Conference Archives 2004
The Seventh Australian VET Research Association Conference
” The Heart of the Matter ”
17 – 19 March 2004
Rydges Eagle Hawk Resort, Canberra
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Refereed Papers | Non Refereed Papers
The Papers below have been refereed to comply fully with the verification requirements of the Department of Employment Science and Training for a conference publication, full written paper refereed. An anonymous refereeing process has been used. For further information please refer to the 2002 Higher Education Research Data Collection: Specifications for preparing returns for the collection of data, Higher Education Division, Department of Education, Science and Training, Canberra (available online: http//:www.dest.gov.au/highered/research/herdc.htm).
Mr Damon Anderson – Spoilt for choice? Individuals, VET markets and lifelong learning – PA 062
Dr Jo Balatti – How effective is action research in changing VET provider practices aimed at improving Indigenous completion rates? – PA 036
Ian Falk Charles Darwin University, NT, & Jo Balatti, James Cook University, QLD – Identities of place: Their power and consequences for VET – PA 060
Dr Barry Golding – The applicability of networks in Australian adult and vocational learning research – PA 046
Dr Sue Kilpatrick – Scanners, brokers and providers: Partners in developing learning programs – PA 020
Mr Kisilu M Kitainge – Is institution based training for the future in the automotive industry? What the trainees have to say. – PA 003
Mr Derek Kosbab – Dispositional and Maturational Development through competency-based training interventions: Involving the Learner in the Process – PA 002
Mr Gavin Moodie – Making the learner and the teacher the heart of VET policy – PA 018
Sue O’Keefe, Brian Dollery & Lin Crase – Investigating the employees’ decision to participate in VET: Methodological considerations – PA 043
Ms Ann Rice – TAFE Managers: Juggling Educational Leadership and Accountability – PA 007
Mr Ian Robertson – Metaphor, online technology and recontextualisation in teaching – PA 056
Peter Rushbrook & Edward Wanigasekera – Towards Papua New Guinea’s first vocational education degree: reconciling modernism and cultural sustainability – PA 005
Dr Michele Simons & Dr Tom Stehlik – Getting connected: Professional development in online learning and flexible delivery in the VET sector – PA 012
Associate Professor Andrew Smith – From VET to HRD – PA 010
Dr Erica Smith – Political construction of skill: The effects of policy changes in entry-level training in Australia on participation rates and on the perception of ‘Skill’ – PA 009
Peter J Smith & Jennifer Dalton – Developing student agency through VET in schools: the role of structured work placements – PA 006
Dr Louise Watson – Student Fees and charges in VET: the case for reform – PA 034
Andrea Bateman – Grading: Accuracy of subject matter experts – PA 058
Ms Marie Bedggood – RPL in enterprise-based RTOs: How does it work? – PA 057
Kaaren Blom & Berwyn Clayton – What works where you are? A snapshot of training in five rural communities – PA 050
Robin Booth, Sue Roy and Helen Jenkins – Old but not out – a snapshot of recognition and workplace training practices in the aged care sector – PA 059
Ms Louise Brooks – Trends in traditional apprenticeships – PA 045
Mr Michael Brown – The work-related learning of tertiary teachers in VET – Paper not available
Gerald Burke & Paul White, Monash University, VIC – Price measures in education and training – PA 053
Dr Clive Chappell – Contemporary vocational learning – changing pedagogy – PA 013
Berwyn Clayton & Kaaren Blom – Doing it well, doing it better: Practitioners, pedagogy and training packages – PA 039
Miss Holly Colyer – Employer Provision of Structured Training – PA 042
Pene Davey & Pauline de Vries – Enterprising Partnerships : Incubating Learning – PA 028
Mark Davidson & Martha Goldman – “Oh behave”… Reflecting teachers’ behaviour management practices to teachers – PA 023
Ms Susan Dawe – Enabling learners: diverse outcomes – PA 031
Ms Catherine Down – Learning in a knowledge economy: What strategies are required? – PA 048
Ms Felicity Dunn – The Credit Matrix – Building Bridges Between Qualifications – PA 055
Dr Victor Dunncliff – The Efficacy of Self-paced Learning Based on Print media – PA 029
Mr Greg Durkin – Learning by doing meets learning by working: concepts of experiential learning and the implications for vocational learning. – PA 037
Jock Grady & Chris Horton – Towards a distributed VET research model for regional Australia – PA 041
Dr Sheila Grainger – Practitioners as Professionals: Revealing the Artistry of Expert Educators - PA 067
Dr Maggie Haertsch & Ms Kylie Rowsell – The development of a Student Feedback System in a large education organisation – Paper not Available
Jock Grady, Donna Hensley & Maggie Haerstch – Case Studies of Excellent Practices and Ideas in Vocational Education, Training, Teaching and Learning – PA 025
Mr Tom Karmel – Lifelong Learning and Older Workers – presentation
Sue Holden & Shay Keating – Generic skills development of three cohorts of learners within Victoria University TAFE Division – PA 040
Dr Sue Kilpatrick – Scanners, brokers and providers: Partners in developing learning programs – PA 020
Mark Landy & Sheila Fitzgerald – The Sustainable VET Organisation: Making the Intangible Tangible – PA 044
Rose Lewanski & Shay Keating – Communities of Practice: Supporting teachers of youth (15 –19 years) in TAFE – PA 030
Christine Leys & Cath Starr, Jackie Jackson, Pauline Rowston, Therese Jones – The Breakaway Project – An alternate path – PA 035
Kinga Macpherson & Kerry Windsor – Workplace Learning through core competencies – PA 014
Fiona Martin & Catherine Down – Leading edge technology in advanced manufacturing: Supporting the needs of industry – PA 049
Suzy McKenna – Is a nod or a wink as good as a word? – PA 021
Mr Timothy McNevin – Flexibility vs. protection in managing teachers work – navigating a way forward – Paper not Available
John Mitchell & Susan Young – VET Practitioners as Specialist Change Agents – PA 011
Susan Monti & Graham Stone – Learner As Practitioner. – PA 033
Mr Gavin Moodie – Making the learner and the teacher the heart of VET policy – PA 018
Sue O’Keefe, Brian Dollery & Lin Crase – Investigating the employees’ decision to participate in VET: Methodological considerations – PA 043
Ms Phoebe Palmieri – Staffing the agile organisation: the impact of flexible learning on human resources practices in TAFE – Paper not Available
Richard Pickersgill & Dr Peter Rushbrook – The Poverty of ‘Theory’: Historical methodologies and a humanist approach to research. – PA 032
Ms Karen Plane – Wine and Cheese or Chalk and Cheese? Discovering the ‘Attitudinal Ecology ‘ between VET and small business for capacity Building in regional South Australia – PA 024
Ms Ann Rice – TAFE Managers: Juggling Educational Leadership and Accountability – PA 007
Mr Ian Robertson – Metaphor, online technology and recontextualisation in teaching – PA 056
Ms Bronwyn Robinson – Part-time/sessional staff: Making the most of an undervalued resource – PA 026
Helen Anderson & Anna Rolleston – Attrition and Retention: The Missing Voice of Missing Students – PA 027
Mr Deen Sanders – The Strategic Training Package. Finally addressing the link between University and VET. Education in the professional space. – Paper not Available
Dr Roger Harris , Dr Michele Simons, Dr Erica Smith, Mr Tony Bush & Mr Ted Rosenblatt – The construction of learners and the process of learning: a case study of the Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training – Paper not Available
Tanya Tankard, Clare O’Kelly & Sharon Rice – Learning Pathways – A Diverse, Equitable and Flexible Indigenous Curriculum – PA 016
Lisa Thompson-Gordon & Christine Robertson – Enriching the learning experience in workplace settings through partnership – PA 015
Mr Anthony Tyrrel – New users of VET expect a new terminology – DISCUSSION – PA 051
Ms Lesley Wemyss – The new millennium the ‘same worker’? New pedagogies for workers in Industry coping with completing competency-based learning. – Paper not Available
Ms Leesa Wheelahan – What are the alternatives to training packages? – PA 022
Dr T. Aumann & Ms. I Wittman – e-business skill and training needs in selected industry sectors. – PA 008
Rhonda Hallett & Carolyn Woodley – Conceptions of teaching in a dual sector institution: implications for staff development – PA 064