and Outcomes in the North West of Melbourne Project for DET
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Social area differences in vocational education and training participation: Summary of research findings
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Consortium Research Program. A well-skilled Future: Tailoring vocational education and training to the emerging labour market
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Canberra)
    Authors:
  • 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:
  • The Victorian Certificate of Education: Social Access and Transition Effectiveness
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
    Report No:: Interim Report
    Publisher: Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning(Melbourne)
    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

  • For which young people do schools work well and why?
    Year: 2005
    Book: No Time to Lose: the Wellbeing of Australia's Children
    Publisher: Melbourne University Press(Carlton)
    Authors(s):

Reports

  • 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:
  • A Community-Studies Approach to Researching Strategic Issues in ACE: Final Report
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Victoria Department of Education and Training (DET)
    Publisher: Adult Community and Further Education Board(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • ACE Connects! Building Pathways to Education, Employment and Community Engagement
    Year: 2005
    Customer: Victorian Department of Education and Training
    Publisher: Victorian Department of Education and Training(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)
    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

Book Chapters

  • Early school leavers and VET
    Year: 2004
    Book: Equity in vocational education and training: Research readings
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors(s):

Reports

  • Course completion and instructional experience in TAFE
    Year: 2004
    Customer: NCVER
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • School Performance in Australia: Results From Analyses of School Effectiveness
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet
    Publisher: Centre for Post-Compulsory Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Staying on at school: Improving student retention in Australia
    Year: 2004
    Customer: Queensland Department of Education and the Arts
    Publisher: Queensland Government, Department of Education and the Arts(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • VET in SchoolsA post-compulsory education perspective
    Year: 2004
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:

Publications in 2003

Books

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

Reports

  • Australia's Qualifications System and Lifelong Learning: A country background report prepared for the OECD project 'The role of national qualifications systems in promoting lifelong learning'
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education Science and Training
    Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(Paris)
    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:
  • 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:

Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • French schools are changing: but post-school transition is becoming more and more difficult
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 121-137
    Publisher: Australian Council for Educational Research(Camberwell)
    Author(s):
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  • Inequality and public policy
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 46
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 105-108
    Publisher: Australian Council for Educational Research(Camberwell)
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Reports

  • Bridging the gaps between secondary and tertiary education
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Challenges of Post-Compulsory Education and Training
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Completing school and attainment patterns
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Conceptual and methodological issues in estimating enrolments in school education and TAFE
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Early leaving in Victoria. Geographical patterns, origins and strategic isues
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • International Comparisons-training indicators
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Canberra)
    Authors:
  • International Indicators of VET
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • Issues in post-school transition in Australia
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Outcomes of VET for Young People:A strategic review of the research
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • Regional patterns of post-school transition
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • School enrolment projections for Victoria, 2002-2012
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Treasury and Finance(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • School leavers:attainment, retention and transition issues
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • System and its relationship with the promotion of lifelong learning
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education Science and Training(Canberra)
    Authors:
  • The cultural benefits of VET for early school leavers
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • Transitions from the VET in Schools Program:the 2000 Year 12 Cohort
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • VET and schools:an ambivalent relationship
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Why do kids leave school when they do, and what happens to them ?
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2001

Books

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

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Monitoring student pathways using institutional data collections - directions for reform
    Year: 2001
    Event name: National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference: 10th, 2001, Geelong, Victoria
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 10th National Vocational Education and Training Research Conference
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Canberra)
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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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  • An ACE Research Agenda:Contexts and Issues
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Adult Community & Further Education Board
    Publisher: Adult Community and Further Education Board(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Changing Workplace and Occupational Demands
    Year: 2001
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: ANTA(Brisbane)
    Authors:
  • Course Completion and Instructional Experience in TAFE
    Year: 2001
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Research
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • 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)
    Authors:
  • Mapping and Tracking: Data collections for monitoring post-compulsory education and training
    Year: 2001
    Customer: National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER)
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
  • 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)
    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)
    Authors:
  • Work and training: Young workers and their satisfaction with VET
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Australian National Training Authority (ANTA)
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:
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