Research Students' Forum – Semester One, 2008
Program
Thursday 22 May 2008
Click here to download a copy of the program. (PDF, 1.68MG)
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A few of the presenters…
Fourteen papers were presented, some of which were:
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Brain gain in Chinese Higher Education by Hongxing Cai Supervisor: Professor Anthony Welch Research Area: International, comparative and development education Degree: PhD (Ed) |
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Human values-based water, sanitation and hygiene education: A study of teachers' beliefs and perceptions in some South East Asian countries by Suma Parahakaran Supervisor: Dr Armstrong Osborne Research Area: Curriculum and knowledge Degree: PhD (Ed) |
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A comparative study of Indigenous Education, in the context of globalisation: Australia and Japanese perspectives by Takayuki Shimomura Supervisor: Professor Anthony Welch |
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Post colonial issues in Theological Education: Whose curriculum? by
Supervisor: Professor Phillip Jones Research Area: International, comparative and development education Degree: PhD (Ed) |
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We had some great Powerpoint presentations…
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Factors affecting Primary children's interpretation of science diagrams by Christine Preston Supervisor: Assoc Prof Mike King Research areas: Mathematics and science education & Curriculum and knowledge Degree: PhD (Ed) |
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Second language teaching within the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme: A comparative study of the International School of Paris and St Paul’s Grammar School, Sydney by Marlène Lebreton Supervisors: Dr Nigel Bagnall and Professor Jacqueline Feuillet (Universite de Nantes, France) Research Areas: TESOL and languages education & International, comparative and development education Degree: PhD (Ed) |
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An exploration of the psychosocial effects that school-age children with Childhood Onset Absence Epilepsy (CAE) experience when their condition is misdiagnosed as Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Martin Raffaele Supervisor: Dr Susan Colmar Research Area: Developmental and social psychology Degree: MPhil (Ed) |
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Feedback and support
And even when there were technical glitches, Gloria Hill kept her audience’s keen attention with her presentation on The medicalization of behaviour in children diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Supervisors: Prof Trevor Parmenter & Prof Barbara Fawcett
Research Areas: Social structure and social justice & Learners, cultures and their communities
Degree: PhD (Ed)
Amy Huang’s very interesting presentation on Social work support services for sex workers: Implications for practice had her audience considering how empowerment could be used as a means of support for sex workers in the context of current laws and feminist debates.
Supervisor: Dr Ruth Phillips
Research Area: Policy studies
Degree: DSW
We’d like to thank all who attended the presentations for the lively discussion and valuable feedback they provided, and for making this event so successful. We’d like to thank the academic members who came show their support for the work of their students, always willing to listen one more time about the research their students are conducting. And thank you to the academic members who chaired the individual sessions and kept the forum running like clockwork.
The keynote
The keynote Why research matters even more in changing times was presented by Professor Peter Freebody
Here’s what some people said about the keynote…
“I really enjoyed the keynote – it was one of the best I have heard in the past 4 years of attending these seminars as it had some content and triggered some thinking.”
”I was totally amazed at Peter’s address and the way he made the history of research so up front and personal. He left me with some pertinent questions.”
“I thought the keynote presentation was the best presentation of any kind I have been to for some time. Quite inspirational and it crystallised and contextualised ideas I have been pondering for some time.”
The smiling faces during dinner reflected one person’s comment ”Great Dinner!”
Evaluation results
29 people completed the online evaluation. Some interesting results from the online evaluation….
- 44.8% stated “Just attended” as the reason for attending the Postgraduate Education and Social Work Student Forum. Most expanded their answers to state they attended to show support to the students presenting and to the faculty in general
- 75.9% had attended previous PESSA forums
- 72.4% had not presented at a PESSA forum previously
- 89.6% were satisfied to very satisfied with the organisational aspects of the forum
- 72.4% were satisfied to very satisfied with the relevance of the keynote to their student experience as a researcher
We received 24 specific comments in answer to “Please describe the greatest benefits you gained from this forum”. Most comments related to finding out about research conducted by other postgraduate students in the faculty and catching up with fellow students. Here are some specific comments:
spa - “I attend because I find it interesting hearing of other people's approaches to their research, their challenges and ways they address these.”
spa - “It was also a way of gaining insights into the processes of RHDS doing research and writing.”
spa - “Being midst fellow students, staff and researchers. Engaging in sharing with others.”
spa - “An overview of the diverse research strands”
spa - “Confidence to speak”
spa - “Support from researchers and PhD colleagues”
big space big space Click here to download the compiled results from the evaluation. PDF, 82KB
Special thanks to:
Kate Thompson and Di Dong for helping to get the online registration up and running
Helen Peng and Neville Ellis for helping out at the registration desk.
Prof Peter Freebody for preparing and presenting the inspiring and stimulating keynote
All the academics who chaired the individual sessions and kept everything running according to schedule
Lina Markauskaite, Patrick Brownlee and Rose Amazan for their constructive and very useful feedback on the evaluation questions and layout
All the academics and students who attended to show support, provide valuable and much appreciated feedback, and for making the Research Students' Forum a vibrant and exciting event.
Lastly, special thanks once again to the Division of Graduate Studies for funding the fabulous dinner and providing staff and students for this great opportunity to get together and chat informally.
Enquiries
Please contact Suin Jung for enquiries about the Research Students' Forum.