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MS HELEN STOKES



Contact Details

Organization: Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Position: LECTURER
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Homepage: http://www.edfac.unimelb.edu.au/eesc/yrc/staffpages/h_stokes.html
Work: 8344 9633
Mobile: 0418149583
Fax: 8344 9632
Building: 234 Queensberry St.
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Country of Expertise
Early school leaving; vocational, career and enterprise education; post-schooling destinations and pathways. Australia

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Arts University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma in Education University of Melbourne

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
SCHOOLS, VET AND PARTNERSHIPS: CAPACITY BUILDING IN RURAL AND REGIONAL AREAS Chief Investigator NCVER 01/07/2004
YOUNG PEOPLES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH PROJECT Chief Investigator CITY OF MELB 20/03/2006
CONSULTANCY AGREEMENT - DOXA SCHOOL EVALUATION Chief Investigator DOXA YOUTH FOUNDATION 03/08/2006
AN EVALUATION OF THE KOORI YOUTH ALCOHOL & DRUG HEALING SERVICE PROVIDED BY A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN YSAS AND NGWALA. Chief Investigator YSAS 20/11/2006
WHAT WORKS Chief Investigator FOUNDATION FOR YOUNG AUSTRALIANS 01/01/2007
WORDS OF WORK PILOT - RESEARCH AND EVALUATION Chief Investigator EDUCATION FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA 05/11/2007
RESEARCH FOR WORKSAFE VICTORIA ON THE OHS KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND BEHAVIOURS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN COMPULSORY AND POST-COMPULSORY EDUCATION Chief Investigator WORKSAFE VIC 01/12/2007
RESEARCH AND EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA'S EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON TEACHING AND LEARNING PRACTICES WHEN A NUMBER OF PROGRAMS ARE IN PLACE IN A SINGLE SCHOOL Chief Investigator EDUCATION FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA 11/03/2008
VICTORIAN CERTIFICATE OF APPLIED LEARNING (VCAL) FUTURE DIRECTIONS : EVALUATION OF HIGHER LEVEL PATHWAYS PILOTS Chief Investigator DEPT OF EDUCATION & EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT 03/02/2009

Consultancies

Title Role Funding Source Award Date
Reconnecting Young People to supportive learning environment packages Chief Investigator DEPT OF JUSTICE 01/08/2003
THE SITUATION OF BHUTANESE YOUTH IN BHUTAN Chief Investigator YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FUND 01/01/2004

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

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Tackling disadvantage through student centered learning - exploring 'Worlds of Work' in the Melbourne CBD
    Year: 2009
    Event name: AARE 2008 International Education Research Conference
    Conference Publication: AARE 2008 Conference Papers Collection
    Page numbers: 1-13
    Publisher: Australian Association for Research in Education(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2008

Reports

  • Generations and Social Change: Negotiating Adulthood in the 21st Century. Report on the Life-Patterns Research Program: 2005-2007
    Year: 2008
    Customer: Australian Research Council (ARC)
    Report No:: 29
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Constructing Identities: Young People's Perspectives on Life and Career
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
    Volume: 2
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 367-373
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  • Constructing identities and making careers: Young people's perspectives on work and learning
    Year: 2007
    Journal: International Journal of Lifelong Education
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 5
    Page numbers: 495-511
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Developing identities: Young people and their involvement in radio training at JOY Melbourne


    Year: 2007
    Event name: Are we there yet? Past learnings, current realities, future directions for youth affairs in Australia: National Youth Affairs Conference
    Conference Publication: Are we there yet? National Youth Affairs Conference Proceedings: Peer reviewed papers
    Page numbers: 141-147
    Publisher: Youth Affairs Council of Victoria(Melbourne)
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Civic Engagement and Young People: A Report Commissioned by the City of Melbourne
    Year: 2007
    Customer: City of Melbourne
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
    Authors:

Publications in 2006

Reports

  • Schools, vocational education and training and partnerships: Capacity-building in rural and regional communities.
    Year: 2006
    Customer: Australian Government
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • How drama can engage young people at risk of leaving school early
    Year: 2005
    Journal: International Journal on School Disaffection
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 23-26, 32
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Publications in 2004

Reports

  • Stepping stones: TAFE and ACE program development for early school leavers
    Year: 2004
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors:

Publications in 2003

Conference Publications/Papers

  • Stepping Stones
    Year: 2003
    Event name: The Learning Conference
    Conference Publication: International Journal of Learning
    Volume: 10
    Page numbers: 187 - 200
    Publisher: Common Ground Publishing
    Author(s):

Reports

  • Engaging Young People in School Through the Arts
    Year: 2003
    Report No:: 24
    Publisher: Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Key Learnings and Promising PracticesPromoting Young People's Mental Health and Wellbeing thrugh Participation in Economic Activities
    Year: 2003
    Customer: VicHealth
    Publisher: Victorian Health Promotion Foundation(Melbourne)
    Authors:
  • Preparing for the future and living today: young people's perceptions of career education, VET, enterprise education and part-time work
    Year: 2003
    Customer: Department of Education, Science and Training
    Publisher: Enterprise & Career Education Foundation(Canberra)
    Authors:

Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • The Pathways Project: Challanging the structures for working with young people?
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Education Links
    Volume: 65
    Page numbers: 27 - 31
    Publisher: UTS Printing Services(Broadway)
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Reports

  • Negotiating Pathways: The Evaluation of Phase Two of the Pathways Project in Victoria
    Year: 2002
    Publisher: Department of Education and Training(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Books

  • Building Relationships: Making Education Work: A Report on the Perspectives of Young People
    Year: 2001
    Authors(s):
  • Evaluation of the Victorian Youth Enterprise Pilot South West
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
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  • Planning the Future The Evaluation of Phase One of the Pathways Project in Victoria
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Department of Education Employment and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):
  • Student Action Teams An Evaluation: 1999-2000
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: Youth Research Centre(Melbourne)
    Authors(s):
  • Vocational Education and Training in Small Rural School Communities
    Year: 2001
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
    Authors(s):

Book Chapters

  • Community Strategies: Addressing the Challenges of Young People living in Rural Australia
    Year: 2001
    Book: Learning to Manage Change
    Publisher: National Centre for Vocational Education Research(Adelaide)
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Journal Articles

  • The Multi-Dimensional Lives of Young People: Young Peoples' Perspectives of Education, Work, Life and Their Future
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Scottish Youth Issues Journal
    Volume: 3
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 93-114
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Reports

  • Acting for Change: A Student Action Teams 'How To' Manual
    Year: 2001
    Customer: Victorian Department of Justice, Crime Prevention Victoria
    Report No:: 1
    Publisher: Department of Education Employment and Training(Melbourne)
    Authors:
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