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Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW (GRADE 2)
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/cgi-bin/public/staff_profile.cgi?id=1926
Work: 8344 8241
Fax: 8344 7608
Room: 324
Level: 03
Building: Doug Mcdonell Building
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Sociology of education; Student attitudes and experiences; Educational outcomes Australia
Educational policy, administration and management; Educational outcomes; VET policy; ATSI education; Equity Australia
Curriculum studies: mathematics education; Educational outcomes; Student attitudes and experiences; Adult and community education Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science Monash University 01-Jan-1975
Graduate Diploma in Education Melbourne College of Advanced Education 01-Jan-1978
Master of Education Australian Catholic University 01-Jan-1995

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.

Contracts

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
ANALYSIS AND MODELLING FOR YOUTH ALLOWANCE INDEPENDENCE CRITERIA REVIEW Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION SCIENCE & TRAINING 28/10/2005
ACHIEVEMENT IN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 10/08/2009

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 2007

Book Chapters

  • Rurality and inequality in education: The Australian experience


    Year: 2007
    Book: International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume Two. Inequality in Education Systems
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
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  • Education inequality and Indigenous Australians: Perspectives and possibilities
    Year: 2007
    Book: International Studies in Educational Inequality, Theory and Policy: Volume One. Educational Inequality: Persistence and Change
    Publisher: Springer(Dordrecht)
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Journal Articles

  • From the sidelines to the centre: Indigenous support units in vocational education and training
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Vocational Education and Training
    Volume: 59
    Issue: 4
    Page numbers: 451-466
    Author(s):
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Student Experiences of VCE Further Mathematics
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Mathematics: Essential Research, Essential Practice: The 30th annual conference of the Mat
    Conference Publication: Mathematics: Essential Research, Essential Practice: Proceedings of the 30th annual conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 353-361
    Publisher: MERGA Inc.(Adelaide)
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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:

Publications in 2006

Reports

  • 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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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:

Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Indigenous students and Vocational Education and Training in Schools: Ladder of opportunity or corrugated iron ceiling?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Australian Journal of Education
    Volume: 49
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 169-181
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  • VET in schools for indigenous students: 'hands on', 'default', or 'promising'?
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal of Training Research
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 1-22
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Indigenous students and VET in schools: Insights for developing good practice
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference, 2004
    Conference Publication: AARE 2004 - Doing the Public Good, Positioning Education Research
    Page numbers: 1-24
    Publisher: AARE(Melbourne)
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  • Indigenous students' experiences of vocational education and training in schools programs: Insights for developing good practice
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE) Conference 2004
    Conference Publication: AARE 2004 - Doing the Public Good, Positioning Education Research
    Page numbers: 1-36
    Publisher: AARE(Melbourne)
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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)
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  • 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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  • 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)
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Publications in 2004

Reports

  • VET in SchoolsA post-compulsory education perspective
    Year: 2004
    Customer: ANTA
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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  • 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

  • Rethinking Assessment: Strategies for holistic adult numeracy assessment. A resource book for practitioners, policy makers, researchers and assessors


    Year: 2003
    Publisher: Language Australia(Canberra)
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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)
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  • 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)
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  • 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 2001

Book Chapters

  • Cognitive engagement in the mathematics classroom
    Year: 2001
    Book: Perspectives on Practice and Meanings in Mathematics and Science Classrooms
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers(Dordrecht)
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Journal Articles

  • Identifying cognitive engagement in the mathematics classroom
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Mathematics Education Research Journal
    Volume: 13
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 133-153
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  • Preservice teachers' knowledge of difficulties in decimal numeration
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Mathematics Teacher Education
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 205-225
    Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers(Dordrecht)
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  • The Effect of Epistemic Fidelity and Accessibility on Teaching with Physical Materials: A Comparison of Two Models for Teaching Decimal Numeration
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Educational Studies in Mathematics
    Volume: 47
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 199-221
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Confusions between decimals, fractions and negative numbers: a consequence of the mirror as a conceptual metaphor in three different ways
    Year: 2001
    Event name: 25th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 25th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education
    Volume: 4
    Page numbers: 217-224
    Publisher: International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education(Utrecht)
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Reports

  • Engaging Older Learners
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Adult Community and Further Education Board
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
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